blue velvet dress Beads Short Prom Dress, Blue Cocktail – dresstby Folds of soft velvet meet in the center Mac Duggal Women's Strapless High

Concert black dresses have always held a certain quiet powertheres something about an all-black ensemble under stage lights that feels both timeless and transformative

Will you use this as a salad dressing or as a dip

Black Satin Slip Dress with chunky gold chain and adjustable tie

"It was a democratisation and modernisation of womens clothing," says Georgina Ripley, the principal curator of a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland that explores the evolution of the little black dress

Style it as seen on the model - sleek, straight hair and minimal jewellery let the dress take centre stage

A backless or open-back wedding dress is any bridal dress that has an opening in the back