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Helmut Lang Leather panel stretch dress

$875.00 by Helmut Lang at Net-A-Porter

How do I love thy Helmut Lang Fall merch? Let me count the ways...well for one, their body con use of leather. This stretch leather dress, above, takes a little imagination to love on the flat, but when I saw it in person, I just DIED. This dress is obssesion-worthy for several reasons (um, just look at it), but most importantly from a wearer's standpoint, in that Helmut Lang somehow makes leather snug yet wearable, and tough yet chic, all without suffocating the wearer. With its stretchy panels in all the right places, it prevents that stiff, restricting feeling that leather normally has.

I suggest pairing it with minimal details; perhaps a nude or ballet pink suede platform heel to keep the focus on the dress (or if you must tchotchke it up, add something feminine instead of anything too hard-edged to balance out the look).