When the social calendar is jam packed with holiday dinner parties, and festive soiree’s, a new frock keeps the celebration fresh. The object of the game is to be drop-dead gorgeous right? So leave experimentation to the trend-oids and fashion freaks and go for ravishing.

Purchasing a gown is akin to buying a diamond. Its a purchase that will last through many years of champagne toasts. Hand-embroidery, silk taffeta and French lace, are some of the lavish materials used to create the Cinderella confections. Below are Haute’s favorites from red-carpet veterans like Oscar de la Renta, J. Mendel, Reem Acra, Marchesa and Naeem Khan. Any one of these will turn heads