The shape is evocative of the square-cut liripipe incorporated into many academic hoods
Well, that is easy because the smartest dressy dresses are simple ones whose mission in life is to be just good backgrounds for accessories
As Freud wrote in his essay, The Uncanny, that experience of the uncanny double occurs when something that we have hitherto regarded as imaginary appears before us in reality, or when a symbol takes over the full functions of the thing it symbolizes. When animal flesh, that slab of meat we throw on the grill with nary a thought to its provenance, is rendered and re-contextualized as a female (and feminist) work of art, it becomes a multivalent symbol, of our own violence against women and animals, of transient flesh, of life and death
Many boho dresses tend to come off as casual, however, choosing the right silhouette can instantly refine your entire look and add a touch of elegance.