Sitting Pretty

Quietude in Feminine, Dramatic Designs. 

VINCENT LACARI COUTURE red lace gown (price by request). vincentlacari.com. Cocktail ring and chandelier earrings (stylist's own).

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Black and blue deconstructed tuxedo jacket (,540). Saks Fifth Avenue, 5555 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, Md. ALEXANDER MCQUEEN black crystal embellished silk blouse (,595). Saks Fifth Avenue. ALICE & OLIVIA Black sequin pants (stylist's own). BADGLEY MISCHKA crystal embellished pump (stylist's own).

VINCENT LICARI COUTURE pleated blue taffeta gown (,900) vincentlicari.com; OSCAR DE LA RENTA rolled rhinestone choker and embellished crystal bootie (stylist's own).

VINCENT LICARI COUTURE blue and black ball gown (,500) vincentlicari.com; Cocktail ring and chandelier earrings (stylist's own, from Katwalk Boutique, 1709 Aliceanna St., Baltimore, Md.

CHIARA BONI LA PETITE ROBE Hedva black one shoulder gown (5), Saks Fifth Avenue, 5555 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, Md. BADGLEY MISCHKA crystal embellished pump (stylist's own).

ALAÏA long knit black gown (,730), Saks Fifth Avenue. YVES SAINT LAURENT Lou quilted leather belt bag (5), Saks Fifth Avenue. OSCAR DE LA RENTA embellished crystal bootie (stylist's own).

Photographers: Luis Aragon | www.luisaragon.com and Rodney Young | @rdystudios

Photographer’s Assistant: Aaron Hunt

Stylist: Stef Pharr | @stefpharr

Makeup: Kat Aragon Using Limelife by Alcone | @katargon

Nails: Kat Aragon Using Static Nails 

Hair: Gwynn Geohaghan Johnson | www.gobygeohaghan.com

Model: Yessy Rivera

Editorial Direction: Catherine Trifiletti and Dara Klatt

Photographed at Wardman Tower | 2660 Connecticut Ave, NW | Condos shown are on the market | (Priced from $2.15 million to $8.095 million)