Lace-up back closure allows for a custom fit
The empire style falls just below the bust and defines the area where the body is naturally smallest before flowing into a skirt that caresses the hips, tummy, and thighs without hugging them too tightly
With a sparkly butterfly print from the plunging v-neckline to the knees, this elegant long formal dress ins an eye-catching choice for prom, galas, and other black-tie events
And there is a genre out there for everyone, ranging from the very dramatic The Phantom of the Opera to the bon vivant charm of Gigi
Or, head to your local thrift shop to source vintage finds
We were around the same age and I think she felt safe in our studio," recalled the codesigner of Princess Diana's celebrated wedding dress in 1981, Elizabeth Emanuel, at the opening of Newbridge's Museum of Style Icons latest exhibition Diana: A Fashion Legacy marking the 20th anniversary of her death in August 1997