The talk around the virtual water cooler here at MR these days has been about how formalwear has been taking some interesting turns, both with a return to classic black-tie dressing, as well as to more casual expressions, and a (we think) healthy dose of gender-neutral, even feminine aesthetics. These are all observations that we’ve been having in preparation for shooting the formal fashion story we’ve got planned for our upcoming January issue, but all our trend-spotting came to reassuring fruition at last week’s 38th annual Fashion Group International (FGI) Night of Stars annual gala.
