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By Rebecca Lo | China Daily | Updated: 2014-05-18 11:41

Basic instincts

A number of dresses are on show at Essential Accessories of the Little Black Dress, including a 1989 Balmain by Erik Mortensen (L) and a 1987 dress by Lolita Lempicka. Photo provided to China Daily

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She chose accessories from throughout the past century by leading designers of their time who invented new ways to embellish the dress. Many come from her personal collection.

"I have been collecting and wearing fashion accessories for years-they are my essential treasures," she sighs.

"The majority of the items exhibited are mine or from friends Jeannine and Jean-Marie Hattemberg, or journalist and collector Antigone Schilling, among others."

If you go:

Essential Accessories of the Little Black Dress

1/F, Metal Zone & Water Zone, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon.

Until June 2.

852-3752-9980.

www.frenchmay.com

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