But it also is possible that the chastity dress is little more than the coy expression of a passing mood, mere role play. “The trend gives a woman agency to reinvent herself,” taking a swipe at conventional notions of sexiness and chic. Ms. Kozak made her way around Frieze this month in a long, loose geometrically patterned maxi of her own design. “It’s flowy and feminine, and yet it has some sort of edge.”“It’s a little tight around the neck,” she added. “For the younger women in my office wearing a loose, concealing dress can be an expression of rage,” Ms. Graubard said.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2019 19:18 UTC