short cocktail dress with sleeves Short-Sleeve Chloe White Party This short cocktail dress features long sleeve plunging neckline Adrianna Papell Floral Embroidered Flounce

Notice that an unbuttoned collar also visually relaxes the appearance as opposed to the collar buttoned up to the neck

(Just ask Hailey Bieber, Sang Heon Lee, and Ros!) Add in a splash or go full head-to-toe leopard print a la Shania Twain in the 1998 music video for That Dont Impress Me Much. In any dose, its an easy way to add a little glam to your wardrobe

If you love the idea of unique silhouettes, you may also want to check out my post on custom-fit dresses for even more style inspiration

The most interesting step, for me, is the design stage, and this happens on paper with pencils (and when I'm feeling really crazy, watercolour pencils which turn into a wash of colour upon a stroke of wet brush tip)