Eileen Mini Dress - Black Velvet

Black velvet, a square neck and one small flash of rhinestone: the Eileen Mini Dress gets a great deal done with very little. The velvet has real depth to it, the sort that looks richer the lower the light drops. A square neckline runs straight across the bust, and thin straps adjust, so the fit is something you set properly rather than tolerate. A decorative rhinestone bow sits as the single piece of ornament on an otherwise plain dress, and the body is lined. Short, dark and simple is a formula that will carry a whole season of invitations. It works for a cocktail party, a dinner where the dress code was left vague, a birthday that begins at a table and ends somewhere considerably louder. Add a heel and let the bow be the only sparkle in play, or lean the other way with a crystal earring. Either approach works, because nothing here is fighting for attention.