black formal dress midi Chic Aline For Semi Hidden zipper/clasp at back Black Midi Dress, Puff Sleeve

From there it curves out and over the hips and the panels of chiffon that make up the skirt float around you as the skirt falls to the floor

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This 90s outfit idea is popular year-round, especially for Halloween

Modern 90s fashion interpretations feature more tailored proportions while maintaining the statement-making ethos of the original style

Which is why, as fashion historian Valerie Steele wrote in her book The Berg Companion to Fashion Hepburns dress is still the most famous of all little black dresses. And why it fetched 467,200 (about $604,000 in todays money) when it was auctioned at Christies in 2006, making it one of the most expensive film memorabilia of all time