red dress girl Isabella Party – THA Dressing and sophisticated Bright Red Dress | Ombre

Bonus points for the illusion cut-out details on the corset bodice

I admit it: When I come across a dress or top that seems to require a strapless or backless bra, I prefer to go braless

Black pants and brown shoes work together when the brown is deliberately chosen to contrast with the black - not to match it

The lace panel I loved so much, also means it would be hard/expensive to alter

Kirke writes that she was taught by one of Vionnets employees to attach weights along the garments lower edge, hang the garment sections, and allow the weights to stretch the fabric

I schlepped dolefully through Soho, ping-ponging between officewear stores and high-end designers full of cunning lines and high price tags