I love when designers do the unexpected and take something that has been around a long time and use it in a new way. The Fall/Winter collection from Legal Insanity is all about fusing contradictory elements into something new and exciting. One element is the fabric. Through most of the collection, designer Datrip Blackbart uses traditional menswear fabrics – pinstripes and plaids. However, you never see them made into the traditional suit. For the men, they show up in dropped-crotch pants and hoodies and other urban casuals. Meanwhile, for women you see the quiet contradiction of the traditional menswear pinstripe in a strapless formal gown. These pieces deny the expected and take us in an unexpected direction – but more importantly, they work. Looking at this gorgeous pinstripe gown, you can see how perfectly it works.



While the dress is designed to puddle on the floor, I did want to wear shoes that you can see when I walk. These are the newest little booties from Ingenue for Collabor88 – perfect for a modern look like this dress.

The dress really needed simple and modern accessories such as the silver hoop earrings from Ryka. I knew I wanted to wear a collar as a nod to the menswear fabric and struggled to choose between so many great ones, but the quiet simplicity and modern aesthetic of this one from Cherry won me over. It comes with the HUD to change the metal and the gems.

A lovely manicure from FLAIR and a nice short cut from Dura finish my look. I tinted the Dura hair, so I wore a MADesigns hairbase with it. The skin is FAITH, from PXL Creations, and as always, perfectly elegant.

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Skin: [PXL] FAITH NAT NE MEB C1
Tattoos: [PXL] FAITH NAT Xtreme Eyes
[PXL] FAITH NAT Pale Lips
Eyes:[UMEBOSHI] Eon eyes Med Grey (med)
Lashes: Lelutka
Mani/Pedi: SLink Mesh Hands & Feet with FLAIR mani applier
Hair: *Dura-Girl*49(Sienna) MADesigns hair base
Clothing: Legal Insanity – Sophia evergreen dress – dove grey M
Shoes: Ingenue :: Odette Heels (Slink Feet Add-On) :: Graphite @ Collabor88
Jewelry: Ryka EARRING HOOP-CIG SILVER
{Cherry} Georgie Collar Necklace