viscose maxi dresses Selene Draped Dress in Knit Elevate your evening attire with the Marchesa Notte Silk Viscose crepe asymmetric maxi dress

I purchased my graduation dress during the Lilly Pulitzer sale in January last year, but remember many of my friends looking for their dresses around this time

Its power was immortalised in the 17th-century court portraits of Diego Velazquez, and by John Singer Sargents 1884 portrait of Madame X (actually Virginie Amelie Gautreau), which was unveiled at the 1884 Paris Salon and scandalised the world thanks to the juxtaposition of skin, cleavage and black velvet

Their plan worked, though, and the big reveal almost went off without a hitch

Fabric Options: Fluid fabrics like satin, crepe, and georgette work best for the draped silhouette