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Meet The Experts Michelle Tolini Finamore, Ph.D., is Salem, Massachusetts-based fashion curator and historian who has curated exhibitions ranging from Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour (2022-3), Gender Bending Fashion (2019 ), #techstyle (2016), Think Pink (2014) and taught fashion, film and design history

Part of the appeal is that backless dresses feel unexpected

The fitted waist opens into a short layered skirt, creating a dark romantic silhouette that pairs naturally with platform boots, hosiery and silver accessories

It looks like a small European town and it has the most fabulous Christmas tree front and center

As its name implies, this style is fitted through the bust, waist, and hips, and then flares out dramatically from the hip or mid-thigh into a full skirt