I fell in love with a dress again. This art deco stunner worn by January Jones at the 2009 Emmy Awards stole the fancy-things-loving chunk of my heart immediately. How excited was I then to discover that my friend, the flawless, feminine fashionista, Lacey Lamphere, was involved in getting this work of art on the actress!
Lacey, a Versace employee, was kind enough to walk me through the process of helping an actress find a dress. January is what is called a "friend of the house" at Versace. "Friends of the house" are allowed to view the private atelier collection. Lacey describes it best:
"The collection is comprised of about ten one-of-a-kind couture dresses designed and hand-made in Milan by specially-trained artisans. Our office receives the sketches and descriptions, as well as photographs of the dresses on the fit models, from Milan under strict confidence. No one gets to see the entire collection except us, and we decide which two or three gowns that we think would work well on the girls we have in mind for awards season. Then we e-mail the images to their stylists. On the rare occasion that a girl isn't working with a stylist, we send to their publicist. However, January has an innate sense of style and loves to be involved in the whole process personally. She doesn't work with a stylist, and she doesn't go through her publicist. She doesn't even send anyone to pick up her things for her- she prefers to come into the office and try things on when possible.
"Many times, what a girl wears is often up in the air until the very last minute. It isn't uncommon for us to be glued to the TV watching red carpet arrivals to find out if the girl wore us. But January decided quickly. It was pretty straight-forward, and we knew she would be wearing this dress."
Admittedly, none of this has anything to do with why I find the dress to be so beautiful, but I found it fascinating to get the story straight from an insider.
I have never seen anything quite like this dress. A bodice that is rigid without looking uncomfortable that blends effortlessly with a flowing chiffon skirt. The art deco style, accomplished with plastic triangles and triangle cutouts, is different and striking without overwhelming the actress. She definitely wore that dress and not the other way around.
"Many times, what a girl wears is often up in the air until the very last minute. It isn't uncommon for us to be glued to the TV watching red carpet arrivals to find out if the girl wore us. But January decided quickly. It was pretty straight-forward, and we knew she would be wearing this dress."
Admittedly, none of this has anything to do with why I find the dress to be so beautiful, but I found it fascinating to get the story straight from an insider.
I have never seen anything quite like this dress. A bodice that is rigid without looking uncomfortable that blends effortlessly with a flowing chiffon skirt. The art deco style, accomplished with plastic triangles and triangle cutouts, is different and striking without overwhelming the actress. She definitely wore that dress and not the other way around.
