Dear Marylou: How can I make my sleeveless "little black dress" look more feminine and less minimalistic? -- H.O., Warm Springs, Ga. Dear H.O.: Either add feminine sleeves the way Nima Taherzadeh did ...

When you think of clothing silhouettes that evoke power and presence, 1980s-era padded shoulders might come to mind, but across the centuries, billowing sleeves were a courtly status symbol.