Thursday, September 29, 2016

Who’s Your LBD Beauty Spirit Animal? 5 Ways to Customize a Classic, From Carrie Bradshaw’s Curls to Wednesday Addams’s Braids

Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City

Sarah Jessica Parker—actress, shoe designer, and the woman who brought Carrie Bradshaw to life—is expanding her résumé to include a line of little black dresses. And while every woman can pull off the versatile wardrobe staple with aplomb, it’s what happens above the neck that makes a signature statement. Take Carrie herself: Her figure-hugging dress was made a trademark not only by its snug silhouette, but also through her signature curls, aviators, and glowing, sun-kissed limbs. Angelina Jolie’s turn as Jane in Mr. & Mrs. Smith was made all the more memorable after the actress slipped into a latex LBD—which she paired with undone hair, eyes edged in onyx, and a berry-tinted pout—while Whitney Houston’s performance-ready, body-skimming black dress in The Bodyguard was individualized by way of a Cleopatra-inspired headdress and lids coated in metallics designed to catch the light. From Wednesday Addams’s pair of plaits to Holly Golightly’s power brows, when it comes to individualizing the little black dress, it’s all about the beauty.

 

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