Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Patterned Asymmetry

CC favorite dress shape and style, darlings! Perfect prints in one-shoulder silhouettes!
Fall 2010 runway coverage courtesy style.com except where otherwise credited.
Alexander McQueen
Basso & Brooke
Bensoni
Blumarine
Cacharel
Carmen Marc Valvo, via nymag.com
Carolina Herrera
Edition by Georges Chakra, via nymag.com
Emanuel Ungaro
Emilio Pucci
Giorgio Armani
Isabel Marant
Jason Wu
Jenny Packham, via nymag.com
Manish Arora
Mary Katranzou
Matthew Williamson
Milly
Nicole Miller
Peter Pilotto
Rachel Comey
Zero + Maria Cornejo
Thakoon Addition smocked floral silk dress; this and next at shopbop.com.
T-Bags one shoulder jersey dress.
Diane Von Furstenberg Juan dress.
Tibi one shoulder dress.
Derek Lam print silk one-shoulder dress.
Diane Von Furstenberg Carmona dress; this and next five at net-a-porter.com.
Single silk-chiffon animal-print dress.
Rachel Gilbert Maddison dress.
Missoni Betulla knit dress.
Temperley London Leah printed wool dress.
Halston Heritage silk-satin mini dress.
Which one-shoulder wonder leaves you woozy, darling?
Are you a fan of asymmetry?
xoxox,
CC
P.S. Thanks for all your amazing comments while CC was on vay-cay!

55 comments:

FASHION SNAG said...

Such beautiful patterns and prints while still showing some shoulder. Love! xo

www.FashionSnag.com

www.janetteria.com said...

Alexander McQueen! <3

Brigadeiro said...

Ah! The McQueen dress was my favourite of his last collection. Absolutely STUNNING!
xx

Wanderlusting said...

I SO adore the Blumarine, that bustier-inspired top on Caroline Herrera and of course, the colours on Matthew Williamson!


Happy Humpday! :P
xx00 Lusty

Inspiration exists said...

Asymmetric shoulders are adorable...McQueen dress is amazing..also like Temperley one.

Anonymous said...

OMG...CC I was just talking about one strap wonders to on my blog...

stilettolover91 said...

These are all absolutely incredible!!! Love them!!

http://www.hottheels.blogspot.com

Melanie's Randomness said...

I wish I could pull this look off because it really does look awesome!!! I love the Emilio Pucci one!!

Keri said...

The blumarine one shoulder is my favorite! Xx

Susan said...

oh, Alexander McQueen... so beautiful!
xoxo

Dream Sequins said...

Mary Katranzou- I'm looking at you! NICE

Averill said...

These are all gorgeous! I'm a big fan of both patterns and the one-shouldered look so putting them together is a win-win in my book!

MrJeffery said...

beautiful choices as always.

Glam Girl said...

I love asymmetry! The one-shoulder dress is my faborite!

WendyB said...

I'd be happy to wear that McQueen!

T said...

LOVING these! They're so sexy and perfect for the summer. I especially love the Juan dress by DvF -- perfect for the beach :)

Alicia Lund said...

i love all the patterns!!

lorenabr said...

Fab pieces:)

Me lo pongo todo said...

Me encantan losvestidosasimétricos.Los veo muy elegantes.
Un beso

carolina @ patagonia gifts said...

oh I love one shoulder dresses too, CC! so sexy! my favorite is the Emilio Pucci one! xo

Denisa L said...

gorgeous picks!

Anonymous said...

Pretty dresses!:)

HiFashion said...

I really wish I had the arms for this trend. But they do all lock beautiful. I love the Alexander McQueen dress.

Ruth @ xruthloves said...

Hiya! Sorry i've been away for a while :(
I love the pinky and orangey print one, its stunning! And the polka dot black tights are very Topshop esque!

Love, Ruth

Unknown said...

Love: The first picture dress, Georges Chakra dress, and also the Isabel Marant Dress!
AMAZING prints:)

Leah said...

I love one-shoulder dresses... and such pretty prints.

Dania Padron said...

Of course, the McQueen dress is the best. He truly was a master tailor.

Anonymous said...

I'm in love with the fourth dress- the print is so unique! Can you make it to my slumber party? xo, mel

Heather Feemster said...

LOVE the bright orange and pink off the shoulder beauty and the stripped skirt number, fabulous.

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Carrie,

Love all these beautiful dresses you have shared, especially the McQueen.

Happy Easter
Hugs
Carolyn

Chrisy said...

Love looking at prints...gorgeous fabrics...but rarely wear them...how strange!

Amanda Lee said...

my two favourite things put together!

Roxy Teacups and Couture said...

love the manish aurora!
http://www.twolia.com/blogs/teacups-and-couture

Grace said...

The dresse are all beautiful, but the style's a bit too different for me to try.

Content Director - Strong Female Leaders said...

Beautiful dresses! You know, I don't own any asymmetrical dresses. Maybe I should really get one?

Devon said...

McQueen can never dissapoint! Great photos x

Cloudia said...

21st century!




Aloha from Hawaii CC


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Ashley said...

Love that longer red dress towards the bottom of the post, that is too cute!!

-Ashley
http://breakfastatsaks.blogspot.com

MizzJ said...

Definitely the McQueen and the Mary Katranzou did it best with this so tricky style. Patterns are definitely something I need to experiment in!

trishie said...

i do like the one shoulder look, your selections are gorgeous!

Festy said...

Beutyful dresses! Great post.
xoxo
Festy
http://festyinstyle.blogspot.com/

Romany said...

That McQueen collection was absolutely incredible. Pure inspiration. And I quite like the Isabel Marant dress, too.
Romany
xx

vint junky said...

Totally coveting that Mary Katranzou....gorgeous!

xxx

Phivos Nicolaides said...

Are all these for Easter? Happy Easter my dear friend!

Unknown said...

The more I see patterns and the whole asymmetrical cut, the more I love it!

Couture said...

The Alexander McQueen dress is so amazing!

Judith
http://couture-and-beauty.blogspot.com/

Poli said...

as usually the perfet set!!! tnx for sharing!

Anonymous said...

These are so fabulous. Great selection as usual. I'm loving all the fab Shopbop options!

xo, becs

Melissa Blake said...

Ahhh, again, I must say...I LOVE the pink numbers! :)

SabinePsynopsis said...

Beautiful! Mr McQueen's still stands out, but Missoni and Temperley are fabulous, too.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! And that Alexander McQueen dress is divine!

Laura Trevey said...

Ohh la la for the Bensoni!

mariemaud said...

wishlisted ! I think it works for any kind of shoulders shape, unlike sleveless dresses, it looks wonderful

MANNEQUIN said...

The blumarine dress is breathtaking, Love the Isabel Marant and Jason Wu dress too- so gorgeous

Petra Bellejambes said...

Hand to god, I will get me some Blumarine before it is all over. The Milly is cute too. Or too cute. Or both.

You, however, are the very best.

xxoo - Petra