1950s red dress Vintage Diva Beth Swing in Scarlet The charm is simple here Vintage 1950s Style Modest Satin

This formaldress has an open back with covered button closure at the neckline and a hidden zipper at the center back

V-neck Hidden back zipper Short puff sleeves Faux-wrap design

The Color Purple is a monumental, and monumentally successful, work that has taken many forms: Alice Walkers original 1982 novel, a Pulitzer Prize winner

Petticoat required for full skirt effect

This red wine vinegar dressing not only tastes amazing but is so simple to make

After seven years living and working as a beauty writer and editor in London, she returned to New York (and Allure, where she got her start in beauty journalism back in 2010)