#evening wear

[saccharine-dreamer]

Naeem Khan 2024 Spring/Summer Collection

[mahoganygold213]

Tamara Ralph | Spring Summer 2024 Haute Couture

[mote-historie]

Art Nouveau style Robe du Soir by Baron Christoff von Drecoll, Les Modes Paris, 1914

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

September: Bond Films

Casino Royale (2006) / Eva Green as Vesper Lynd

Continuing with the five primary modes of Bond Girl chic, the third item on the list is evening wear. We've already had a taste of that with Sylvia Trench. Vesper Lynd's backless purple gown from Casino Royale is perhaps the most iconic evening dress of the Daniel Craig era. The plunging neckline and gathered material in the bodice make me think of Marilyn Monroe's famous gold dress, while the long lines echo the 1930s by way of the 1970s. The sparkly edging to the neck is meant to be attention-grabbing, and it is. The dress is finished with a matching wrap and clutch purse.

Like many dresses that appear deep purple onscreen, it appears considerably lighter and closer to raspberry-pink when seen offscreen. Compare this dress for another example of the same phenomenon.

[sartorialbliss]

Da’Vine Joy Randolph in custom Robert Wun at the 2024 BAFTAs

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Evening bodice, late 1930s-early 1940s.

[moonfirebrides]

IG: @thelexash

Muse: @lauraajayii

Makeup: @ameriecode

Hair: @hairbykhaffy

Styling: @uduak_

[k-wame]

CAMILA MENDES as Ana Santos UPGRADED (2024) dir. Carlson Young

[justseventeen]

November 1990. 'Aisha for DANCETIME'

[knittinganddrinkingtea]

Alberta Ferretti Fall 2022

Model: Grace Elizabeth

[thefabuleststp]

Zuhair Murad for Fall 2022

Haute Couture

[saccharine-dreamer]

Kim Kassas Couture 2024

[mahoganygold213]

Georges Chakra |Spring Summer 2024 Haute Couture

[mote-historie]

Evening gown by Lucile aka Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, Les Modes Paris, 1914

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

September: Bond Films

Never Say Never Again / Kim Basinger as Domino Vitali

I never would have thought there was a Bond movie with a video arcade in it, but here it is.

In the original Thunderball, Domino and Bond's dance was just a short social thing, but in this semi-remake, it's a whole number. The backless, sequinned dress is pretty classic right up to the shoulders, and then it suddenly goes whackadoodle with that asymmetrical collar and the candy-cane spiral of ribbon down her left arm. What bugs me is that the collar and sleeve elements are a pale cream color as opposed to the ivory of the rest of the dress. Makes me wonder if they were added later.

The more I study the costumes for this movie, the more I realize how quirky they are.

[asuddensway]

Thom Browne tuxedo shirt with safety pin construction

A/W 2012