THE SLIT MAGIC
Tuxedo dressing is always a good idea, but interpreted as a gown, the concept feels especially fresh. No longer limited to menswear, consider this your go-to formal essential: The polish of a classic tux combined with a feminine twist is cool and sophisticated in a floor-length column silhouette. Take it one step further with unexpected winter white and a dramatic slit.As Charlotte Cotton noticed, in her essay for aperture issue 216, fashion photography effectively and transparently works by “lifting ideas from artists and film directors, relying on its viewers’ preexisting image recognition” – and this deliberate exploitation of a lingering, subconscious imagination is what makes fashion photography so powerful and so alluring.the literary references are oftentimes mediated, drawn from a visual repository shaped by cinema, art and pop culture in general.
The Bold Slip
The brilliance of a slip dress is twofold: First, it offers an effortless elegance, reminiscent of ’90s glamour at its best. Second, it feels like you’re wearing a nightgown. Go bold with a shot of statement red for the holidays, and drape a tuxedo jacket over your shoulders to start off the night. You can always shed it once the dancing-on-tables portion of the evening gets underway.