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Cocktail dresses are usually black; a fact we're all aware of but black wasn't much more than a hue you wore to funerals for much of history. But when England's Queen Victoria (whose own example made white the only color for wedding dresses) lost her beloved Albert in the mid-17th century, her black mourning attire again set off fashion shockwaves as women scrambled to emulate her. So here we are, Western women still following the example of royalty in a country that has never governed us and whose history most of us are totally ingorant about. You have a cocktail party to go to. You wear black, right? Not necessarily. When everyone is wearing black, it pays to make a statement with bright colors or white. Anne Fogarty's textured cotton and silk brocade cocktail dress in ivory with longer, calf-grazing skirt and skinny belt around the waist. Inverted pleat at the back hem, this has a wide neckline and very fitted silhouette with hidden pockets at both hips. Gorgeous with gold Prada stiletto pumps and a small gold-beaded clutch, it is very soft and unlined so it feels great against bare skin. Made for Margot, the bust measures 36". waist 26", hips 36" and length 46". Excellent condition with the exception of some fraying on the buckle only, which is almost impossible to see since it is backed in white. sold |
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