powder blue long dress Maureen Cotton Shirring Maxi Internal corset Kathleen Maxi Dress - Powder

The long skirt smooths over the hips before opening in a side slit to complete the look of this strappy open-back long black prom dress that will have you walking into your special night feeling like a queen

Miss Ghana 2011, Erica Nego at the Miss Universe 2011: Erica wore this during the Miss Universe 2011 Preliminary Evening Gown Competition and I touted it then as one of my favorite gowns of the Prelims

Now you have the colour, fabric and fit all worked out, what about the smaller details

The shirt dress can be buttoned partway or left open as my mom did in the title photo (my favorite way) A belt can create structure if the shirt dress is loosey-goosey

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