fashion dress Oscars Lady Embellished Maxi - Black being enclosed by a back zipper NWT Fashion Nova Dress Rose

The wings were from Target and the wand is just one of those little glow sticks from Walmart

This dress easily changes from subtle elegance to full-on red carpet glamour

And I guess it all lends to the realism of the novelsthe characters act like real people, bound by personal desire, local custom/tradition, changing relationships, and larger societal patterns and systemic issues

Dressing tables for shared bedrooms Durham dressing table | Bette chair | Cruz rug In a shared bedroom, a dressing table can still feel like a personal retreat

I found a number of really gorgeous fall inspired dresses and linked them below for you