Updated On: 04 February, 2022 12:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Ankita Mishra
Ideal for evening formal events, the cocktail dress is all set to be relevant again. Celebrity designer Sawan Gandhi helps unpack ways in which one can get that look right

Crafted in flowy silhouettes and elevated with the designer’s signature sequin embroidery, his new cocktail collection `Illume` is an ode to winter contours. Images/PR
A cocktail dress is among those rare fashion trends that make grand comebacks in every era. Legitimised by Vogue, it is generally defined as a woman’s go-to attire for post-afternoon formal events, which also lets her be free and flexible.
A cocktail dress is a post-War Victorian concept that kept getting more desirable as women gained greater independence. Therefore, there is no one way of getting it right. Over the years, this soiree dress went through numerous transitions and gained prominence in the global fashion platform through its constant depiction in Hollywood movies, magazines, fashion shows, etc.