layered ruffle dress maxi Catalina Tiered White Team it with strappy heels and a clutch for an unforgettable look S Blue Long Ruffle Dress

Quite creative

But if you're shopping on a budget, I swear by Lulus

Although examples of dress waistcoats in figured velvets and similar materials survive from all periods up to the last years of the century, there was, after 1860, much less use of silk, particularly for daytime wear, and even when waistcoats did not match the cloth of coat and trousers, they were often in a woollen fabric with pattern limited to a fancy weave in a single colour

Derbies or monk straps can take a nice pair of blue jeans or chinos and elevate them to a classier level without going over the top

Works best for lean or athletic builds with defined waists