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Try metallics (gold, silver, bronze) or jewel tones (emerald, sapphire, ruby) to add drama and richness to your outfit

This combination proves that practicality and fashion can absolutely get along

I saw a picture of a white and gold dress - Suze, our other Vogue.com picture editor, saw blue and black

I paired it with some black pants by Cinq a Sept that have a cool split hem detail that makes them a basic with a twist

By using 1 x 2 boards which are actually 3/4 thick, we were left with a sturdy place for the quarter round to attach, and exactly 1/2 of thickness left to address which we achieved by repeating the same process from the plinth base from back in step 2