Every woman knows that you need that little black dress hanging in your corner of the closet ready to make you feel your best. But when you really want to make a statement about how confident you are in your natural beauty, wear white. Formal dresses in white can not be matched by any other.
White has the keen ability to show off your best features, primarily because it's a color that goes with almost any hue or skin tone. As a result when wearing the perfect white dress, you can flaunt the features you love most about yourself, not your dress.
For example when Eliza Dolittle became a woman ready to descend upon high society in My Fair Lady, her ""simple, modest, elegant"" gown stated clearly in black and white that here was a woman in their world and society but with her own originality. How surprised we were, along with Henry Higgins, when an even further refined Eliza stood ready to go to her first royal occasion in an absolutely exquisite alabaster gown showing merely a twinge of uncertainty that disappeared quickly throughout the evening and beyond.
Accessorize
To make a similar bold statement use contrasting accessories or find a gown with spectacular detailing. Yet keep in mind that even the most simple jewelry and accessories will stand out against a white dress, so don't feel obligated to clutter your look with over the top extras. The best accessory with your new gown is the calm confidence that you know you're beautiful and don't need to flaunt wealth or jewels to prove it.
Your Icon's color?
One benefit to white above other colors is that it doesn't always need a lot of embellishment to make a statement of it's own. Especially when you venture out beyond the common strapless satin gown and try cuts and styles from other eras and cultures you can find the best elegance you've ever owned in plain white. For example who wouldn't want to be a modern Grace Kelly or Jackie Kennedy? Such classic icons often wore simple and lightly adorned white. A word of caution follows - if a cut or style doesn't fit you or your personality don't force it. Remember the dress should flaunt your beauty not just it's own.
Appropriate places to wear white
While white may not be the best choice for weddings (unless you're the bride or have been requested by the bride to wear it) there are many events where it can be a stunning. After a long winter when many tire of wearing dark, warm colors it can be liberating to attend garden parties and outdoor galas in cool white. Take a step back in time when people wore their most dignifying attire to plays and operas and follow suite to the theater in an elegant white flowing Grecian gown. (Just don't forget the contrasting velvet cape for extra stunning affect) And remember that while some styles from other cultures may flaunt other bright and bold colors they often can work just as well in simple white.
When you find the perfect white dress you have a found a blank canvas waiting to display your beauty. May the finished look be a masterpiece!"
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