Regardless of the pattern on your dress, think seriously about prom dress accessories. With the help of accessories, even the simple and elegant ball gowns will be transformed into a stunning and graceful designer formal dresses. If you want the dress to be the center of attention, keep your jewelry simple and avoid flashy pieces. If you want your jewelry to be the focal point, choose a simple dress, so your jewelry will stand out against the background of the dress. Little black dresses work well for this look, but you can also choose a dress of another color, as long as the color of the dress looks great as a background for jewelry.

To refrain from always being filled with jewelry and get exclusive with some well-chosen elements. Use fingerless gloves and either crystal drop earrings and a graceful string of stone around the neck. Pendant necklace and chandelier earrings or dangle can help you look a little higher. Avoid choker necklaces of any type, because the switch has the vertical line Petites creating to look thinner and higher.

. . . gunmetal & dark sequins at {this is glamorous} . . .

{j.crew bracelet; via mint}

{from j.crew, spotted on wit & delight}

left: anya bracelet, right: rocco ring

{images: dannijo via this is glamorous}

Today's give-away is the beautiful and contemporary gunmetal Vivienne Cuff by Bing Bang Jewelry in NYC!

Rock + refined and perfect for Fall, the Vivienne Cuff was designed by Anna Sheffield, who has worked with Marc Jacobs and Phillip Lim, and is the designer behind Bing Bang and her own high-end line of jewelry.

To enter, {click here} to visit Bing Bang, or {here} to visit Anna Sheffield, then leave a comment below.

{p.s.} also: a fun iphone app

{bonne chance!/good luck!}

* please visit {this is glamorous} to view more entries; winner will be randomly selected and contacted by e-mail after Monday, September 7, 2009