Now Trending: A Formal Affair

Beat the boys at their own game with a modern take on the tuxedo

Words and Styling by ALISON EDMOND
Photography by MARK GRIFFIN CHAMPION

 

Monochrome rules this winter with a reinterpretation of classic black-tie style for the ladies. Add a men’s tie to your blouse or suit, or a waist-cinching cummerbund to a jumpsuit. Oversize dress shirts are cool — wear one with your matching clutch and pumps for a touch of glamour. Or play with adding subtle accents of black to a top-to-toe white outfit.

 

STELLA McCARTNEY jacket, $1,730, and pants, $675, and GIORGIO ARMANI tie, $225.

 

 

OSCAR DE LA RENTA blouse, $2,190, and pants, $1,790.

 

 

MAX MARA coat, $1,990, and pants, $745, SPLENDID T-shirt, $48, and JIMMY CHOO pumps, $795.

 

 

SACAI  jumpsuit, $2,250. Stylist’s own bow tie.

 

 

ADAM LIPPES top, $1,190, and JIMMY CHOO clutch, $3,995, and pumps, $1,395.

 

 

CHANEL jumpsuit, $3,200, GIORGIO ARMANI cummerbund, $425, and GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI mules, $750.

 

 

SHOP THE TREND

 

SACAI poplin shirt, $690.
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO satin mules, $930.

 

JAY GODFREY tuxedo dress, $395.
JOHANNA ORTIZ floral jacquard jumpsuit, $1,950.

 

MIU MIU kitten heels, $950.

 

HELMUT LANG sheer tuxedo shirt, $450.
BOTTEGA VENETA leather clutch, $2,350.

 

ALEXANDRE BIRMAN leather sandals, $595.
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI bib tuxedo shirt, $1,845.

 

EDIE PARKER solid clutch, $1,095.

 

BALENCIAGA crystal sock booties, $1,490.
BRANDON MAXWELL draped silk top, $1,295.

 

Model: SOFIA ROMAY at Next Management
Makeup and hair: DEE DALY at Opus Beauty using Dior Beauty and Oribe

 

This story originally appeared in the December 2019 issue of C Magazine.

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