Colour: Cherry Lacquer
Originally released through West's GOOD Fridays initiative, a weekly free music giveaway started by the rapper to promote My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , it later appeared on the album with an added guitar solo by producer Mike Dean and an additional guest verse featuring rapper Rick Ross
Covered in shimmering burgundy sequins, this body-skimming silhouette features a flattering square neckline and wide straps that balance the bold sparkle with effortless wearability
While you might not think of red as a hue to wear while swapping vows, we love the pop of color against her slinky satin gown by Atelier Versace
In Fashion in Costume, 1200-2000 (2000) Joan Nunn discusses the changes in fabric and color during this time: Throughout the period light colours were fairly general for evening wear and were considered more suitable for young ladies, as were cottons like muslin or tarlatan, but by the 1860s cotton had lost ground as a high-fashion fabric, and silk, satin, taffeta, faille, moir, silk poplin from Ireland, and velvet for more mature ladies, were used for formal dresses. (166-67) Red was a relatively common color at this time among the elite due to its richness, especially when created through the new aniline (synthetic) dyes that evoked novelty and opulence
