Selena Gomez is proof that the little black dress is anything but basic. While promoting her latest film Emilia Pérez , the actress, 32, has continuously demonstrated that her tried-and-true fashion formula leaves plenty of room for stylish reinvention. The difference is in the details.

Just ask Gomez’s stylist Erin Walsh , who recently revealed that the actress’s press tour wardrobe is defined by “powerfully feminine” all-black looks that don’t shy away from texture. Gomez, too, is something of an LBD connoisseur and in recent months, has been wearing the closet staple for countless public appearances, sometimes donning dual black dresses only a few hours apart. For the New York Film Festival premiere of Emilia Pérez on Monday, September 30, Gomez enlisted the help of Vera Wang .

The designer, 75, created a custom look just for the occasion. A floor-length crepe de chine halter gown tied with a giant bow at the nape of the neck, it made a strong statement coming and going. Gomez dialed up the drama with matching black arm warmers, towering black patent-leather Giuseppe Zanotti platforms and an awe-inspiring selection of Tiffany & Co.

jewelry. The platinum-and-diamond pear-shaped drop earrings and practically blinding Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Bird on a Rock ring were the opposite of demure. In fact, they all but stole the show.

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