April Maxi Dress

Plenty of maxi dresses do corset. The April does it without shouting, which is rare among black tie dresses. Satin carries the shaping without stiffening it, so the line stays soft while it holds.

The Cut

• Bodicecorset shaping through the waist
• Fabricsatin, pleated across the body
• Colora gold that stays gold under warm light

This is the one for the night you have been thinking about for weeks. Gold jewelry works, and so does none at all.