The flared bell sleeves create a dramatic silhouette, ensuring all eyes are on you
We source Mongolian cashmere from Inner Mongolia, Italian leather from Tuscany, Mulberry silk from China, organic cotton from India, European linen from Belgium and Lithuania, and wool from Australia and New Zealand
She also went for a drop-waist style by belting her jersey dress below the hips for an appearance on MTV's TRL in 2004
Among the displeased, rival couturier Paul Poiret is said to have sniped at Chanel in the street, What are you in mourning for, Mademoiselle? The equally scissor-tongued designer is said to have retorted: For you, dear Monsieur. Frock and awe To put it in context, three decades earlier, John Singer Sargent's portrait of Madame Gautreau, better known as Madame X, in a black dress had provoked outrage in Paris
* For custom sizing, each dress is meticulously crafted to your measurements
Some dresses look beautiful on the rack, but only a few have the kind of shape that feels easy, flattering, and reliable the moment you wear them