1980s dress to impress Theme Style Guide 1980s Men's Fashion: Power, Excess

I also wasnt entirely happy with the way the back V folded under without quite laying flat

Women attending black-tie galas often gravitate toward structured silhouettes with dramatic trains or architectural skirts, while pageants and formal receptions frequently call for gowns that combine visual impact with ease of movement

A dress that visually elongates the torso, draws the eye upward, and creates a clean vertical line will always read as tall and refined

but for the sake of convenience, Diana generally had hers furled up and drawn tight over the shoulders and round the waist, so as to form a girdle, with the ends hanging down before or behind