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Looking back over Oscars gone by

What type of shoes would go well with the cocktail dresses

Eggs: Bind the stuffing so the interior sets instead of crumbling

The essence of fine dining wants to take patrons out of their ordinary lives, and for two hours, allow them to bask in the extraordinary experience of their choice

Half a century later, we see a similar-in-spirit sensibility colouring runway proposals from the likes of Chlo and Etro in the latters spring/summer collection, summer dresses confected from tumbles of ruffles and swathes of paisley-esque prints had us wanting to kick off our shoes and bolt barefoot through a meadow in full bloom