Prefer the less-is-more approach to party dressing? Slip into a sumptuous silk dress and you’ll be ready for just about any do, with as little effort as possible …
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An elegant black silk-satin dress is always on trend. Slip into one of these understated, dresses and you’ll be ready for just about any do, with as little effort as possible. Usually cut on the bias or selvedge (giving an A-line shape) from a sheeny, liquid, lustrous fabric, they flatter most shapes. Look out for subtle details like rhinestone embellishment or gathered fabric detailing. Throw a blazer over the dress to lend some structure to your outfit, style with centre-parted blown-out hair or a sleek bun and choose black satin, velvet or suede strappy sandals and knockout earrings. Invest in the best fabric dress you can afford: the heavier the fabric, the better the drape. Rest assured, a dress like this won’t date.
1. Gold Trésor mini watch with diamonds, POA, at Omega Boutique, 14-16 Queen’s Arcade, Belfast.
2. Black Sarah polysilk blazer, €179; www.sineadkeary.com.
3. Rock crystal necklace, €59; www.littlelight.ie
4. Black Cha Cha hairclip (to match your hair colour),Sharon Malcolm, €28.69, www.chachahairproducts.com.
5. Black slim-fit satin dress, €99, at COS, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2.
6. 18ct rose gold Saoirsepavé-set earrings with Madagascar sapphires and whitediamonds, Nigel O’Reilly, POA, at The Marvel Room at Brown Thomas.
7. Black Ebonee twisted draped crinkledsatin-crepe maxi dress, by Malane Berger, €288; www.theoutnet.com.
8. Gold Offset diamond ring,€3,490, at Stonechat, Westbury Mall, Dublin 2.
9. Black Torsade beaded earrings, Lemaire €220, www.farfetch.com
10. Black Knot mini bag, €165; www.ganni.com
11. Black Sara satin slip gown, Ann Demeulemeester, €670; www.mytheresa.com.
12. Black Fleurs acrylic and pearl earrings, Melissa Curry €255, at Emporium Kalu, 16 South Main Street,Naas, Co Kildare.
13. Black embellished skinny eveningscarf, €15.95, at ZARA.
14. Black Bowie satin shoes withwhite bow, Alias Mae, €229, at Seagreen, Monkstownand Ranelagh, Dublin.
15. Black suede sandals, €175, at COS, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2.
