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Translation: Over-the-top drama

Stella Ellis, plus-size model, muse to designers Jean Paul Gaultier and Thierry Mugler, and author of Size Sexy: How to Look Good, Feel Good, and Be Happy—at Any Size, always chooses a caftan (Stella Ellis Size Sexy) for special occasions because the effect is so dazzling. This leopard print, with its gold sheen, makes Ellis's skin look radiant; the Empire waist and V-neck accentuate her favorite features—her waist and chest. "I go through gaining and losing weight like everyone," she says. "That doesn't mean I can't dress up."
Earrings, H.Stern. Ring, Sonia Bitton. Shoes, Jimmy Choo.