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The stories behind the style. Come for the clothes; stay for the conversation.
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THE MET GALA If Everyone Wore a Little Black Dress… The Met steps. Hundreds of photographers. And everybody in a little black dress. Sounds dreadful, doesn’t it? I actually think it could be fabulous. Take away the distraction of colour and suddenly cut, craftsmanship and attitude have rather more work to do. Come with me into an imaginary Met Gala where fashion has nowhere to hide—and “too much” is still an oxymoron.
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BODY LANGUAGE Why the 1990s Still Know How to Dress After Dark Some dresses enter a room approximately three seconds before you do. Vintage Versace, a precisely placed cut-out and crystal-fringe boots: Cindafuckinrella is that sort of conversation. I’m looking at the clever construction behind apparently reckless clothes, the pleasure of dressing up and why we’ve possibly all been far too sensible. Sometimes you actually want to look sexy. There. Nobody died.
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