Long Tall Sally centers only on the tall women, while ASOS and J.Crew both offer up special categories for anyone over 5'9. ASOS Tall maxidress, $86, asos.com ...

Wear plain, nude or black pantyhose for your special event. At the semi-formal event, the normal, mandatory closed-toe shoe is optional. Women can wear strappy open-toed shoes if they like.

If you're a tall woman, you deal with some fashion challenges on the regular (mostly, not being able to find pants/sleeves that are long enough). But being tall also also has its sartorial ...