Momsen, Janet Henshall, C
Why It Works: Dress pants elevate the formality without going full corporate Light blue softens the black and brown contrast Untucked shirt keeps it approachable Occasions: Nice dinners, meeting parents, casual business meetings, gallery openings Pro Tip: Make sure the shirt hem hits right at your belt line too long looks sloppy, too short looks awkward 5
Another copy lives at The Garment Museum in Madrid, and the third was ultimately sold at a Christies auction in 2006, purchased by an anonymous buyer by telephone for 467,200 (approximately $798,000 CAD), with the profits being donated to the City of Joy Aid to benefit those in need in Calcutta (now called Kolkata), India
M: front length 53.4 in, hip 35.1 in, bust 37.4 in, waist 25.7 in
The back of this low back wedding dress zips up with ease under pearl beading.
Black tie is about restraint and confidence, not excess