Sure, color is all the rage on the racks this Fall/Winter, but what’s more classic than black and white? Particularly when black and white can wear modern just as easily as it can don elegant.  In other words, it’s a sure thing no matter the type of event or your personal sense of style. Just think how fabulous your white wedding gown contrasts with the crisp black of your groom’s tuxedo. Dramatic counterpoints made in heaven, right?

No matter how you wear them, black and white evokes a sense of romance and style that transcends time. We have only to look to classic black and white films or photographs to know that time goes by in color, but we remember it in black and white. Well, for your rehearsal dinner, why not embrace one of the Fall’s biggest fashion trends in everything from evening gowns to lingerie?  Here are some of our favorite black and white cocktail dresses, perhaps one of them just might tempt you…

{Shop the Fashion: Donna Karan; Michael Kors; Giambattista Valli; Marc by Marc Jacob; Robert Rodriguez}