Shea McGee's top dining table styling tips 'I'm often asked how do you style a dining table when it's not a formal floral arrangement?' says Shea, standing in front of a wood dining table topped ...

In the interest of a pleasant New Year's Eve, free of bickering about dress codes, Miss Manners will now hold a Formal Dress Clinic for Gentlemen.

Hot Take: They Never Went Out of Style One designer we chatted with believes that formal dining rooms are timeless and, therefore, have never and will never go out of style.

The informality that dominates in most public spaces today has been brewing for quite some time, our critic explains, and speaks to a broader cultural shift.

FORMAL OR CASUAL?: A tablecloth will create a more formal look, and is a great way to dress up a rustic table. However, for a less formal feel, a table runner alone in a fall color can be enough.

A well-appointed table —from linens and china to glassware and centerpieces —strengthens a chic setting. But the beautiful accessories are useless if you don’t know how to set a table properly.

In formal settings, exquisite details like foil-prints in table linen, mirror finishes in trays, chiselledfinishes in the showpieces and tinted glass in the votives are called for.

Tips for Nailing Formal Wear Ashish Baheti and Nilesh Karnani, Co-founders of Beyours shared with HT Lifestyle some trendy tips to style formal attire.