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The open-back design and train add a dramatic and alluring touch to this versatile dress, perfect for prom or formal events

In fact, the only thing I believe is more dressy than black suede is black calfskin

Images and text from Dressed to Kill: British Naval Uniform, Masculinity and Contemporary Fashions, 1748 - 1857 by Amy Miller So the shape of the dress came together with the colour and linked to the symbolism that would also be laid out in the design of the chalked floor that was always meant to be part of the final piece

Further into my research I found out that the owner of the Golden Globe that she received that evening was none other than my friend @jeffleatham

A sleeveless dress with an a-line shape, made from organic cotton in a heavyweight rugby knit