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You should never underestimate how a dress can transform an evening or even make history.
The white dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch has sold for $4.6m at an auction in Los Angeles last June.
Another Hollywood legend is without any doubt Audrey Hepburn. The fabulous Givenchy black dress she wore for Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1961 became iconic.
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Michelle Obama also entered fashion history with a white dress, designed by Jason Wu, at the Inaugural Ball in 2009. The dress was meant to be soft, feminine but powerful.
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A dress can convey different statements and men are not as immune to a dress as they make us believe. In a special occasion they do remember a particular dress and even the way it felt.
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Diana Von Fustenberg's first ad campaign motto "feel like a woman wear a dress" is just as relevant today as it was in 1972.
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| DVF ad campaign by Roger Prigent (1972) |
You can opt for a classic style or be a bit more bold and invest in a dress that will be remembered.
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Sarah Jessica Parker was just stunning when she arrived with Alexander McQueen at the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in May 2006.
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(I must warn you: her new movie I don't know how she does it is like Sex in the City, it starts with a real and honest approach and ends up with fireworks in fantasy land.)
But back to the point, a dress is always going to make you feel special and with Saturday night slowly dawning on us, I have to ask: have you picked yours?
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| Rachel Gilbert dress, source: net-a-porter.com |