Can you shoulder this trend, darlings?At left: Christy Turlington Burns wearing Dolce & Gabbana in W. Runway photos via style.com except where otherwise credited.
Fashion Flashback: Vogue 1986; this and next courtesy nymag.com.
Rubin Singer
Nina Ricci
Gareth Pugh
Christian Lacroix
Emanuel Ungaro
Jean Paul Gaultier
Chloé
Elie Saab
Ellie Owen
Giambattista Valli
Lanvin
Louis Vuitton
Paul & Joe, via nymag.com
Requiem
Viktor & Rolf
Armani Privé Couture
Christian Lacroix Couture
Givenchy Couture
Jean Paul Gaultier Couture
Miu Miu dress capped off (literally), in V Magazine.
Belle Sauvage digitally printed leather shoulder dress, at pixiemarket.com.
Balmain exaggerated shoulder purple lace top, at net-a-porter.com. CC adores!
Brian Reyes dress; this and next 2 at shopbop.com.
Brian Reyes Gaucho jacket
Thayer top
CLU pale pink puffed-sleeve tee, at shopbluegenes.com.
Doo.Ri asymmetric purple ruffle dress, at barneys.com.
Catherine Malandrino sage green party dress, at shopbop.com.
Balmain crystal-embellished canvas jacket, pictured via net-a-porter.com.
Last look courtesy Fellow Fashionista Dream and Fantasy.CC adores this trend: it lends itself to a defined waistline, creating womanly curves and accentuating the neckline and décolletage. Have fun emboldening those shoulders, darlings!
xoxox,
CC
CC
69 comments:
omg that white dress with the cut-out back is amazing!
Some of the fashion reminded me of Joan Collins in DYNASTY...oooh can start hearing the theme song from the series...
~XO*
I used to always rip the shoulders pads out of the outfits that had them when I was younger but I think I may just be ready to add a little extra something to at least one shoulder. Love the looks that are more shoulder detailing. Great post! xx blair
hehe i really rather like it... i always think i have massive shoulders anyway, so this way people can think i'm on trend, while just being my normal, oddly shaped self! hehe. on a more "serious" note - i'm so so so enjoying getting out all my mother's 80s escada and jaeger suits... and nicking the jackets! ;-D
xxxc
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Oh my gosh! Nice post! I love all of them especially LV, first Lacroix, Balmain lace (my fave), Valli...
xoxo: Janet
I like Balmain look, Armani and Lacoix, and fially, first photo is gorgeous!
Have a great day, darling,
FM~FP
loved the black Lacroix dress and yellow Lanvin one!
Hope you have a very Happy Easter with your loved ones!
xoxo
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The shoulder pads are such a cool statement. I love that they're back in fashion again.
Christy looks so hot in the Dolce!
I love that lanvin dress!
I hate this trend - Well, I hate the exagerated Balmain 80's shoulders. Ugh, no thanks!
But I do like the winged out ones like the white top or the Chloe dress. Those are pretty.
Ay yi yi, only reserved for the select fierce few.
I can't do the big shoulders. These look great but not on me, so I think I'll let this trend pass me by. I know I'm a wuss.
Trisch xo
I love the straps of the green dress!! So pretty :)
Not for the faint of heart, and I'm glad to see it is not such a literal take on the horrific 80s lol. The Gareth Pugh look is so stunning, and I really love the one shoulder detailing of that Lanvin dress! The puffy shoulders in the LV collection were beautiful too :)
Hi there-wow, the Balmain lace top is stunning!
I had the exact same reaction as Lenore only I was seeing Crystal Carrington( Linda Evans).
xo
Because I'm a bit broader in the shoulders I shy away from emphasizing them even more, but something like the purple Doo.Ri dress looks like it would work well!
I adore all of the ruffles, but can not appreciate shoulder pads, try as I might! :)
Speaking of bold shoulders, yesterday i saw a pic of Victoria Beckham rocking them. She looked stunning!
Link: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/04/07/victoria-beckham-is-tiedye/
Models have a way of pulling off all looks! I myself would not be able to get away with such a look. I'm too curvy - can you imagine how off I would look?! haha
"The Shape"
LOVE!
i would do almost everythink for the blue ungaro-dress.. it is breathtaking!! and i love the last photography, so beautiful. nice choices as usual ;)
I love how Christy Turlington looks in that first dress. I don't think I could ever pull huge shoulders like that off!
Mmmm give me balmain any day!!
The white & green dresses from shopbop are so divine!!!
xxx
I think I can deal with some ruffle sleeves or one-shoulder dresses, but I do not want anything that reminds me of football players!
I love big shoulders but how long will this trend last.
that is a whole lotta shoulder!
Such a bold look I wish I could pull off! Great pics, CC x
I love all of them, specially that Balmain jacket!! I wasn´t very sure about this trend coming back but now I totally adore it!
ya know, I've learned not to hate on anything because it always seems to come back around and I end up wearing it again ..and USUALLY, the trend comes back BETTER than the original ...and in this case, I couldn't agree more. love.it.
...the second photos is hilarious!!!
By the time it gets to the "public" it won't be as extreme. Right now if I showed up at school to pick up my kid,wearing one of those, I'd be laughed at. And he probably wouldn't acknowledge me as his mother :-D
these images are so wonderful!
Oooh I don't think I could wear this unless it was toned down! So funny how all these 80s trends are coming back.
lol... DYNASTY comment is hilarious...
a great selection of shoulder shapes going on. Very very lovely. The bigger the better THE BOLDER!!!!
Rianna Bethany xxxxxxxxxx
what an impact! love them :-)
Love the rubin Singer dress it has an old school vibe, d Ungaro is also tasty! i'd advice daring fashionistas to leave the Gareth Pugh for entertainers like Beyonce, Kyle or Estelle :oD
Been down wit a fever for 3 days now :o( [sobs]..[sniffs] i guess i'd feel better tomorrow and all of this headache wld be gone. Hope u ok?
holy cow, it's like the puffed sleeve trend on steroids!! I could see myself in the frilly one-sleeved ones, they're all striking looks!
i really don't like broad shoulders but some of those are really hot and they kinda look like something i would see on the anime cartoons i've watched
These are all great outfits. I loved the Nina Ricci S/S 09 collection and the Lanvin S/S 09 collections. The picture from the older magazine is so pretty! xx
LOVE the blue one near the top! Im totally into the one shoulder!
I like the return of the shoulder, but we'll laugh at some of these in a few years just like we laughed at the '80s jackets!
i love the look of an exaggerated shoulder, the sillhouette can be difficult to pull off but so chic!
Hey Carrie. Any post that features a pic of Christy Turlington is fine by me. I love her.
Oh these shoulders are amazing!!
Thanks, I love reading your blog. The Balmain jacket is killer, I think I'm on the search for a similar jacket. You should come to Vietnam, the people and fashion here are different.
oh no, i put an extra I on Balmain, silly me!
I can definitely do a puff shoulder, but I'm not really digging the angular ones.
Oh the Balmain jacket!!! I would love to be wearing it right now...
The bold shoulder really works on some of the outfits!
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From Cinderella to Barbarella.
Oh, I love this !
Eighties in the best reinterpretation, again.
You have such an unbelievable sense for fashion. You're blog is one of the greatest things! I recently tagged you in a posting :)
I'm still finding it really hard to get into big shoulder pads. I think memories of the 80s make me shiver slightly still.
I do think they look fantastic on people, just not me.
x
The shoulder trend is funny - last time it wat this big it was just before depression, economic was going great. Now it's almost opposite.
juliet xxx
Since I was introduced to Balmain I've always always benn tempted since then. But I'm squat and wittle hahauj5t5. Not such a good look on me but geez don't i dreamm about them in my sleep! haha
xoxo Eeli
Me encanto el post, y el blog es una pasada. Me hago seguidora.
Besos
i love shoulder pads-i'm so glad they've made such a great comeback! =)
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I like it a lot! I can't believe I'm saying this, after making fun of my mom's 80's pictures so much!
Not those big HUGE poufy shoulders though. I like the Balmain touches with the slightly "up-ed" out shoulder.
Oh and yeah, I'd love to do a link exchange with you. Tell me when you do :)
LOVE this trend! I'm an 80's child so yeah, this feels very right to me;)
oh LOVE the vogue fashback! how cool is that! clever thing - you are on the BALL. :)
xxxx bel
it's a bit out there, but I kinda like it!
YES! love it
xx
Yay for this trend, I especially love the look at Emanuel Ungaro.
Have a nice week-end:)
hell yeah I can <3<3<3 I loove looking a bit manly :DDD
Ohhh i am loving bold shoulders. I have been wearing shoulder pads in my blazers for a while now and finally i am getting some validation for all those who raised their eyebrows and smirked! I especially love the Brian Reyes shoulders. It is more subtle but give a gorgeous silhouette
Great post! I love that last jacket!
I lovelovelovelove the Emanuel Ungaro dress. That collection was absolutely stunning! And I'm loving this bold shoulder. HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND, CC!
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