Editorials

Lighter than black tie, more spirited than daywear: how to read cocktail attire, and dress for it, across the season’s three key evenings.

Three approaches to gala dressing, from the Patron’s considered elegance to the Collector’s design eye and the Muse’s interpretation of a theme.

Ziad Nakad builds glamour through beadwork, Tony Ward through construction and Georges Hobeika through embroidery: how each house makes its gowns, and the celebrations they suit.

The sleeve sets the character of a long-sleeve gown. How fitted, sheer, bell, bishop and lantern sleeves change the look, from a church ceremony to a winter evening.

A considered guide to modern mother of the bride and groom outfits, exploring color, sleeves, embellishment and silhouettes suited to every part of the wedding day.