black cocktail dress with sleeves Dylan & Davids Elegant Lace Midi Short Dress, Women's Formal Party Dress, Size: 3XL, SATINPattern Type Knee-Length Little Black Dresses |

Season:Summer

The dark blue shade doesn't easily lend itself to being paired with many other colors in terms of the shoes, bags, and accessories we may have lying around

Accessories that enhance the cocktail effect: Sleek belts with polished hardware that emphasize the waist and add a focal point without interfering with the dress line

To wear it out, you could underpin it with nude lingerie (as shown on me above) or a sleeveless slip for more coverage, depending on your comfort level

One of the original Antwerp Six, Ann Demeulemeester already had a cult following for her suits when she presented a dress-focused collection for Spring 1997 that so beautifully combined classicism with asymmetry and nonchalance with elegance, that select pieces ended up in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art