Cocktail Attire?

hmm. so this weekend is the winter party for my job. i think it'll be neat, they are having it at the bob bullock history museum. the conundrum is what to wear.... it's 'cocktail attire'. i had to google that to find out what that means. apparently it's a short fancy dress and fancy jewelry. well, that's more dressed up than i was at my own wedding, but i think i can handle it. i have a nice black dress that i have never worn (ok, yeah it's cotton) which is a cute shirt dress with a full skirt and puff sleeve caps. i'll make a nice wide silk patchwork multicolored belt to wear with it to add a pop of color. (have a lot of upcycled silk that i've been saving for a special occasion) and a big chunky necklace (have a bunch of nice big beads i've been hording). and if i have time, i'll make a petticoat to wear under it. that'll make the skirt fluff out more. and that'll have to do, cause even if i wanted to, i can't afford to go buy a new dress right now! and all my leftover bridesmaids dresses are too long to be 'cocktail' according to the pics i saw.
see, sometimes it pays to be a craft supply packrat!
i'll post pics later. not often that hubs and i dress up and look fancy together!