Mourning dress and hat Black silk taffeta 1870s, USA Lent by Evan Michelson, Obscura Antiques Contemporary goths appreciate the morbid allure and claustrophobic corsetry of Victorian mourning dress
Empire-Waist Slip Dress + Coordinating Cardigan + Pieced Up-Do I love Kirsten Dunsts coordinating empire-waist slip dress and longline cardigan, but I adore her Pam Anderson-esque hairdo with, you guessed it, a plethora of butterfly clips to keep it in place
And coupled with very short hair and a long neck, low necklines arent my best friend either
And with a sultry silhouette and a plunging neckline, its a statement dress in more ways than one
A few decades ago, this question would have had one simple answer: Over-the-calf, so as not to risk giving your dinner companions an unsightly flash (or more) of your leg hair