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New Years Eve is next week and that means parties and ritzy dresses. The Drowning In Cocktails Dress from the Disco Killer line by subculture fashion staples Lip Service, is the perfect NYE dress. Sequins and puffed shoulders make it current and glamorous, the mesh contrast and deep v-neck with back strap are a bit cyber and sci-fi making it unique, and the simple overall shape make it comfortable and appropriate for multiple settings. Hop from fancy cocktail party, to club night, to after-hours apartment party with this dress. With a change of shoes, hosiery, or jewelry or the addition/subtraction of a waist clincher or hair accessory, this dress can transform throughout the night as needed.

The Drowning in Cocktails Dress is available online for $90 at www.lip-service.com.

- Jennifer Link

The kitschy, youthful dresses of Rodarte’s 2012 spring collection shown at New York fashion week were part prom dress, part fairy princess, with van Gogh thrown in.  There were a handful of dresses that would make great statement dresses, that would make you the instant center of attention when you walked into a party.  There are some cues to be taken from this collection.  I enjoyed the styling, simple hair and pretty simple makeup (great eyes, love the shape of the black shadow) that really let the dresses do the talking, and being so loud, I think it’s the only way to pull them off.

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featuring fashion by Lip Service, Heavy Red, Ghostlove Jewelry, Blue Velvet Vintage, and more

photographer : Jennifer Link
fashion stylist : Meagan Hendrickson
makeup artist : Leane Steck
hair stylist : Erin Moser
models : Kerry Quaile, Sarah Wintle, and Benn Pullis
assistant : Zach Rose

view the full editorial in the December/January 2010/2011 Issue