A party in a top

It's that time of year again

A decade or so ago, at a pretty mobbed holiday gathering, I devised a theory that changed how I dressed for parties forever. All anyone really notices at a crowded event like that, I decided, is what you’re wearing from the waist up. This can be a quite liberating notion—it’s so much harder (and pricier) to find a cute dress than a cute top, in my book.…