The Miracle Dress

Wednesday, 28 September 2011 | by Pat's Picks

What’s black in the back, colored in the front and can make women look about two dress sizes smaller? It’s the “Miracle Dress,” says the New York Post. Stella McCartney’s “optical illusion” dress is this season’s big trend.  Called the Bicolour Octavia, the dress achieves is body alchemy by using shading—black panels on the side and a swath of color in front—to create curves. It ain’t cheap though. The dress, currently out of stock retails for $1,595.

Here’s Nicole Scherzinger wearing it last month: