Lanvin Cotton Shift, Ruffled Collar deisgner The silk reads as black

The silk reads as black with red polkadots

It's of course a riff on the dirndl

which contains a signature pocket mirror in a felt pouch

but this gray chick's a 2/4 and it looks great on her too

A very versatile black wool jacket by Mrs Prada

Lanvin Cotton Shift, Ruffled Collar deisgner The silk reads as blackFROM KATE SEKULES'S CLOSET The simplest of cotton shift dresses has the single feature of an enormous satin ruffle around the top, stiffened at the edges to be forever shapely. It's featherweight cotton jersey that would be see through if it weren't such a dark navy, and the neckline dips in back. You could almost but not quite wear it off the shoulder, but it's engineered to stay in place. It's a size small and while it's about 40" at the widest