Q. I have a few parties coming up and I am looking for a classic 'little black dress’. Do you have any suggestions where I can find something fashionable and flattering for my size 14 figure.
A. In fashion, there are some things that are sacred, a few pieces that stand above the transient and faddish, never wavering and effortlessly gliding from one era to the next. For example, a great pair of jeans, a simple blazer, a white men's shirt and, of course - the little black dress.
The little black dress is the piece that makes sense of fashions crazed and perpetual change. Animal prints are in, animal prints are out. Block colour is in, block colour is out. The little black dress is in, is in. It will always be in.
That’s why a little black dress is possibly the best investment that you can make for your winter wardrobe, so choose wisely. Not only will it look chic and businesses like for that all important meeting, it can also be dressed up for a party with a few simple accessories.
The beauty about the little black dress is that you can create many dramatic looks with it. You can dress it from office to black tie event with just a few on trend accessories. Flattering, versatile and undeniably chic, it is one of the most successful style formulas ever devised, cutting across time, age, size and language.
If you are looking for a gorgeous little black number, you are spoilt for choice this season. Stores such as Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Dorothy Perkins, Monsoon and Dunnes are all stocking high fashion styles that go up to a size 14 and beyond, so you should have no problem finding something stylish and chic on the Irish high street.
Accessorize your little black dress to really set off your look. A standout bracelet, a choker, or killer heels with a slim matching bag to add the final touch and heels are a must as they will help to elongate your legs and minimise your figure.
In a little black dress, large women feel slim, short women feel tall and any woman who dons a black dress with a few well chosen accessorise will feel ready to conquer any party or social occasion. Whatever size you are the little black dress always comes to the rescue making you look slim and on trend – no wonder it’s become a style staple.
