Lanvin Cotton Shift, Ruffled Collar deisgner I have elected to keep

I have elected to keep ALL of them

with a gorgeous oversized faux-bow that fastens with a snap

So I cut out a green felt patch in the shape of that famous Avedon pic of Dovima with elephants

though this was a total lie: I only aspire to following that rule

The silk reads as black with red polkadots

Lanvin Cotton Shift, Ruffled Collar deisgner I have elected to keepFROM KATE SEKULES'S CLOSET The simplest of cotton shift dresses has the single feature of an enormous satin ruffle around the top, stiffened at the edges to be forever shapely. It's featherweight cotton jersey that would be see through if it weren't such a dark navy, and the neckline dips in back. You could almost but not quite wear it off the shoulder, but it's engineered to stay in place. It's a size small and while it's about 40" at the widest