Etiquette Analysis: Party Attire

What do you wear to your own party? I find answering that question one of the hardest parts of planning a party. I can figure out a menu and make a schedule in preparation without a problem. Picking out an outfit? Huge problem. And apparently, my approach to dressing for my own parties is exactly the opposite of what Emily Post advises!

“A hostess should be less elaborately dressed than her guests and her clothes may be more informal in type. For example, she would wear any distinctly at-home dress that could not possibly be worn on the street when she is giving a cocktail party or a tea to which other people come in street clothes” - Emily Post, Etiquette 1945, pg. 467

At Home Fashion Inspiration à la Auntie Mame

I understand the logic behind this idea. Dressing “less elaborately” may make your guests feel more comfortable. Additionally, it would spare any guest embarrassment if they came underdressed, though that conundrum can be easily avoided by establishing a dress code for the event. But I want to be the most elaborately dressed at my own party! So I say no, Emily Post, I will not wear at-home dresses in my home when I host parties. I will dress up and tell my guests to do the same!