black mini dress with bow Jeanie Shoulder Everyone will do a double take when they see you in this black and white contrast bow front mini dress Motel panolia bow front pleat

What weve learned over the years

For major galas and annual formal events with fixed dates, beginning the search two to three months in advance gives access to the best selection and adequate time for alteration

Tell the bride to take her time As the person being celebrated, you can feel pressure to get through this as fast as possible

Black is associated with mourning and lunacy (as with Francisco Goyas Pinturas negras series), power (consider judges and priests robes or, worse, Mussolinis Fascist militia the Blackshirts), and sophistication (think tuxedos and limousines), but also with what is sharply cerebral and intellectual