Mother of All Dresses: What to Wear Now

I have a soft spot for a label that is built on a contrast, and Mother of All is two people disagreeing in the best way. Noa Pasternak and designer Golan Taub launched it in Tel Aviv in 2018, and the way I read it, Taub brings the daring and Pasternak brings the refined, feminine eye. The name nods to Eve as a modern muse, but the clothes are less mythic than that sounds.

What comes out is vivid color and playful 1980s references next to classic tailoring and clean lines. That tension is why a mini dress can feel spirited without turning every piece into a party dress. Pasternak runs the business and Taub leads the design, and you can feel both hands in the collection. The label began with a wish for more local eveningwear that felt approachable, and its own history says it wants to blur the line between evening and casualwear.

It is a good instinct. Most of us do not live in black-tie, but we all have a few evenings that deserve more than jeans.

This is the part of the label that still holds that original brief. The Ellis Dress, the Swan Mini Dress and the Carla Cutout Flower Mini Dress are the shorter, more playful side, while the Dorothy Maxi Dress and the Etta Sequins Maxi Dress carry the same mood into a longer line. I like that a sequined maxi can feel special without needing a complicated plan to wear it. In my fashion dreams, she is in the Inaya Collar Maxi Dress with a flat sandal and a clean clutch, and the collar gives the whole look its punctuation.

A tip I would follow: if a dress has a cutout or some shine, keep the jewelry small and let the shape speak first.

The tops carry the label's main tension, a feminine shape with a harder edge. The Cora One Shoulder Lace Top and the Annie Lace Bodysuit use lace and asymmetry to make a simple base feel intentional. The Bridget Button Shirt brings the tailoring note, and the April Zipper Corset Top is the more structured choice. I would treat each as an anchor and not stack competing details on top.

Picture her in the Cora One Shoulder Lace Top under a plain jacket for a late dinner, with loose trousers and one metal earring. For a daytime plan, the Faith Bodysuit follows the same logic under a blazer or tucked into a skirt. What I would skip is wearing lace and a corset shape in the same outfit. Pick the one you love and let the other pieces stay calm.

The last group is where the label feels composed from the outside in. The Flora Jacket and the Nicola Back Belt Coat give the outline some structure, and the Brooklyn Long Fur Coat pushes the mood toward winter drama. Underneath, the Annie Lace Midi Skirt brings texture and the Flora Skirt keeps a floral note in a quieter shape. I would pair a statement coat with a plain top and let the skirt carry the texture.

This is where the evening and casualwear mix turns into a styling trick: one strong piece makes simple layers feel intentional, so you do not have to dress head to toe for a single occasion. The woman I picture is crossing the city on a cool evening, coat open over a fluid skirt, in shoes she can actually walk in.

Mother of All works for me when eveningwear and everyday dressing get to borrow from each other. Golan Taub brings the bold silhouette, while Noa Pasternak's hand in the business keeps the label in conversation with a real wardrobe. It is not plain basics and it is not an all-night dress code. It is color, texture, a cutout, a jacket with presence and just enough clean tailoring to bring an outfit back to ordinary life. I would start with one dress or one standout layer and let it set the tone. Although I suspect the fur scarf would end up in the story too. I went deeper on a related idea in Beaded Dresses And Real Wear. I went deeper on a related idea in How to Wear Black Tie Wedding Dresses.