This spring collection featured a refreshing, different trend. All-white outfits are now all the rage. The essential little black dress has transformed into the little white dress or LWD as fashionistas like to call them. In this month’s Elle magazine, a whole spread is dedicated to the white ensemble.
The color white is traditionally thought to represent purity and innocence. Not so here. Model So Young Kang’s face and body language present a different image. Her outfit is buttoned up, but she is not. Even the background, featuring L.A.’s public transit, projects a gritty element. An all-white outfit is no longer only for those who don’t get down and dirty. 
What can be a better backdrop to show off a white outfit than a seedy motel in Los Angeles? The open back of this Bottega Veneta jacket and the garter-like stockings peeking out of white shorts are anything but innocent.
A crown of thorns paired with this white outfit is tough. Kang’s pose shows that she has attitude. The lip-shaped chair adds to the fierce, fearless disposition. This photo solidifies the point of the spread: the new white is rough and tumble, not afraid to get dirty.
Elle shows us that white can be dirty and very sexy.
-Jessica Dysart
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