I love long, flowing, graceful gowns, made a luxurious fabrics with long sleeves. I have also always loved the idea of mysterious looking cloaks. When it comes to clothes, I do not believe that less coverage=alluring, or that more fabric=frumpy. The idea is, if you want to draw attention to yourself, you can do it in a dignified way. Moreover, it can be drawing attention to interior dignity, strength and grace, rather than stopping at the strictly physical.
I am not saying that pants, or shorter skirts cannot be feminine and romantic looking. Some specimens of their unique charm is for another post.
What I love especially about gowns, though, is how forgiving they are to one's figure. If one tall and slim, they make you appear even more so. If one is curvaceous, the shimmering fabrics skim over your curves and flow away from the body, rather than clinging to them.
I also love long, flowing, silky hair. It is so romantic looking, when done correctly. And so unabashedly feminine, and sure, impractical, at times, but that is half the charm of it.
