Spring Break
Classic moments with LBD: Light, Beautiful, Drop-dead gorgeous
Chloe Thompson
Issue date: 6/13/09 Section: Entertainment
Here's a few hints. If you stoop to pick up a fallen purse or (ahem) non-alcoholic beverage and your hands instantly go to pull your dress over your derriere ... Get into the New Jersey way of thinking and throw on some leggings. You want to be remembered as the girl who was classy, not the girl whose butt the entire group can clearly picture upon seeing you again.
Above the knees? Apply only to semi-formals, bar hopping and cocktail parties. Leave it home for the family events unless you want to be called a hussy by Auntie May.
At the knees? Think the holidays, weddings (though why people think it's OK to wear black to a wedding, I'll never understand) and church. Just keep those shoulders covered.
Below the knees? Make sure you're wearing high-heeled shoes, because ankle-length dresses and flats together make the wearer look stumpy and strange.
If you really get bored with an all-black dress, fastening a belt around it can instantly rev it up a notch ... so much that you might get away with wearing it two weekends in a row.
The last thing I love about little black dresses is that they look good on pretty much anyone. Black, if you didn't already realize, is a very slimming color. Black, white, asian, latino ... skin color doesn't matter when you're wearing black. Even the palest of the pale can wear it - just make sure to slick on some coral lipstick and play up your eyes.
So, my little fashionistas, make like a celebrity and go get yourself a little black dress. Trust me, you won't regret your decision.
Above the knees? Apply only to semi-formals, bar hopping and cocktail parties. Leave it home for the family events unless you want to be called a hussy by Auntie May.
At the knees? Think the holidays, weddings (though why people think it's OK to wear black to a wedding, I'll never understand) and church. Just keep those shoulders covered.
Below the knees? Make sure you're wearing high-heeled shoes, because ankle-length dresses and flats together make the wearer look stumpy and strange.
If you really get bored with an all-black dress, fastening a belt around it can instantly rev it up a notch ... so much that you might get away with wearing it two weekends in a row.
The last thing I love about little black dresses is that they look good on pretty much anyone. Black, if you didn't already realize, is a very slimming color. Black, white, asian, latino ... skin color doesn't matter when you're wearing black. Even the palest of the pale can wear it - just make sure to slick on some coral lipstick and play up your eyes.
So, my little fashionistas, make like a celebrity and go get yourself a little black dress. Trust me, you won't regret your decision.
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