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Emerald pleated satin gown with cut-outs and side slit

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A gown, in daylight. The concrete coped. Emerald satin, shoulders padded sharp, a cut-out at the waist and a knife-pleated skirt with a high side slit. Hair back, thin black sandal. Satin in full sun and I didn't melt. Progress. Late dinner, obviously.

An emerald satin gown with sharp padded shoulders, a slashed neckline, a waist cut-out and a knife-pleated skirt with a high side slit. Concrete, late sun.

An emerald satin gown that starts like a jacket and ends like a dress. The shoulders are padded into sharp points, the bodice is draped diagonally across the body with a slash cut open below the collarbone, and one side of the waist is cut away entirely. From the waist the skirt falls in knife pleats to the floor, with a high side slit on the right. The satin is dense and matte enough to hold the pleats, and glossy enough to change colour in the sun.

An event gown for the warmer half of the year, for a red carpet with no red or a garden made of concrete. Worn with nothing at the neck and a pointed black sandal, the hair pulled back so the shoulder line stays clean.

The shoulders are for the room. The slit is for the stairs.

the pieces

  • Emerald satin gown with padded shoulders, cut-outs and pleated slit skirtgown · satin · emerald

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styling notes

  • Hair pulled back off the shoulders
  • Pointed black sandal, thin strap, nothing that competes with the pleats
  • Nothing at the neck; the cut-out is the neckline

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