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"  Dear FKIA,How do I transform this season&amp;#039;s bombshell dressed so they don&amp;#039;t like last season&amp;#039;s? The tyranny of the never-ending trend?  Alas, you have hit on the age-old dilemma: trend versus style. Can you have style without having to look like you are a victim of this season&amp;#039;s trends? The answer, when it comes to bombshell dresses, is yes. You jus have to give yourself over to the dress,  Seriously, if you&amp;#039;re willing to walk into a room wearing something this attention-getting, I wouldn&amp;#039;t worry about whether the gown is five minutes or five years old. Just buy something that you&amp;#039;ll want to hold onto forever and break out every five years, and take good care of it by wrapping it in acid-free paper and keeping it in a humidity-resistant box. Some of the best dresses from the `30s were one-of-a \u2013kind pieces made to turn into starlets like Betty Grable and Joan Crawford into major sirens. Often employing satin charmeuse, velvet, or an overabundance of bugle beads, most were hourglass-shaped designs by costumes or, on occasion, by designers such as Adrian and Elsa Schiaparelli. And yes, even today, most of the bombshell dresses are designed strictly for the off chance that a stylist will choose one for a red-carpet snap or for a wealthy client who can afford ro hep a stockpile of evening dresses. But an evening gown doesn&amp;#039;t have to be like a wedding dress---i.e. wear it once and you&amp;#039;re done. ---If you choose a gown that&amp;#039;s so iconic that you&amp;#039;ll wear it for years to come, then, by all means, it&amp;#039;s a worthwhile investment. I&amp;#039;d say the less detail the better and stay away from Busby Berkeley embroidery that runs the risk of looking like Bob Mackie. Marc Jacobs&amp;#039; velvet drop cowl in ice blue is my favorite for the obvious simplicity of its design---though I love how his orthopedic neck-brace collar gives it a hard-core sensibility. Twenty women could buy this dress and it would never look the same. Or go for a statement silhouette like the dresses at 3.1 Phillip Lim and Derek Lam, each with its own distinct flourish at the neck. There&amp;#039;s no need to accessorize, as that would be overkill. Just have it altered so it fits. Guaranteed: No one will take their eyes off you. Well, actually, they might not be looking at you; more likely, they&amp;#039;ll be looking at the dress. -submitted by Kristina from New Jersey "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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