5 Outfits for National Cocktail Day Inspired by the Likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Elizabeth Taylor, and More

Just as a refrigerator should always be party-ready--stocked with a celebratory bottle of champagne, olives, and Maraschino cherries--so a wardrobe should contain at least one cocktail dress. While a chic LBD la Holly Golightly, quite properly described as a classic, is the standby model, the sartorial "bar menu" is long and varied. Drinking gin while listening to jazz? You might opt for something with some Gatsby sparkle that's short enough to cut a rug in. In Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Elizabeth T...