Gold in Fashion

23. GOLD IN FASHION
 By Samantha Murray Greenway

A Golden Invitation
Whatever the occasion calls for, this season the fashionable solution looks best in gold

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Cocktails – Knee length ruched gold dress with wide gold belt – Dolce & Gabbana

For a classic silhouette that harks back to the Fifties and the hey day of the Cocktail Hour, look to Dolce & Gabbana’s catwalk, and the first outfit on the runway: a metallic gold ruched bustier dress, cinched about the waist with a belt so broad it doubles as a corset.

Black tie – Full length gold sequinned- patterned dress – Alexander McQueen

A long slender dress, weighed down with an ingenious pattern of sequins designed to enhance every curve, is a smart change and a welcome relief from the barely there eveningwear that relies on flashing flesh to catch the eye. Alexander McQueen’s glinting gold frock embodies an altogether more elegant sensuality.

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At Home – Gold sequinned skirt, black/turquoise shirt with white print – Chanel

If a gold sequinned skirt seems just too much – think again. At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld made it look youthful and a touch quirky, putting it with a filmy black blouse that was stamped with a white print, broken up with a slash of turquoise and finished off with a tie about the waist. The fabrics are dainty, but the message is on-trend eclectic.

Wedding - Gold satin mini dress with small sequinned band at front and huge fur collar – Lacroix

More striking than the traditional suit-and-hat solution to dressing for a wedding, this dress has the volume of a coat (the pouffy hem and billowing sleeves) and the drama of an evening dress (the sheeny fabric, the sequins, the bold collar) – tricked out in gold, it’s the perfect combination.

Pics and creds

A Gold Invitation
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Left hand picture:  Model wears a knee length gold dress with wide gold belt from Dolce & Gabbana's Autumn/Winter 2007 collection.  Photo credit: Chris Moore.

Right hand picture: Model wears full length gold sequinned patterned dress from Alexander McQueen's Autumn/Winter 2007 collection. Photo credit: Chris Moore.

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Left hand picture: Model wears gold sequinned skirt and shirt from Chanel's Autumn/Winter 2007 collection. Photo credit: Chris Moore.

Right hand picture:  Model wears gold satin mini dress with small sequinned band and fur collar from Lacroix's Autumn/Winter 2007 collection. Photo credit: Chris Moore.

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