An elaborate white ball gown blooms around her like petals.
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Sofia paired her tiara with an emerald green ball gown.
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Lilly Singh's green ball gown had a single long sleeve.
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The photo is of me, in a beautiful ball gown.
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"I wore a big custom ball gown with sneakers," she said.
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In Gladrags Wizardwear, Hermione's Yule Ball gown stands in a display cabinet.
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Joey King chose a glamorous red ball gown for this year's Emmys.
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Eliza's ball gown, designed by Charlotte Palmer-Lane, borrows from a sari.
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This Naeem Khan ball gown was covered in hand-painted gold leaf.
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Abraham wore a floral-print ball gown by French designer Christophe Guillarme.
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Sam Ratelle is the man who put Billy Porter in a ball gown.
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Trump's inaugural ball gown was designed by former Herrera creative director Herve Pierre.
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And, if I'm being truly honest, I can't resist a fabulous ball gown.
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Brittany Snow looked like a princess in a semi-sheer strapless ball gown.
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Because, unlike that ball gown, your beauty game is made to be versatile.
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Ariana Grande channeled Cinderella in a strapless ball gown designed by Giambattista Valli.
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Ay wore a white Cinderella-like ball gown during her Miss America crowning.
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She chose to wear a strapless ball gown that was simple, yet classy.
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If you're a full-blown Cinderella ball gown kind of gal, don't fret.
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His client, he knows, can rock a ball gown or bowler with equal flair.
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We'd say pairing it with a ball gown jumpsuit is quite the fitting moment.
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That same night, Cruz attended the "Wasp Network" premiere in a ruffled ball gown.
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She paired a strapless black ball gown with a red lip and short hairstyle.
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Instead of wearing a traditional white dress, Genesis sported a black lace ball gown.
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Kehlani's feathery red ball gown was the highlight of the Harper's Bazaar ICONS party.
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Marilyn Van Derbur wore a white ball gown with gloves during her crowning moment.
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The sparkly ball gown certainly stood out next to Jackson's black button-down tux.
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But, they insist, that doesn't mean that eveningwear, or the ball gown, is dead.
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Dust off your ball gown and Converse sneakers, folks: We're heading back to Aldovia.
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Trump's inaugural ball gown, it was made according to her instructions, Mr. Pierre said.
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Biel wore a strapless black Dior Haute Couture ball gown featuring tulle and velvet detailing.
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Billy Porter made a statement when he wore a ball gown to the 2019 Oscars.
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Porter's look featured a tuxedo on the top and a ball gown on the bottom.
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The bride wore a sparkly ball gown by Melta Tan with a princess-like train.
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For the opportunity to wow with class and grace and fairytale level ball gown beauty.
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An earlier version of this article misidentified the embellishments on Queen Elizabeth II's ball gown.
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The designer Reem Acra accentuated a metallic ball gown with a voluminous sheer-paneled skirt.
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The fairy-tale fantasy, complete with crystal ball gown, though, was far out of reach.
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Empty, it's as incongruous as a woman in a ball gown at a bus stop.
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Grande took the stage for her performance in a custom, emerald-colored Givenchy ball gown.
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Meadow, left, is a soft tulle ball gown with hand embroidery and three-dimensional flowers.
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Cerelia, right, a soft ball gown with sheer sleeves; $1,680, from Tara Lauren, tara-lauren.
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With the help of Christian Siriano, Billy Porter turned a tuxedo into a ball gown.
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Her stunning ball gown, designed by Christian Siriano, was sleeveless and had a plunging neckline.
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For the 2017 Oscars she wore an embellished, sheer, dramatic Elie Saab Haute Couture ball gown.
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In the video, Arabella is wearing a red Chinese style ball gown standing on a table.
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He then hits the jackpot by giving a pink ball gown-clad Swift her new kitten.
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He also wore a full ball gown-style skirt, metallic lace-up platforms, and bedazzled glasses.
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In Princess Plastic Surgery, the patient is allowed to choose a ball gown as a prize.
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"I've heard it said that hair is a ball gown you never take off," Eklund writes.
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The bride wore a strapless silk taffeta ball gown with beaded bodice created by Reem Acra.
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Reinhart captioned her photo modeling an iridescent ball gown while holding a tiny dog, "Puppy breath."
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Ritchie donned a white ball gown for her crowning moment at the 1956 Miss America pageant.
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Hours earlier, Lopez paired a floral ball gown with emerald earrings gifted to her by Rodriguez.
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Yolande Betbeze of Alabama took home the 1951 Miss America crown in an ivory ball gown.
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The first "look" on the runway combined elegance and comfort with a ball gown made from denim.
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She didn't bother with an uncomfortable ball gown or deliberating her outfit with a stylist for weeks.
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Celeb Muses: Kirsten Dunst in Dior Haute Couture, Naomie Harris in a back and white ball gown.
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She wore a Mohawk headpiece with her spray-painted ball gown at the 2013 punk-themed gala.
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The bride's hand-embroidered silk taffeta ball gown was completed with a matching hand-embroidered cathedral veil.
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Then hit play on this video Zac Posen took of Rihanna spinning in a massive ball gown.
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Lindsay is stunning in a gorgeous ball gown that turns into rose petals in the requisite red.
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The following month, she attended the London premiere of the movie wearing a green Armani ball gown.
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Rowland, on the other hand, chose a feathered ball gown, and Perry's look involved tons of sparkles.
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Lucero lifted her ball gown just enough to let her feet emerge from the layers of fabric.
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"I bought a ridiculous ball gown from Valentino, and it was a fortune," she admitted to InStyle.
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Sneaking a peek at an annual dance in Brooklyn, when a local politician wore a ball gown.
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She then swapped the ball gown for a light-pink, lace lingerie set and pink, fuzzy robe.
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Naeem Khan, left, added layers of feathers to create a modernized version of the traditional ball gown.
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I needed to wear a ball gown and this is the only person who will do it.
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There were trains, on Winona Ryder's strapless black Viktor & Rolf ball gown and Claire Foy's Titania dress.
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Consider the first item to greet visitors to the second-floor installation, a ball gown by Giambattista Valli.
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Lady Gaga turned heads in a black, satin ball gown with a sheer and embellished, high neck top.
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" Wearing a custom-designed strapless Vera Wang ball gown, Kardashian West told PEOPLE she "felt like a princess.
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She was basically a fairy-tale princess when she hosted Dior's after-party, wearing a silver ball gown.
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"I've been wanting to try this Susie Bubble trademark ball gown trend for a while now," she confesses.
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A woman in a black ball gown stands barefoot on a rock, cradling the head of a zebra.
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Campbell wore a stunning glitter maroon ball gown, which has also become one of his most memorable looks.
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"Fifteen years ago, when something was black tie, you wore a grand, elegant ball gown," Ms. Marcus said.
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Cinderella's ball gown was given a modern makeover in a shimmering fitted light blue dress with enlarged shoulders.
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Cordelia, left, a vintage-inspired allover lace ball gown, has three-quarter-length sleeves and a bateau neckline.
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Miss Pennsylvania 2017 Katie Schreckengast turned heads in a crimson ball gown during the 2018 Miss America pageant.
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At the Golden Globe Awards in January, Lady Gaga matched her hair color to her blue ball gown.
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She wore a mint-green Armani ball gown, which had a sparkling top, mesh overlay, and ruffled sleeves.
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Janelle Monáe made a dramatic arrival to the carpet in her highly-embellished ball gown with exaggerated skirt. 6.
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She settled on a strapless lace Vera Wang design with full ball gown skirt, elaborate train and full veil.
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Ball gown-style skirts might work on the runway and at the occasional awards show, but that's about it.
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The bridal-inspired set features a white satin cropped top and voluminous ball gown skirt with a cummerbund waistband.
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The 35-year-old actress wore a strapless black Dior Haute Couture ball gown featuring tulle and velvet detailing.
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She looked like a Disney princess on the red carpet, and wore a green ball gown designed by Armani.
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Her strapless ball gown was made with semi-sheer fabric that perfectly contrasted her red hair and orange lipstick.
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Michele, 32, rocked a "voluminous ball gown-style skirt" for her wedding to Reich, 35, who works in fashion.
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Or a ball gown with sneakers, as Kristen Stewart tends to do whenever she has to get gussied up.
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Trudging through spring snow in a ball gown and heels seems to be a particularly Coloradan rite of passage.
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Ariana Grande arrived at the 2020 Grammys red carpet wearing a ball gown with a 20-foot-wide skirt.
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Kylie Jenner started her Instagram Story tour of the tea party by showing Stormi's pink-and-white ball gown.
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There was Rihanna's bejeweled white Maison Margiela "Pope-tastic" ensemble, Ariana Grande's strapless Vera Wang Sistine Chapel ball gown.
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A new sleeveless ball gown in the Madison James Bridal Collection has an illusion bodice and a tulle skirt.
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Instead, ball-gown-wearing 1-percenters lifted flutes of champagne to toast a pinnacle of high culture — and themselves.
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Earlier in the night, Haddish wore an embroidered ball gown by an Eritrean designer as a shoutout to her heritage.
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However, FLOTUS caught wind of his designs, and decided she'd rather collaborate with him directly on the Inaugural Ball gown.
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Reinhardt, who got engaged to Brown last August, wore a lace ball gown and flower crown for the lavish affair.
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" The Gown Wearing a custom-designed strapless Vera Wang ball gown, Kardashian West told PEOPLE she "felt like a princess.
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Gigi married Nats on July 13 in an extravagant beachfront ceremony wearing a custom, strapless Michael Costello princess ball gown.
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Grande finished the awards show wearing the Givenchy ball gown that she wore during the first part of her performance.
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Despite designers refusing to dress her for the Grammy Awards in February, Bebe Rexha arrived in a stunning ball gown.
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Rather than wearing a giant ball gown or colorful frock, King opted for an elegant Oscar de la Renta dress.
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Renting a ball gown when an occasion arises runs at about a sixth of what it would cost to buy it.
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When I arrived, I found her in a silver ball gown and socks without shoes in front of the lobster tank.
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She wore a strapless ball gown-style dress for the ceremony, while her bridesmaids dressed in matching one-shoulder cream gowns.
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Bombshells would be a Cinderella story if Cinderella wore motorcycle boots and traded in her ball gown for a leather jacket.
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Ms. Bombard wore a strapless ball gown with a sculpted peplum skirt and a cathedral cream veil on her wedding day.
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Lace is the epitome of a bride, whether featured on a traditional ball gown or a modern fit-and-flare dress.
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Miss America 1959 Marie Ann Mobley looked chic during her crowning as she wore a white ball gown with white gloves.
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Kate Middleton wore a custom Alexander McQueen ball gown at the 73rd EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) on Sunday evening.
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The beauty queen–style peach-colored ball gown features a "Miss Impeachment" sash, a rhinestone studded crown and a silver whistle.
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A 21-year-old Zendaya made her presence known at the 2017 Met Gala with this stunning parrot-printed ball gown.
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His latest pieces, including a fluorescent ball gown appliquéd with miniature toy cars, graphic tape and workman's gloves, resist mass production.
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He wore a custom Christian Siriano-designed tuxedo ball gown to the Academy Awards, then dressed as a "Sun God" to the Met Gala in a bejeweled gold outfit by The Blonds featuring large wings and an elaborate headpiece and wore a red and hot pink vest-style ball gown by Celestine Couture to the Tony Awards.
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For example, Belle's shoes are trimmed in gold to match her famous ball gown, while pretty roses decorate the tops and sides.
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Khloé opted for a ruched velvet gown, while Kourtney donned a tuxedo-inspired look and Kim wore a Celia Kritharioti ball gown.
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Ariana Grande may not have actually attended the Grammys, but she didn't let her custom Zac Posen ball gown go to waste.
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Mongeau wore three dresses for her big night, exchanging vows with Paul in a billowing, tulle ball-gown complete with pink detailing.
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The off the shoulder dress featured a ruched silk satin chiffon bodice with voluminous ball gown skirt made of Italian Silk Kalika.
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A survey of American women found that most think Markle will opt for a long-sleeved ball gown with a v-neck.
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Don't let the word "princess" throw you off — you won't catch this one wearing an elegant ball gown or a glittering tiara.
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On Wednesday, the actress attended the European premiere of "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" in a mint-green ball gown designed by Armani.
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Abraham wore a floral-print ball gown by French designer Christophe Guillarme that revealed a bit more than it was meant to.
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The focal point of Grande&aposs ball gown was its massive skirt, which has a diameter of 20 feet, Roach told E!
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Ariana Grande changed into a second gray outfit at the 2020 Grammys red carpet shortly after arriving in a tulle ball gown.
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The first ladies — like Hillary Clinton, looking almost Barbie-like, and Michelle Obama, in her white inaugural ball gown, do not speak.
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He whipped it into a ball gown skirt with a sumptuous shoulder wrap to be worn with a shell or a sweater.
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What would have been actually insensitive and headline-worthy is if Melania had traipsed around Texas in diamonds and a ball gown.
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"Ever since then, the idea of getting married in a princess ball gown and cathedral-length veil was very appealing," she said.
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She first attended back in 2005 when the theme was "House of Chanel," in a pink pouffy ball gown made specifically for her.
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Billy Porter rocked a ball gown-style skirt at the 2020 Oscars, but it's not a trend that works for the everyday person.
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"I had previously worn a princess-style ball gown, which in hindsight, perfectly described my idealism when it came to marriage," she said.
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The outfit consisted of a 24-carat gold bodice, a ball gown-style skirt, metallic lace-up Jimmy Choo boots, and Swarovski jewelry.
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Sarah Paulson also wore one of his designs on the carpet in her hot pink pleated ball gown with cutouts at the bodice.
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For the reception, Ferragni changed into another ball gown, which was embroidered with sweet messages and symbols that had sentimental meaning to Ferragni.
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Designers like Lazaro, Galia Lahav and Inbal Dror all sent blush-toned gowns down the runway in traditional silhouettes like the ball gown.
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Don't know about you, but it was never my dream to wear a giant ball gown and run through the Hall of Mirrors.
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For her final Grammys look, Grande slipped back into the Givenchy ball gown that she wore during the first part of her performance.
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The late Yolande Betbeze of Mobile, Alabama, was crowned Miss America 1951 while wearing a gleaming white ball gown with a full skirt.
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Williams' sandals were concealed beneath her stunning red ball gown for the most part, but luckily we have photographic evidence that she wore them.
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That team all worked together on that other dress Biel wore to the Emmys: the strapless white Ralph & Russo ball gown with cascading ruffles.
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Alaia changed out of her big tulle ball gown and into a simpler sheath, the better to get down with the raucous Baldwin clan.
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Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a New York City bank while wearing a ball gown and high heels, PEOPLE confirms.
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First Lady Melania Trump donated her inaugural ball gown to the First Ladies Collection at the National Museum of American History on Friday morning.
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"The return of the ball gown" and "One stoner politician's lonely quest to legalize shrooms" might not seem like headlines from the same publication.
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Trading out a ball gown for a custom pantsuit by Vera Wang, Rae's skin was beaming next to the icy shade of princess blue.
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Posen's contribution to this year's "tech white tie" dress code was an illuminating ball gown, which he teased on Instagram earlier in the evening.
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News.The singer&aposs ball gown and matching gloves hint at the same gray tone that will appear in her onstage performance, according to E!
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Ariana Grande arrived at the 2020 Grammys wearing a ball gown with a dramatic skirt that filled the frame of most red-carpet photos.
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Whether she's dressed in a structured pantsuit or a whimsical ball gown, Zendaya ultimately always uses fashion as a way to express her confidence.
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In this case, it looks like JVN, an HIV/AIDs activist, posing for a magazine cover wearing an inclusive designer ball gown with sneakers.
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For her, there's a room modeled after a Chanel boutique, complete with sliding ladders and a chandelier designed to look like a ball gown.
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It was modeled by Reese Witherspoon in an Oscar de la Renta ball gown, strapless again, with a boned bodice that ended in asymmetrical poufs.
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So come Oscar night, Ms. Rampling is as likely to show up in a fanciful ball gown as Donald Trump is to shave his head.
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And Naomi Campbell closed the show wearing an oversize ball gown with N.Y.C. landmarks featured on the skirt and a Statue of Liberty-inspired crown.
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The actress selected a light-up Zac Posen ball gown for the fashion-meets-tech "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" gala.
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Arriving to the pink carpet for the "Camp"-themed event, Gaga wore a pink ball gown and proceeded to uncover multiple outfits hidden underneath it.
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The 39-year-old actress wore a black high-low ball gown by Adrianna Papell, which is available at Macy's and Bloomingdale's for just $199.
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Though a ball gown is most commonly seen at the Oscars or the Met Ball, Rihanna brought her grand dame style to a movie premiere.
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Whether you're going trick-or-treating with your kids or heading to a Halloween party, you might not want to wear a heavy ball gown.
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Janet Lewis, 68, who was regal in sequins, a white ball gown and silver accessories to match, said she felt safer than in the past.
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"I loved the idea of doing a really spectacular ball gown, and it has turned out to be such an incredibly special piece," she said.
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In her second Posen gown that evening, Rihanna didn't shy away from making her navy ball gown move while performing at the 2014 Diamond Ball.
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Lavinia accidentally slams the door on the ostrich feather hem of her 1940s ball gown and sheds feathers everywhere she walks, like an injured bird.
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Ariana Grande made an entrance at the 2020 Grammys red carpet in a custom-made Giambattista Valli ball gown with a 20-foot-wide skirt.
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On Sunday, Grande made her return to the Grammys, arriving at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, in a dramatic a tulle ball gown.
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Though her dress had a full skirt, it wasn't a traditional ball gown — instead, it had a button-up collared top and giant layered sleeves.
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"I fell in love with the illusion back and plunge because it added a touch of sexiness to the traditional princess ball gown," she said.
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On Thursday, McPhee, 35, showed off a 360 view of her gorgeous custom-made ball gown by beloved American fashion designer and close friend, Zac Posen.
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The other two snaps showed off McPhee's beautiful ball gown and veil, as she posed inside the London church and in the backseat of a car.
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Her modestly cut, fit-for-a-princess ball gown inspired countless copies for brides who couldn't spring for a custom Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen design.
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"I just love him to the point where it doesn't matter what he does," says Princess Love, who wore a Lazaro ball-gown for the Aug.
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At design duo Mark Badgley and James Mischka's Fall 2018 presentation, a red brocade ball gown that harkened back to 17th century art stole the show.
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She had a total princess moment at the premiere of Les Fantomes d'Ismael in a strapless satin Vivienne Westwood Couture ball gown with a voluminous train.
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The first was a "fairy tale ball gown" with plunging illusion neckline, sheer sleeves and beaded handmade appliqués along the bodice with a full ball skirt.
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The other two snaps showed off McPhee's stunning ball gown and veil, as she posed inside the London church and in the backseat of a car.
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The black satin ball gown the singer and actress wore to Sunday's 27st annual Academy Awards is available exclusively on Moda Operandi, for a cool $2740,495.
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" She told Vogue, "I loved the idea of doing a really spectacular ball gown, and it has turned out to be such an incredibly special piece.
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To debut the ring, she stuck to her signature aesthetic in a romantic halter-style ball gown with elaborate ruffle detail along the bodice and neckline.
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Lucero led the way, holding the hem of her strapless ball gown in one hand and a matching bouquet of silk garden roses in the other.
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The oversize embellishment added a pop to clean-silhouetted gowns, as shown in Carolina Herrera's collection with a stylized bow on a ball gown with pockets.
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Especially given the rapturous reception given to Billy Porter's tuxedo ball gown last year, and the way it spoke to gender stereotype and the evolving world.
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Lopez opted for a more classic look earlier in the nightOn the red carpet, she donned a strapless ball gown that was designed by Richard Quinn.
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T: Ruth, how did you craft the outfit — a brocade ball gown paired with a wide metal collar — that you wore to the Oscars last year?
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The real Ariana Grande won best pop vocal album for Sweetener, and wore a Cinderella ball gown to sit on the floor of her own house.
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She accentuated her baby bump in the form-fitting design and made a statement as she walked the steps with her ball gown skirt cascading behind her.
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The fashion icon also wore a ball gown-style skirt, covered in a graphic print of eagles and gold chains that looked straight out of a painting.
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In true "Sk8er Boi" fashion, Avril Lavigne ditched the rules completely and went with an all-black ball gown for her wedding to Chad Kroeger in 2013.
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The "Pose" star also wore a ball gown-style skirt, covered in a graphic print of eagles and gold chains that looked straight out of a painting.
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On the red carpet, she wore a Jean Paul Gaultier black ball gown that featured a fitted bodice, a sheer cross cutout, and a full ball skirt.
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She also sported a white fringe Lanotta Studio blazer, which was inscribed with names of her songs, and a ball gown with a massive white tulle skirt.
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Is it that they're a mix of the morbid and the aesthetic: death via ball gown or a beautiful headdress more interesting than other, seemingly prosaic causes?
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At last year's Oscars, J.Lo wore a nude-colored Elie Saab ball gown covered in Swarovski crystals, meaning Lane really had his job cut out for him.
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It's just like Cinderella twirling around and around until she finds herself wearing a poufy blue ball gown, except Skelotim is changing into a Flamin' Hot Cheeto.
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There were Versace-branded tees under bustiers atop swagged ball gown skirts, strapless black leather numbers, and a fringed beaded T-shirt dress for a diva strut.
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Visit Insider&aposs homepage for more storiesKate Middleton stunned in a custom Alexander McQueen ball gown at the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) on Sunday night.
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Miller put his own spin on the t-shirt cannon when he created a ball-gown launcher to help him shoot a slinky black dress into the audience.
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So when the nominee arrived in a Valentino Couture ball gown that paid homage to ASIB predecessor Judy Garland with periwinkle hair to match, the transformation was dramatic.
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He arrived to the premiere of Dolor y Gloria in an even more dramatic outfit — a floral-print orange and pink pleated, tiered ball gown with plunging neckline.
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"When you come to the Oscars, you must dress up," Porter tweeted of his custom ensemble, comprised of a velvet and satin tuxedo jacket and strapless ball gown.
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And for the first time, visitors can purchase high-end replicas of two iconic costumes from the films: Professor Snape's ever-billowing robes and Hermione's Yule Ball gown.
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"Baby Bjorn Ball Gown" (1998), for example, is a flowing, red satin dress incongruously accessorized with a red baby carrier that straps around the wearer's back and shoulders.
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The effect is like the sway of a ball gown moving across a dance floor, and the house has used it for such motifs as flowers and feathers.
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Porter has since worn everything from a Christian Siriano tuxedo ball gown at last year's Oscars to a shimmering jumpsuit with a motorized fringe hat at this year's Grammys.
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Murgatroyd came down the aisle on the arm of her father in a romantic ball gown with an off-the-shoulder fitted bodice and multi-tiered, full gathered skirt.
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Jenner's sheer La Perla Haute Couture creation and Zendaya's Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda ball gown were among the top pins from arguably the year's most high-fashion red carpet.
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She wore a custom, off-the-shoulder Oscar de la Renta princess ball gown with cascading floral embroidery down the skirt, Fred Leighton jewels and Aera New York heels.
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In the "Beauty and the Beast" video, Legend, 38, plays piano inside a grand ballroom as 23-year-old Grande, dressed in a red ball gown, sings alongside him.
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Putting on the enormous, robin's-egg-blue off-the-shoulder Christian Siriano ball gown ahead of Rihanna's 3rd annual Diamond Ball on Thursday evening was likely the easy part.
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Just last week she attended the premiere of I Feel Pretty wearing a custom Christian Siriano ball gown with all-over embellishment (above) and killed it on the carpet.
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There was Dakota Fanning in an utterly stripped-down Armani ball gown; here was Julianne Moore in a slither of silver Givenchy armor, capped by a fluttering rose cape.
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In the navy Carolina Herrera ball gown she wore (with Christian Louboutin flats) to the Governors Awards in November, she was having an Old Hollywood meets modern practicalities moment.
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And continued her show-stopping ways at the 2017 Met Gala in a tulle Ralph & Russo ball gown with a high feathered collar, oversize feathery skirt, plus Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Much like her unorthodox Herrera wedding ensemble, Palermo eschewed a princess-like ball gown in favor of a long-sleeved, sparkly black sweater and seafoam green-hued layered tulle skirt.
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It's not quite black tie, but it's definitely a few notches above casual, which means we're always teetering on that line of formal dressing that doesn't involve a ball gown.
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Her 2009 Inauguration ball gown was a silk chiffon Jason Wu creation accented with flowers and Swarovski cyrstals, which later was added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum.
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Prior to all of that, Gaga walked the red carpet in a strapless Alexander McQueen ball gown with sculptural accents at the waist and black elbow-length gloves to match.
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The legendary Hollywood actress wore a black voluminous ball gown with a sheer back, which the 71-year-old joked she was told not to wear to the Golden Globes.
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SPOTTED: Ball gown- and tuxedo-clad D.C. VIPs practicing a bit of french-fry-and-dancing diplomacy as they whooped it up at the 48th annual Meridian Ball on Friday.
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We dressed as best we could — a boring suit and tie instead of tails, a borrowed cocktail dress instead of a ball gown — and made our way to the ceremony.
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Ms. Smith, in a white cap-sleeve ball gown with a lace train and her long brown hair piled beneath a rhinestone clip, walked down the aisle with her father.
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Before the awards show started, Grande walked the red carpet in a custom Giambattista Valli ball gown with a dramatic skirt, then changed into a two-toned skirt and top.
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Lopez accessorized the floral ball gown she wore on the red carpet with a pair of diamond and emerald earrings given to her by her fiancé, Alex Rodriguez, on Christmas.
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The actress, 33, accessorized the sheer striped ball gown, featuring a high-low skirt with tiered layers, with ankle-strap sandals, silver jewelry and a matching orange and yellow eyeshadow look.
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Biel and Timberlake walked the carpet in classic, old school Hollywood looks, with Biel in a strapless ball gown with cascading ruffles and Timberlake in a clean and classic black tuxedo.
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Last year, she freed the nipple in a sheer Marc Jacobs gown, while the year before she made a major statement in that iconic pink cupcake-esque Giambattista Valli ball gown.
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A design from Georgina Chapman, half of the Marchesa design pair, featured black cursive lettering and beading on a dark gray background, and was paired with floor-skimming ball gown skirts.
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After all, breast-pumping isn't easy, even under the most relaxing of circumstances — which wearing a ball gown at the biggest awards show of the season is not, by the way.
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She was a Breck Girl — one of many models who advertised that brand of shampoo — twice: in 1962 wearing a ball gown, and again in 1975 with a more contemporary look.
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When the group disbanded in 2005, Ms. Lawson continued to create showstoppers for Beyoncé as a solo artist, including the black brocade ball gown she wore for the 2005 Academy Awards.
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In a publicity photo taken when the artist was in her late twenties, she is dressed in a ball gown, as if she were a European countess, or a Hollywood siren.
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If the first thing you thought when you saw Sarah Jessica Parker's white sleeved ball gown from the Golden Globes was of walking down the aisle, your fashion intuition is pretty strong.
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Opposite Spellman is the only other figure in colorful attire, who's also located on the same foreground plane as him: a young woman in a pink ball gown with a reflective attitude.
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Ciara Gan, a 93-year-old teen from the Philippines, designed, painted and sewed together the strapless ball gown covered in intricate floral appliqués with just a little help from her mom.
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The star looked like a fairytale princess on her wedding day wearing her strapless Alexander McQueen ball gown and just hit the tennis court for the first time publicly since her pregnancy.
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Downs Gunn walked down the aisle in a form-fitting gown with lace detailing by LianCarlo while Jones opted for a Sareh Nouri ball gown with a sweet bow in the back.
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On Wednesday, the Bachelorette star walked the 2019 CMA Awards red carpet in an elaborate Atelier Zuhra mock-neck white dotted ball gown, featuring a full A-line skirt with billowing train.
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Wilson, who appears on her first-ever Vogue cover wearing a black ball gown underneath a long camel coat, opened up about how thrilled she is for her major milestone on Twitter.
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The wispy ball gown Ms. Paltrow wore to the Met Gala this year was inspired, she told onlookers, by a similar dress from "Valley of the Dolls," the shamelessly lurid 1967 melodrama.
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Then, last summer, while strolling with her two dogs, it hit her: all you needed to turn a routine dog walk into a glamorous catwalk is a ball gown and an audience.
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The outfits themselves vary wildly from a disheveled 1940s ostrich feather ball gown to a worn-out Lilly Pulitzer tank top, but each author emphasized the same point: Their choices were intentional.
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She had already begun work on a ball gown, open-backed, with a tulip-shaped magenta skirt, and accepted an invitation to this year's event from a friend, Lord Michael Buckmaster-Brown.
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Whether it's an Alexander McQueen ball gown, a stylish black fascinator, or a Gucci blouse worn backwards, the duchess knows how to dress extravagantly — and that was all just within the past month.
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Parker, 53, looked fashionable as ever in a bright red ball gown with a plunging neckline and a billowing skirt, tucked up in the front to show off her matching sparkling red pumps.
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The mom of four-year-old Everly looked like an ethereal princess in her architectural tulle Zac Posen ball gown featuring hidden pockets on the sides and 4.54-carats of diamond Chopard earrings.
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In the Nancy Reagan 1980s, Ms. Spencer aimed for high-end appeal, making a one-shouldered ball gown in blue jacquard with an organza flower at the nipped-in waist and a cape.
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When she first stepped on the carpet, she was wearing a custom three-tiered Giambattista Valli blue-gray ball gown that had a diameter of 20 feet and featured a lot of tulle.
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CANNES, France — Forget Nicole Kidman in an Alexander McQueen sheer peach lace halter dress; forget Elle Fanning in a Rodarte lavender tulle ball gown and Tilda Swinton in a sparkling black Chanel jumpsuit.
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But the romantic chaos will give fans endearing moments from Lara Jean that include stress baking and a "Cinderella" scene where everything comes to a head while she's clad in a ball gown.
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Perched on a tabletop, Anne stares into a pewter plate as if it were a mirror, imagining herself to be a Princess Cordelia, talking to her servant Griselda about a new ball gown.
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Along with Lady Gaga's decision to match her hair to her periwinkle cloud of a Valentino ball gown, complete with matching detachable sleeves, it was one of few fashion surprises of the night.
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In these stories, Cinderella may or may not be kind, and she's usually at least pretty enough to clean up well in a ball gown, but that's not why she wins in the end.
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In the seven-photo sequence entitled "He Said I Was Embarrassing at Parties," for example, Eleanor Tomlinson travels home wearing a ball gown, her face streaked with makeup and a look of grim disappointment.
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A recent high school graduate's design work is going viral online after she showed off the impressive ball gown she created from start to finish for her graduation ball (similar to a senior prom).
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LONDON (Reuters) - Clad in a sparkling ball gown and tuxedo, the stars of the latest film to premiere in London's Leicester Square walked the red carpet in a rather unusual manner - on four legs.
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In a recent photo on Welch's Instagram feed, Welch tends to Elisabeth Moss's shoes while buried under the skirt of the actress's Monique Lhuillier ball gown; both women saucily give the camera the finger.
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As we practiced, I imagined myself in an ocean-billowed ball gown, or floating in the Atlantic in my orange vest, with its water-activated light-bulb feature, singing Sondheim as I sank, illuminated.
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While viewers at home no doubt noticed Nichols' statement shirt, which was emblazoned with the word "Stronger" on the front, they may have missed the pink ball gown skirt she was wearing as well.
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Bellisario, who played Spencer Hastings on "Pretty Little Liars," recycled the skirt from her wedding dress — which had an ethereal white ball-gown-style skirt and a cinched high waist — for the Amazon party.
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Janelle Monáe, on the other hand, kept her full ball gown glamour going all night long, beginning with an Elie Saab Couture gown with a sheer and sequin-embellished bodice and a full tulle skirt.
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For most of us, the last time we had people frantically trying to take our photograph while dressed to the nines in a ball gown or tux was probably prom night or your wedding day.
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Throughout her tenure as First Lady, Wu has been one of her go-to designers ever since she surprised everyone by choosing the then up-and-coming designer to create her 2009 inauguration ball gown.
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In hindsight, I don't know why a jacket — as opposed to what else was up for the taking, like a ball gown whose skirt should come with its own wide-load permit — seduced me so.
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Her black ball gown featured a fitted bodice and a sheer cross cutout, a full ball skirt, black veil, cross-adorned crown and she finished the look off carrying a black flower in her hand.
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In that context, the normalized and encouraged ogling of Golding as an object of desire is momentous, as is Wu's entrance at Colin and Araminta's wedding in a ball gown worthy of a Disney princess.
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It's a yearly tradition at Mar-a-Lago: As the ball gown- and tuxedo-clad crowd waits for the stroke of midnight, the estate's owner mounts the stage to commemorate the passing of the year.
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Those still curious can check out the real Melania Trump on Friday, when she is slated to attend a ceremony to donate her inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian -- it's also not a knock-off.
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Not for another half-century would pink be restored to a semblance of its former self, a hue both fancy and frivolous enough to be whipped into a ball gown by the couturier Charles James.
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And one of her most unforgettable over-the-top moments came in 2014 at the Charles James: Beyond Fashion exhibition, when she wore a vintage-inspired Oscar de la Renta ball gown with elegant white gloves.
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The "Tin Man" singer stepped onto the award show's red carpet in Nashville in true Cinderella style thanks to her icy blue, embroidered tulle Tony Ward ball gown belted at the waist to accentuate her figure.
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Everything from a Herrera ball gown to a Sprouse tailored coat had the ease of a pair of jeans — an ideology that both appealed to and reflected the attitude of a new generation of liberated women.
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The Girls creator and her show-runner arrived in coordinated Elizabeth Kennedy gowns: A one-shouldered, red-and-black-checked ball gown for Dunham, and an off-the-shoulder, poufy-sleeved burgundy column dress for Konner.
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Read more: Elle Fanning looked like a Disney princess in a ball gown with a sparkling top covered in meshMost recently, she arrived at a "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" photo-call wearing a bright red pantsuit.
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He also designed two gowns for model Winnie Harlow at the Harper's BAZAAR Icons Party and a bright pink ball gown for Sarah Jessica Parker to wear at the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala.
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I groaned when, in one of the show's undeniably breathtaking battle sequences, these blue-eyed skeletor-demons streamed over a steep cliff like so many black sequins spilling from an Oscar de la Renta ball gown.
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Ms. Markle has, since her engagement, become a singular mover of product — the coat she wore when she and Harry announced their plans sold out almost immediately — but the ball gown is in a different category.
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And finally, Sara Sampaio packed so many head-turning looks, in her custom sheer Francesco Scognamiglio gown, geometric-print Balmain gown, shimmery pantsuit and beaded Zuhair Murad Couture ball gown, that it's impossible to pick a favorite.
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There are your everyday essentials and your gotta-have-it, special-occasion items (the ball gown you bought at a sample sale, the zoodle-maker you still haven't figured out how to use — you get the drift).
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But there are indications — Tom Ford's pointy pink glitter shoes and the feathery pink ball gown Lady Gaga wore to the premiere of "A Star Is Born," among them — that pink has yet to run its course.
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These kind of makeshift, D.I.Y. transformations should be celebrated as much as Elsa's supposed moment of self-actualization, which is staged by Disney as a sexy makeover — complete with a slinky ball gown and silver high heels.
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Williams wore three outfits on her big day: an Alexander McQueen ball gown for the ceremony, a beaded Donatella Versace dress for the reception, and a shorter Versace dress for her first dance as a married woman.
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After several princess comparisons (like her Cinderella-inspired ball gown), Cannes superstar Blake Lively set the style record straight, calling out the real character she looked to when putting together her dazzling ensembles for the French film festival.
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More is more, bigger is better — whether it's referring to a ball gown with a train that feels like it falls for miles, or sleeves that pouf up, '80s-style, but in a way that's less prom-going.
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After arriving at the romantic location where the pair would become husband and wife, Fuchs, who was dressed in a lacy white crop top teamed with a full-length tulle ball gown skirt, was finally reunited with Grossman.
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In it, you'll find recycled taffeta mini dresses, cocktail slippers embellished with recycled glass beads, and a floor-length polyester ball gown that'll have you packing your bags and hopping on a flight to Nice in no time.
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And there are concept clothes in the final section that specifically exemplify the idea of affluence, excess and waste — whether it's Mr. Scott's money dress or the plastic bag ball gown by Moschino, or the logo-strewn Guccis.
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"As much as London fashion likes to go on about gender fluidity and being able to do whatever you like, there are very few men out there who are actually going to wear a ball gown," he continued.
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"Tonight is about women wearing the pants, so I chose to literally wear the pants," said Alison Brie of her outfit — a strapless princess ball gown atop a pair of cigarette pants — and she wasn't the only one.
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While the princess' iconic ensemble was more of a traditional ball gown, with its voluminous skirt, structured bodice, and puffed sleeves, we like to think Cinderella be partial to Michele's unconventional — but no less extravagant — approach to formal dressing.
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The pop star, 24, hit the star-studded red carpet event in N.Y.C., wearing a strapless Vera Wang ball gown featuring a painting of Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment," which can be found at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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So pack up that yellow ball gown and stock your playlist with the best Disney tunes, because this chance to live like a queen or king will only last until the final rose petal falls (or until March 31).
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It's by far her most comfortable and pared-down look of the evening after her knee-less chaps, fur-trimmed bra, thigh-high boots and a bomber jacket-ball gown combo during her four separate performances throughout the night.
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More recently, Grande walked the red carpet of the 2018 Met Gala solo wearing a strapless Vera Wang ball gown featuring a painting of Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment," which can be found at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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By their side in one family shot was 5-year-old daughter Maxwell (dressed in Belle's iconic yellow ball gown from Beauty and the Beast) and 4-year-old son Ace (as a cowboy, which Simpson called "Cowboy Ace").
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Zendaya's played up the unnatural, "anti-serious," and performative aspects of "camp" by poking fun at her Disney past in a Cinderella-style ball gown that changed color with the help of a fairy godmother (her stylist Law Roach).
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In front of an audience that included Clive Davis, Franklin casually strolls onto the stage in a ball gown and full-length fur, resting her clutch on the piano (Franklin often brought her purse onstage) before taking her seat.
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The veteran star was all smiles in a custom Vera Wang strapless ball gown, accented with Bulgari diamonds and minimalist beauty look — a tight chignon and barely-there makeup — which put her large floral back tattoo on full display.
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Linton, whose online behavior prompted comparisons with Marie Antoinette, said in her interview that "I see the irony of making an apology in a ball gown" but that social functions and fundraisers will remain a part of her life.
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She then shared an elegant shot of herself staring out the window and one of the newlyweds together during their dinner ceremony — in which McPhee changed from her ball gown into a white, off-the-shoulder dress, also designed by Posen.
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She wore red once again to the Obama's second inaugural ball in 2013, donning a red chiffon-and-velvet ball gown by Jason Wu that would later be acquired by the Smithsonian, because some fashion choices deserve to live forever.
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On Saturday night, she strutted a catwalk draped in a pale pink strapless Dalia MacPhee ball gown for New York Fashion Week, one of 11 people with advanced-stage cancer transformed into models for one glamorous night in Midtown Manhattan.
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Within these constraints, the red-carpet dresses considered canonical include Audrey Hepburn's 1954 Givenchy dress (even though it predates the red carpet itself), Gwyneth Paltrow's pink Ralph Lauren spaghetti-strap ball gown in 1999, and Julia Roberts's vintage Valentino in 2001.
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Helen Danis of West Warwick, Rhode Island, couldn't afford to go to her own prom as a teenager, according to NBC affiliate WJAR, but last week she was finally able to wear a ball gown and went as her granddaughter's date.
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When she does, it's usually in big moments; Ivanka sported the same red pantsuit and a red ball gown while meeting with international business leaders in Lima, Peru and wore a bright red snowsuit during the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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"I flew to London to meet with Sarah and ended up falling in love with the ball gown silhouette, which is completely the opposite of what I ever thought I would choose for myself," Serena said in an interview with Vogue.
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For the "China: Through the Looking Glass" event, Rihanna shut down the red carpet (literally) with her custom yellow ball gown by Guo Pei, which featured such a long train that it nearly covered the entire staircase entrance of the museum.
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David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock; Walt Disney Pictures/Everett Collection At the Slack Bay premiere Friday, the L'Oréalista hit the carpet in a pastel Vivienne Westwood Couture ball gown with a tiered ballgown skirt and embellished bodice, plus Christian Louboutin shoes.
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It's been a minute since Jennifer Lawrence graced us with her girl next door good looks and charms, her love of a well-planned prank or her seeming inability to walk anywhere in a ball gown without a slight stumble.
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She made sure she had radiant skin thanks to her husband-terrifying, $2,300 Jason-style face mask, and tried on over 40 outfits with stylist Nicole Chavez before finally settling on the perfect pink ball gown for the red carpet.
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The Shadows spun her slowly around as she spoke, and the wings, which are built from layers of tattered linen and crinoline on an articulated wood-and-carbon-fibre frame, swirled around her like the skirts of a ball gown.
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Neither of the stories was fully satisfying, but both had moments of eerie beauty—Aaron Eckhart waving his hands to music; Kerry Bishé, in a ball gown, gazing at the ocean—that, while I was watching, made them feel worthwhile.
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A few days later, Ms. Cotillard appeared in another cropped top, this time with shorts, which also proved something of a Cannes evening-wear thing, sometimes paired with a ball gown, sometimes worn as the equivalent of a bedazzled playsuit.
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Ines Di Santo added a structured half-bow that led into a train at the back of a column dress, and Anne Barge featured an embroidered ball gown with a draped bow that seamlessly blended into the folds of the skirt.
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In 2015 for the "China: Through the Looking Glass" event, she shut down the red carpet (literally) with her custom yellow ball gown from Guo Pei that had such a long train it nearly covered the entire staircase entrance of the museum.
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The Grammy winner decided to stay at home after getting into an argument with producers over her proposed performance, but still got all dressed up in her Cinderlla-esque baby blue strapless ball gown and then posed for an Instagram photo shoot.
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Rihanna Reigns in Couture, Cleavage-Baring (And Jaw-Dropping) Gown at Valerian London Premiere Last month, Rihanna turned heads in a jaw-dropping, cleavage-revealing Giambattista Valli Couture ball gown at the London premiere of Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets.
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Williams wore a custom Vera Wang tulle and geometric lace skirt ball gown with a classic corset detail bodice accented by hand appliqué Chantilly lace at the neckline, and stayed true to her rocker style by pairing it with Doc Marten Jadon Boots.
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The pair tied the knot in Palm Springs on Saturday at an intimate ceremony surrounded by family and friends, wearing two custom white looks designed by Christian Siriano, a structured, full skirted ball gown and a jumpsuit complete with cape and ornate collar.
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The ruched, form-fitting bodice ended in a waist-cinching cummerbund before cascading into a full ball-gown skirt, made even more extravagant with controlled waves of ostrich feathers and crystal embellishment throughout to give the dress that extra pop of sparkle.
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While Williams went for full-on princess glam with her strapless Alexander McQueen ball gown and $3.5 million worth of jewelry by XIV Karats, for her walk down the aisle, the star opted for a more comfortable (but no less glamorous) shoe option.
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I think it's about feeling comfortable whether it is masculine or feminine … It's just about being comfortable with whatever you feel that day whether you decide to wear a ball gown or you decide to wear whatever you think a man would wear.
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As the advent of the fashion police and the worst-dressed lists began to shine a light on the occasionally terrible taste of Hollywood (remember the Demi Moore bicycle shorts ball gown?), designers seemed to provide a safe harbor of expert advice.
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Both were united by Cunningham's appreciation for the smallest of details: the sash of a ball gown as a woman walked down a set of marble steps, the slope of a coat shoulder on a woman lunging over a puddle of melting snow.
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When she found out she was nominated this time around, Ms. Ebersole knew she would have to up the ball gown ante (Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue, had gotten involved in 2015, and that effect on what stars wore was extreme).
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Farhadi strode up the red carpet arm in arm with Bardem and Cruz, who wore a black ball gown and long ruby earrings, and Bardem, along with Argentine co-star Ricardo Darin, who is also a screenwriter and director in his own right.
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If you want to see where the video for "Hold Up" was born, take a look at Goude's 2007 commercial for the perfume Covet, in which Sarah Jessica Parker, dressed in a ball gown, smashes a window to get at her favorite fragrance.
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However, Ivanka's road to branding herself as approachable has hit a few hiccups, like the time she posted a photo of herself in a ball gown, ready for a night on the town, as chaos erupted at the nation's airports over her father's travel ban.
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Jeannie Mai went as Rihanna, in her show-stopping yellow ball gown from 2015, Loni Love went as Lizzo, in her pink feathery cape from this year, and Tamera Mowry-Housley went as Katy Perry, in her Victoria's Secret-style angel wings from 2018.
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By the time the Grimms finished their final revision, almost all of Cinderella's speech was gone, except for her rhyming invocations to the birds who help her pass her stepmother's tests, or to the tree at her mother's grave that gives her a ball gown.
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A friend had stayed up every night for three weeks sewing Bella's ball gown, a puff of peach taffeta, pink feathers, plastic butterflies and rose gold spangles that Bella immediately began to scratch with her fuzzy gray leg after Ms. Ducasse snapped her in.
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"I flew to London to meet with Sarah and ended up falling in love with the ball gown silhouette, which is completely the opposite of what I ever thought I would choose for myself," Williams told Vogue of her princess gown ensemble that also featured a cape.
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If you're working in a media outlet booth, like we were, you do have access to a port-a-potty — but for some strange reason, dragging the train of your princess ball gown on a sticky port-a-potty floor isn't exactly the most appealing idea.
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On the Runway LONDON — The ball gown, cinched at the waist with capped sleeves and a heart-shaped neckline, practically glows thanks to the multitude of pearls, crystals and sequins embroidered using gold and silver silk threads onto the ivory duchesse satin over eight painstaking months.
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Among the items propped high on pedestals or silhouetted against the tall windows were a gold embroidered black silk evening cloak by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino; and a scarlet ball gown lavishly embellished with black seed beads and grommets by John Galliano.
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There are mini fashion shows, of course, with original looks pulled from collections throughout Mr. Gaultier's 40 years: the motorcycle jacket with a full white tulle skirt from his 1976 debut; the black garbage bag dress from 1979; and the camouflage couture ball gown from 2000.
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It's no secret Pitch Perfect costars Anna Camp and Skylar Astin orchestrated a picture-perfect wedding on Saturday — and while we're still reeling from the ceremony's romantic décor and Camp's elegant Reem Acra ball gown, we can't seem to take our eyes off the pair's five-tiered cake.
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As she has done for several years now, Carrie Underwood didn't just host the CMAs Wednesday night, she made the stage her runway with not one or two but 10 outfit changes — from her red carpet ball gown to ensembles inspired by stars including Dolly Parton and Shania Twain.
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Any visitor expecting a single definition, however, will likely be disappointed, despite a dazzling haul of 220th-century French silver soup tureens and third-century Syrian bracelets, 8.23th-century Venetian velvet fragments with an Ottoman print and a silk satin ball gown and coat designed by Christian Dior.
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While Gomez has had quite a few ties to the luxury house recently — in the form of her Met Ball gown this year, say, or her front-row appearances at the past couple of Vuitton shows — the relationship between the star and LV began to blossom in 2014.
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" Lauren Santo Domingo, co-founder of the luxury e-commerce site Moda Operandi "A lot of our customers are already familiar with Bouchra and her designs, and Lanvin this season had lots of new evening wear components that could really excite women who don't just want another ball gown.
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The bride, dazzling before some 200 guests in a floor-length strapless ball gown in ice-blue jacquard, and the groom, dapper in a custom-made, fitted blue tuxedo with black lapels, drank from a silver Kiddush cup that Mr. Kedem's parents used at their wedding 48 years ago.
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The first black and white snap shows a close-up of the abstract line-drawn portrait, while the second is a still shot of Danielle's memorable music video appearance, in which she walks a group of corgis while wearing a bubble gum pink Giambattista Valli tulle ball gown.
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Johansson told the New York Times' Turning Point magazine that while she's had a lucrative career playing everything from the badass Black Widow in Avengers to a sensitive and lonely wife in Lost In Translation, but she has not yet donned an elaborate ball gown or been given a fairy godmother.
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Cowan, who dresses the likes of Cardi B and Lady Gaga, subverts fashion rules where he can: he embraces the short and shiny, he will send a hoodie and a ball gown down the same catwalk, and he knows that dressing for the modern woman doesn't have to be practical.
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Something pretty useful coming with this new offering (at least for me), you could use UberRUSH to order a better fitting dress or different dress size from Rent-the-Runway on the same day, should you find that ball gown you ordered is not the right fit right before your event.
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Still, there were a few notable fashion moments, especially the battle of the toned bellies, as displayed by Ms. Swift, who wore what looked like a 1950s pinup swimsuit (bandeau top, high-waisted bottoms) with a sweeping, slit-up-the-front ball-gown skirt in tangerine and fuchsia, courtesy of Atelier Versace.
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While the show stresses how the handmade is typically viewed as superior to the machine — displaying exquisite samples of hand-sewn haute couture, from Yves Saint Laurent's feather evening dress to the precise embroidery of a Christian Dior ball gown — it goes to great lengths to showcase the splendor of machine-made garments.
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" In terms of Belle's iconic yellow ball gown, Durran and Watson worked together to develop a reimagined version of the dress, which ended up challenging because "there are elements in which the yellow dress works against [being a modern, strong Belle] in a sense of being a pretty, princess-y kind of dress.
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Of course, most of the celebrities fucked it up by dressing nowhere near ostentatiously enough (or, worse: wearing an ordinary ball gown with a little halo headpiece or a crucifix embroidery), but there's one woman who can always be relied upon for extravagance, especially when the word 'Catholic' is anywhere close by.
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But it is also full of names most people have never heard of: the Kuwait designer Yousef al-Jasmi (the crystal bodysuit in "Sorry"); the New York-based Zana Bayne (the leather cone bra worn à la Nefertiti); the Lebanese designer Nicolas Jebran (a high-necked orange ball gown with jet embroidered geometry).
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On the afternoon before Inauguration Day, Cassandra Fairbanks was in her living room, in Silver Spring, Maryland, putting the final touches on her outfit: a Stars-and-Stripes manicure, a strapless red ball gown, a rifle-casing pendant, and a poncho—"in case the protesters decide to throw paint on me," she said.
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Said holes were supposed to resemble meteor craters — also cheese from Wisconsin, where Mr. Abloh went to school — according to the show notes, but they mostly seemed like extraneous attempts to cut deeper meaning into what were essentially simple pieces: the shirtdress, the tank, leather pants, the giant parachute-silk ball gown.
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Another Disney-signed document that marks the launch of the Walt Disney brand — the legal license for the use of his name by Walt Disney Inc — is expected to fetch $60,000 to $80,000, while a production cel of Cinderella in her ball gown from the 1950 film, is set to go for $13,000 to $20,000.
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It's a rite of passage for any young starlet about to make a splash, and Awkwafina has been wrapping up the film's press tour in order to prep — a process that she would document on Twitter, including squeezing into a pair of Spanx underneath her pink silk ball gown worthy of a Disney princess.
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If you lived in New York in the years after "Evita" arrived on Broadway in 1979, or for that matter in Argentina at any time since 1949, you know the dress: a white strapless ball gown, fairy-dusted with spangles, fitted like a bandage at the bodice and billowing into a parade float below.
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Madonna has been prepping her entire career for this Catholic-themed red carpet and channeled an "Immaculate Goth Queen," (says her stylist Eyob Yohannes) in her black Jean Paul Gaultier ball gown featuring a fitted bodice and a sheer cross cutout, a full ball skirt, black veil, cross-adorned crown and black flower in her hand.
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For anyone who misses the Oscars of old — you know, the ones that happened before brands and stylists got ahold of the superstars, when Demi Moore wore bike shorts with a ball gown train and Björk came as a dead swan; when celebs were free to make their own choices, and mistakes — this red carpet is the answer.
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Certainly, you could see the tension in the collections, which seemed torn between Oscarisms and Coppingisms, between the desire to let some of the air out of a brand that was known for its glossy perfection, and appeal to a new set of throw-on-the-ball-gown-and-go girls, and the need to satisfy the classic Le Cirque luncher.
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Bespoke garments are still a substantial part of her business, and so, in addition to flattering cocktail dresses and wide-leg jumpsuits, her collection also has grand showpieces that demonstrate her ability to create statement-making evening wear, such as a sweeping marshmallow-pink cloqué opera cape or a lemon-hued bustier ball gown in the same fabric with a flowing train.
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What you don't see is, after all, what the couture is really good at: the painstaking stitches required to encrust every inch of an otherwise simple little Giambattista Valli 1960s minidress with paillettes of flowers (better than his overblown ball gown finales, which resemble the Titanic made tulle); the wearable sound waves of Iris Van Herpen's marriage of technology and craft.
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He did it with his now-signature combination of lavish ease and a garden of painterly shades; his ability to drain the grandeur from a ball gown so it can be worn with the insouciance of a T-shirt; to toss a cropped neon-yellow cashmere cape atop a blush vest and beige trousers, so its train trailed just so on the floor.
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Well, they're fresh off the catwalk from the Spring 2016 Couture Fashion Week shows, including a Giambattista Valli black hi-lo dress with embroidered pink flowers, an Armani Privé periwinkle blue strapless ball gown with liquid iridescent coating (that "maybe Cate Blanchett" will wear) and a long sleeve beaded body-con Givenchy gown with an open middle (possibly to be worn by Julianne Moore).
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While Rihanna's been on a skin-baring streak as of late, wearing outfits like this jaw-dropping, cleavage-revealing Giambattista Valli Couture ball gown to the Valerian London premiere, the 29-year-old singer opted for a more conservative, professional look for her political meeting with the President and First Lady of France, and she turned to a French label she loves for the occasion.
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Unlike the princess, however, who famously embraced risky fashion statements and high-profile industry friends as a means of self-expression and even defiant transformation — a Vogue portrait of her in a ball gown and diamond tiara, by Patrick Demarchelier in 1990, is a case in point — the duchess's 10-page spread made it emphatically clear that for her, power dressing is not a regal priority.
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There is the main bar, which "takes its inspiration from Belle's flowing ball gown," according to a press release, and is illuminated by a dramatic chandelier that serves as the centerpiece; a formal library with "classical baroque designs and French furnishings inspired by Belle"; a garden room that "draws its inspiration from the enchanted forest surrounding Beast's castle"; and an outdoor patio inspired by Beast's garden terrace.
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Despite filming an episode of Say Yes to the Dress and trying on multiple dresses at Kleinfeld Bridal, Bryan ultimately chose to walk down the aisle in a custom fairytale ball gown featuring an illusion neckline and sleeves with intricately beaded handmade appliqués by her "favorite designer" Hayley Paige, who also designed the reception dress that was customized with a plunging neckline and a sexy low back detailing.
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The bar will be separated into four distinct areas: a main bar, which "takes its inspiration from Belle's flowing ball gown" and is illuminated by a dramatic chandelier that serves as the centerpiece; a formal library with "classical baroque designs and French furnishings inspired by Belle"; a garden room that "draws its inspiration from the enchanted forest surrounding Beast's castle"; and an outdoor patio inspired by Beast's garden terrace.
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See, for example, Kerry Washington in patchworked silver-and-black Michael Kors, the edges not quite lined up; Celine Dion in a cut-and-paste Versace ball gown/T-shirt; and Claire Danes in a rent-and-ruffled Monse pirate shirt, the asymmetric train framing her skinny black trousers (There were a lot of trousers, though my favorite was Evan Rachel Wood's Altuzarra midnight-sky slip-dress/cigarette pant combo).
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The Hollywood merchandise section has Jedi costumes from Star Wars, a lush green gown exactly like the one worn by Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind, and the Harry Potter collection, their highest selling franchise—the black Gryffindor robe with an embroidered house crest, Albus Dumbledore's long grey robe that matched his beard, and a mannequin dressed in Hermione's purple Yule Ball gown in cascading silk and chiffon.
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Read more:10 things you didn't realize teachers have to buy with their own money From ancient monasteries to futuristic libraries, these photos show the different ways kids learn around the world 7 things you might not realize teachers have to do after the school day endsAn 8-year-old girl wore a floor-length, bejeweled ball gown for her class photos — and it was too cute for her mom to argue
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When Jennifer Lopez, in a giant strapless Valentino ball gown with an even more giant Christmassy green and gold bow on the front, like an enormous gift-wrapped relic of the holiday (and red carpets) past, or an irresistible piece of meme bait, made her entrance, it appeared things were reverting to ye olde form — despite the fact the idea of women as presents just waiting to be uncovered supposedly went out with Victoria's Secret.
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You can still pick up a pink ball gown or a cowboy hat for cheap, but the addition of spots like the new ACE Hotel and Acne Studios has made the street equally as popular with people who learned how to ask for the bathroom in Spanish on their junior year trip to TJ. There's also the Bradbury Building, which is that amazing iron and wood building they used in Blade Runner that looks like an Escher painting.
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There were assorted princess styles on Kate Bosworth and Zoe Saldana in Dolce & Gabbana; a Cinderella ball gown on Claire Danes that required both her husband Hugh Dancy and the designer Zac Posen to help when she needed to turn around; medieval royalty channeled by Florence Welch in Gucci and Nicole Kidman in Alexander McQueen; a Jane Eyre moment courtesy of Lauren Bush Lauren; and an inexplicable knickers-and-frock-coat combo from Monse on Sarah Jessica Parker, which looked like nothing so much as a garment borrowed from the "Hamilton" stage.
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When she slayed alongside Beyonc in the "Sorry" video When she embodied the meaning of "statuesque" When she rocked this angle because she felt like it When she covered Sports Illustrated as its sportsperson of the year When she showed off her Wimbledon dress When she performed aerial acrobatics at the Williams Invitational When she competed with a sunset for most beautiful – and won When she proved leotards aren't just for ballerinas When she said she could play in heels and proved it When she crashed a wedding and her bathing suit seemed entirely appropriate for the occasion When she did this When she made us all go out and buy body chains When she posed with her Wimbledon trophy in a goddess-like ball gown When she made her Vogue shoot wholly original And then casually read her cover issue by the pool When her abs looked like this When we couldn't look away from her itty bitty shorts.
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