"Being able to dance was a valued advantage and could lead ... primarily so that ladies could prepare their outfits, since ball gowns could only be worn once or twice. These gowns were not cheap ...

The dress was reportedly designed by Hervé Pierre, the same couturier behind Melania’s 2017 Inauguration ball dress. Trump, ...

Many attendees rent their attire from Lambert Hofer, a renowned costume workshop founded in 1862 that rents out hundreds of gowns each year. For many Austrians, a ball ends not on the dance floor ...