Evening

Elie Saab builds this top from sheer black lace scattered with sequin flowers and gold-toned beads. A draped bodice sits over a sweetheart underlayer, the waist wraps into a short peplum, and the long sleeves end in scalloped lace at the wrist. The embellishment is worthy of a gown; the shape is a separate, cut to wear with a plain skirt or pants.

Elie Saab works this long-sleeved top in black sequins, solid across the body and broken up over the shoulders and arms. There, sequinned leaves and flowers climb a sheer tulle yoke, finished at the round neck with a narrow black binding. A zip closes the back and each cuff. Black tailored pants are all it asks for underneath.

Elie Saab cuts this strapless corset entirely from black guipure lace, its corded flowers and leaves laid over a nude lining so the pattern reads sharply. Panelled seams shape it close through the waist before it flares into a short peplum, and scalloped lace edges both the neckline and the hem. Over a full black skirt, it reads as half of a gown.

Blumarine builds this top from sheer lace and works it over with bead embroidery, paisleys and open flowers traced across the body and down the long sleeves. A high collar fastens with a zip at the back, and the hem and cuffs end in scalloped eyelash edges. In lipstick red, every bead picks up the light.

Raquel Diniz cuts the Elena top in crepe cady, a dense acetate crepe with a faint rib and a dry hand. Strapless, it curves over the bust and narrows to the waist, its panels marked by rows of fine topstitching in the manner of a corset. Over high-waisted pants it makes a clean evening line.

Blumarine prints this top with long-stemmed roses in black on an amberlight ground and ruches the stretch tulle from the high waist to the hip along a single centre seam. A deep V-neckline opens above a glossy black rose set at the empire line, and the long sleeves gather down to the wrist. Pale and graphic, it sits well over black.

Blumarine prints this top with red roses and green leaves on a black ground and ruches the stretch tulle from the high waist to the hip along a single centre seam. A deep V-neckline opens above a glossy red rose set at the empire line, and the long sleeves gather down to the wrist. On the black ground, the roses carry all the colour.

Stretchy, sumptuous velvet has been appliquéd with thousands of tonal metallic sequins, lending this shell its rich, mesmerizing texture and dimension.

Catching the light, fine pleating lends sculptural dimension to this strapless black taffeta top. An internal corset offers sensual support beneath its sleek, structured line. Pair with our wool silk cropped trouser for a complete look.