Fortunately “dressing up” has become de rigueur again among women and men. However the key now is to avoid the all-too-routine ” escamotage de la petit robe noir”-that is escaping into the safe little black dress. Instead consider a dress made of more precious fabrics such as this silk Chanel cocktail dress from the Versailles collection by Karl Lagerfeld for the house of Chanel .Another one of my favorite collections.Or Chiffon, as in an ethereal dress with voluminous skirt and cinched at the waist with a beautiful belt.

The most modern way to dress- for a parties and everyday life is respecting your own personality  and proportion. When both are regarded a woman’s  natural glamour is enhanced  by the dress.You can and should be elegant at every age. Femininity is an adjective that stands apart from the dress and the age. It is a concept that never goes out of fashion. We should always dress for ourselves and not others.

Sometimes a special event  doesn’t call for a ball gown. But it does necessitate something special, even pretty, and pretty doesn’t mean sweet,or even old-fashioned. Delicate fabrics  can come off with strong sophistication and modernity in the right hands. Who better than Karl to pull this off with this Chanel dress which is ethereal and lovely. Lagerfeld said of the Versailles collection he wanted something floating and frivolous.