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"It&amp;#x27;s pretty well documented around here that I find black strapless dresses to be a total snooze (especially when the same celeb wears them over and over again!). So I was completely surprised and very much smitten by R&amp;amp;B star Monica&amp;#x27;s take on the classic at the BET honors. Check out her full look and shop our cheap and chic version of it, after the jump. This LBD is anything but boring! Instead, Monica has taken in to an edgy and totally fashion-forward place with the help of a few very smartly used accessories. First, the chains: I&amp;#x27;m really feeling layers of gold necklaces right now (like those on the runway at Givenchy), and this tangle of bling is fun and funky and a great mix of colors and textures. Then there are the gloves. I was thinking that only a girl with some major tattoos on her upper arm could pull off wearing black leather elbow-length gloves scrunched up around her wrists, but on second thought, this is a look I&amp;#x27;d try out myself. And with the cold cuffs worn on top of them, you get the feeling she put some serious thought into this look. Finally, the black pedicure and sleek metallic clutch finish off her &amp;quot;don&amp;#x27;t mess with me&amp;quot; look. I&amp;#x27;m obsessed with how well this simple LBD is managing to tell a great story about her personal style. My beef with black dresses is that women tend to look like clones in them, but this version proves that point moot. What do you guys think of Monica&amp;#x27;s look? Are you feeling her edgy-meets-femme vibe as much as I am? Shop our version (for much less!) now: Photo: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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