Bows.

*Image above from the Chanel runway show from Spring 1988…whether extravagant or subtle, bows have been, and always be, a classic symbol of femininity.

The chic and feminine bow is a detail I find myself attracted to while shopping time and time again. Today, some favorite recent bow-centric finds.

1. SEMI-SHEER WHIMSICAL BOW PRINTED SILK MAXI DRESS WITH SELF-TIE HIGH NECK AND BABY PINK FEATHER TRIM

2. BLACK CREPE CLUTCH WITH MAGNETIC CLOSURE AND A DRAMATIC OVERSIZED IVORY SATIN BOW THAT DOUBLES AS A STRAP

3. BLACK SUEDE POINTED-TOE BALLET FLATS WITH SHIMMERING CRYSTAL BOW DETAIL ON THE TOE…CLASSY AND COMFORTABLE ENOUGH FOR ALL-DAY WEAR

4. SLEEVELESS FULL-LENGTH A-LINE DRESS IN A BOLD, GRAPHIC BOW PATTERN…SIMPLE, YET CHIC WHETHER YOU DRESS IT UP OR DOWN

5. LIGHT BLUE DYED REAL FAUX SHEEPSKIN TEDDY COAT WITH BLACK VELVET SNAP CLOSURE AND TWO LARGE PATCH POCKETS

6. SET OF TWELVE RECYCLED PAPER HOLIDAY TRIMMINGS PATTERNED TABLE ACCENTS

7. COLLARLESS MINI SHIRT-DRESS WITH RUFFLED BIB, INTRICATE CRYSTAL DETAILING, AND FLOUNCE HEM — THE COMINATION OF TAILORING AND FEMININE DETAILS IS UNEXPECTED, BUT THE RESULT IS GORGEOUS!

8. HEIRLOOM-QUALITY 18K GOLD PLATED BRASS BOW-SHAPED TREE TOPPER HAND EMBELLISHED WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS FOR A GLAMOROUS AND TIMELESS LOOK

9. ASYMMETRICAL ONE-SHOULDER PUFF SLEEVE IVORY MIDI DRESS WITH BOLD CONTRASTING EXTRA-LARGE APPLIQUE BOW — PLUS, IT DOESN’T HURT THAT THIS PIECE IS ON SALE FOR HALF-OFF CURRENTLY

10. SET OF TWO SHIMMERING SATIN BOW-SHAPED HAIR ACCESSORIES…ON SALE FOR UNDER $20 AND WITH A HAIR-TIE OR BARRETTE CLOSURE, THESE ARE ALMOST IRRESISTIBLE

11. BLACK SATIN SLINGBACK POINTED-TOE PUMPS WITH A CRYSTAL EMBELLISHED BOW DETAIL TO ELEVATE YOUR LOOK AT HOLIDAY PARTIES

12. TIERED EMBROIDERED TULLE MIDI DRESS WITH RUCHED BODICE, SHEER LONG SLEEVES, AND INTRICATELY BEADED BOWS — DEFINITELY AN INVESTMENT PIECE, BUT THE DELICATE DETAILING CAPTIVATED ME AND I JUST HAD TO SHARE…

13. SWISS LINEN ROUND SCALLOPED HOLIDAY PLACEMATS WITH HOLLY AND BOWS EMBROIDERED THROUGHOUT…WITH AN AIR OF PLAYFULNESS, THESE ARE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE DINING TABLE FOR YEARS TO COME

14. CROPPED RIB-KNIT BLACK CARIGAN WITH VOLUMINOUS SLEEVES AND RHINESTONE-BOW SNAP CLOSURE

15. SIMPLE FINELY KNIT WHITE SOCKS WITH CONTRASTING GROSGRAIN BOW AND GOLDEN EMBROIDERED GUCCI MONOGRAM

16. FITTED STRAPLESS MIDI-LENGTH GOWN MADE FROM STRUCTURED, YET ELEGANT BLACK TAFFETA WITH SUBTLE TONAL BOW DETAILS — SUCH A GREAT UPDATE TO THE CLASSIC LBD

17. STUNNING HEELED RED VELVET MULES ADORNED WITH STATEMENT BOWS AND A SQUARE TOE FROM JIMMY CHOO

P.S. Winter layering.

P.P.S. The velvet edit!

P.P.P.S. The best bourbon balls.