This gorgeous lace trim around the neckline is so elegant, but I love how the crushed blue velvet emulates something you would find in Alexa Chung or Kate Moss's wardrobes
Of course, it is not only pants with darts and jackets that mark the waist that put in check in formality, but also responsible for decontextualising the idea that elegance is reserved only for special events
Coloured drawstrings can give them extra oomph and help tie them in with the rest of your scheme
The va-va-voom black Versace safety pin dress worn by Elizabeth Hurley to the 1994 premiere of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, for instance, encapsulated an era, as did Catherine Deneuves prim LBD by Yves Saint Laurent in Belle de Jour (1967), with its white silk French cuffs and collar
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The only real question is where is the best place to show how gorgeous it looks