At cocktail hour in 2014, a lady can always pass muster by wearing a little black dress. The gentlemanly equivalent of the LBD is a jacket, a necktie, and a nice pair of trousers.

Smart casual is a craft beer or a glass of Pinot Gris, but we’ll get to that. “Cocktail is more open when it comes to the styles you can wear,” says Rebecca Vallance.

Online fast-fashion retailer SHEIN and its newer rival Temu are in a race to win shoppers' attention for their inexpensive China-made goods. ... Temu In Fierce Fight Over US Market For $10 Dresses.