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Elevate your style game and command attention with confidence

The unique tassel detail on the dress adds a touch of playfulness and movement, allowing you to stand out in the crowd

Make sure the measuring tape isnt too tight to take a deep breath, cough or sneeze

This article is partially based on an interview with Paul Julch, MA, a Personal Wardrobe Stylist, Speaker, and the founder of Urbanite | Suburbanite, a wardrobe styling business in the San Francisco Bay Area

To self-fashion and to appear is to visually claim space and attention on ones own terms, participating in what art historian Krista Thompson describes as the visual economy of light. The public opening on February 7 commenced with a Black Dress Talk featuring Tonya Blazio-Licorish and Tara Donaldson, authors of Black in Fashion