shirley maclaine what a way to go backless dress princess polly baby blue Edith Head for MacLaine: Go! Shirley MacLaine's Iconic Backless Pearl

This dress is also just really appropriate for so many occasions with the classic length

The dress I bought, a classic long-sleeved, matte jersey wrap, was not too short, but didnt make me feel like I was in grown-up drag, either

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Go for neutral colours or pastel shades : 2000s fashion was known for bold colour combinations

"As artistic depictions of wealthy Belle Epoque women showed them in fashionable black reception dresses and luxurious evening gowns, the urban working woman was adopting her own simple black dress, in coarse matte fabrics - a style soon to be appropriated by Chanel." But before then, the death of King Edward VII in 1910, brought a further rush for funeral wear, including that year's "Black Ascot" which inspired many later designers

I also tried out some stockings in my New Years Eve post