Sunday, December 16, 2012

The Investment Dresser: the lace dress



Did you see that photograph of Dame Helen lately ? OMG, 67 actually is the new… oh, whatevs. Let's get away from age and converse about cocktail clothes. Or probably cocktail clothes and age. Since you won't be able to low cost your several years completely. If you happen to be 12, you must consider that into account. Don't dress like Kim Kardashian. In fact, you are forbidden from dressing like her till you happen to be 90, when you can do what the hell you like. See? Age counts.

Anyway, the photo. Dame Helen's carrying lace, and it reminded me of my very own all-time favorite 'stand by, we have elevate -off' cocktail variety. It can be a navy lace, ultra-flattering, knee- length, fit and flare by Carven.

Did you location all the factors that were appropriate about that previous sentence? Let us start off in the middle : it is just about difficult to screw up lace. Obviously, you can virtually screw it up - then observe it spring again to unrumpled perfection. And when some dot.commie- kind celebration guest starts droning on about hello -tech this, hi -tech that you can say, 'Yeah, lace. Been there, completed that 500 years back.'

Does lace ever go out of trend ? Not on my enjoy. That is certainly why you should not scrimp. Buy low cost denim, get your cashmere following to the potato aisle, but do not succumb to shiny, artificial lace. It truly is French all the way for me. I would purchase British but we only generate about 10 metres a yr. And to assume it was a main industry in the Midlands right up until the fifties.

Lace is a superb way to use darkish colours as you get more mature - and it constantly appears properly formal with no experiencing rigid. It's attractive, still can appear minimalist if you put on it with black tuxedo trousers. La Mirren's Dolce & Gabbana gown is black, but your lace could look even superior in chocolate or navy - and it won't halt you sporting black components.

Other miraculous lace attributes : it functions as effectively with tweed as with satin diverse - colored slips underneath will alter the impact drastically you can veil crêpy, saggy bits but still look tantalisingly bare. It's previous - college demure but sufficiently erotic for Dame Helen to set absent her cleavage and not sense bereft. Guess she's been there, carried out that.


From left : Nylon blend, £175, by Whistles ( whistles.co. british isles ), Cotton and silk combine, £2,240, by Erdem, from Matches ( matchesfashion.com ), Nylon blend, £55, by Asos ( asos.com ).

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