Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Trendspotting: Short Sleeve Patterned Dresses

Get your Fall 2010 inspiration, darlings, but wear the look now ~ short sleeve printed minidresses are magical!
Andy & Debb, via nymag.com. Other runway photos via style.com except where noted.
Bensoni
Blugirl, via nymag.com
Carolina Herrera
Chanel
Christopher Kane
Clements Ribeiro
Colette Dinnigan
Custo Barcelona, via nymag.com
Douglas Hannant
Erdem
Generra
Holly Fulton
Isabel Marant
















Issa
Jill Stuart
Kinder Aggugini
Loewe
Luca Luca
Manish Arora
Mary Katranzou
Matthew Williamson
Mulberry, via nymag.com
Nicole Farhi
Oscar de la Renta
Rachel Comey
Rodarte
Twenty8Twelve
VPL
Joseph satin animal-print dress; this and next eight at net-a-porter.com.
Emilio Pucci printed cotton-jersey mini dress.
Maje striped jersey mini dress.
McQ printed silk-satin dress.
Missoni knitted mini dress.
Pringle 1815 floral-print crepe dress.
Roberto Cavalli printed silk mini dress.
See by Chloe floral silk-satin dress.
Willow marble-print tiered wave dress.
Hervé Léger indigo batik cocktail dress; this and next three at shopbop.com.
Juicy Couture terry tunic dress.
C&C California striped scoop-neck jersey dress.
M Missoni zig zag striped dress.
Which print do you prefer, darling?
xoxox,
CC

80 comments:

Amanda said...

i love all these dresses. in particular the maje striped jersey mini dress.

but with my tiny frame, theres NO way i can pull these looks off!

xx.
a.

Leah said...

Those dresses are so pretty. I need to update my wardrobe real soon. xoxo

www.janetteria.com said...

I say I love them all!

RECIEN LLEGADA said...

Rodarte it's a nice nice dress i <3 it ¡
xxx
DELIA

Intrinsically Florrie said...

Oh yes, I would wear so many of these- what a fabulous post darling! I especially love that gorgeous Nicole Farhi print.

Florrie x

Susan said...

well, I am fan of dresses, so I love them all!

check out my Alexia Admor dress giveaway, darling CC! :)
xoxo

Brigadeiro said...

LOVE the Erdem printed dress! I need more patterned dresses :)
xx

em.me.ma said...

i love it! ;


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Fargerike Dagny said...

The Rachel Comey dress is amazing! :)

Mar said...

si son cortitos tipo los que has puesto en las ultimas fotos si, pero me tienen que gustar mucho, soy mas bien de colores lisos jaja :)

SoaneHonor said...

Wow, these dresses are all so beautiful. Especially the Rodarte, Bensoni and Chanel.
Bad thing they're all pretty expensive.

Inspiration exists said...

Wonderful selection - seems that shprinted dresses will be hot for the autumn too!

Anonymous said...

Loving the pretty frocks! Can't wait to dust them out from off the bottom of the closet floor!

Katy Mary said...

Yup these are definitely everywhere right now! I can't wait for it to warm up so I can wear one with my new denim jacket :)

FASHION SNAG said...

I love the striped dress near the bottom. So cute!

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Unknown said...

I love combination of short sleeve and long gloves!It looks so chic! Wishing you fabulous week ahead!:-)

Laura Trevey said...

I like the sweet striped one at the bottom... perfect for the warmer weather!

_____________________ said...

The first one is amazing!
Irma

Champagne Macarons said...

Lovely selection of dresses! I was online last night selecting summer dresses =) I look forward to the warm days ahead...
xoxo,
B

Unknown said...

gorgeous! love the leopard number in particular. so happy i found your blog!

Rock Couture said...

Love love the dresses!

Jen Hsieh said...

i am so in love with these short sleeve, patterned dresses. i've been on the hunt for some for a while now!
i'm especially loving the ones with longer, mid-length sleeves! :)

Anonymous said...

I love your Shopbop picks! These put me in the mood for spring, though we're already experiencing warm weather here in LA!

Hope you are having a great start to your week!

xo, becs

Ashley Turner said...

These are all so wearable! Nice to see things going down the runway that you KNOW you'll see in real life too!!!

laurelbis said...

Me gustan cortos para que el estampado no me recargue mucho!!
Bss

Mo said...

I love the first look, and the ones with gloves.

xoxo Mo

Denisa L said...

the first one is amazing:x

stilettolover91 said...

Fab post!!! I love the first one the most i think, and all of the ones towards the end are fantastic too!!

http://www.hottheels.blogspot.com

Inés said...

I love all this dress

daisychain said...

perfect, as you know I already love and wear this style of dress a lot ;)

erika sorocco said...

I love the piece from Jill Stuart - so gorgeous!! :)

Terence Sambo said...

these are really cool. Really lovin d old hollywood glam all these dresses with high necklines portray. Guess cleavage exposure is out of style.

julianne. said...

so chic and adorable!
love them all.<3

B a la Moda said...

Very creative prints. I have to start filling my closet with some of this.

xoxo
B* a la Moda

Nazarina A said...

I have this love - dislike relationship with the fashion on your site!Dislike in a very good way though! I love all the fashion, it totally drives me nuts! The dislike part is that I always want to go out and buy fabric and make all of them and spend money that I don't always have!LOL!So I am just going to curb my urges and "enjoy your show"!

Iva Messy said...

the Andy & Debb dress is fabulous!!

Stéphanie said...

I love every dresses !
http://mimietnini.canalblog.com/

Dania Padron said...

I do love tweed dresses (and suits, and jackets!!!) so I'll give my vote to the lovely tweeds in the round up.

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

I love the Maje and M Missoni ones!

Beth Connolly said...

Lovely-so feminine. A nice change from solids.

WendyB said...

To think I used to fear prints...I love them now! Great choices.

North West London Girl said...

Do you know, I love this style of dress, I've always had upper arm issues and this just works so well for me, and now you have given me so much to choose from. Thank you. xx

Dith said...

Love these dresses doll!

Thanks so much for ur weight loss tips. Can't say I haven't heard those before but it felt much more real coming from u. So I had my breakfast today. lol

Thanks again hun! Ur such a darling
xx

Heather Feemster said...

So sexy and fun, I want some of these for my Spring/Summer wardrobe, it's in need of some flirty frocks.
xo

Mimi said...

That first row of dresses are stunning! I love patterns.

Audrey Allure said...

Such pretty dresses!

Linda said...

only a world.... FANTASTIC!

Winnie said...

Oh I love them all a lot, Love Christopher Kane and Chloe!

Elizabeth Marie said...

I love sleeves!!! (my arms arent my fav) so these are perfect. xo

Blicious said...

i say this on all of your posts but i really do love them all! so hot!!

xoxo

LenoreNeverM♡re said...

I should wear more patterns&prints..Loewe has an amzing season i thought~
xo*

Anonymous said...

I want them all!

juliet xxx

HiFashion said...

These are all adorable! I have a few of these which I can't wait to wear. I really love the Oscar de la Renta dress!

Phivos Nicolaides said...

Great models and dresses!

Peter Breese said...

Nice mix of patterns and color, dig the previous post as well CC! Always a pleasure.

Princess Leia Organa said...

i love the floral dresses! they're my favorite!! (:

Style Redux said...

Love this look because it's great for day and night. Just adore the styling of the Carolina Herrera and the Jil Stuart dresses. I am starting to warm up a bit more to prints, especially excited to wear them for springtime.

Maria Tavares said...

Chanel was loved! Dreaming about it every night :D

S.Elisabeth said...

So loving this trend. Patterns are so much fun!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! I can't wait to wear this look in the spring!!

Stephanie said...

those patterns are so cute!

Kisses,
stephanie

COCAMIA said...

The first two are my favorite!!!

Viva La Fashion said...

i absolutely adore the first dress. :)

ediot said...

love stopping by you and seeing these masses of inspiration! love your blog.
hope youre having an great week.

xxx ediot

trishie said...

The first dress is my FAV!!!

Angela said...

I love some of the short dresses, esp the one in pink, white and orange, just perfect for summer.

Launch Initiative said...

Love Twenty8Twelve! Your blog is fantastic. Great find!

http://launchinitiative.blogspot.com/

x

Rohini said...

Love these! Not a fan of the Blugirl one though.
Xx

PS - How on earth do you get your photos to stay like that?! I have tried a million times and the format always gets messed up. :(

Fashion Court said...

i just bought some similar dresses - can't wait to wear them!

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Carrie,

Love all these cute dresses and just in time for Summer.

Hugs
Carolyn

The Simply Luxurious Life said...

Eye catching! Makes me even more anxious for spring.

MizzJ said...

Those first two are just so pretty! What an inspiring post CC. I love how it's a little more modest than the previous bandage dress trend, but still sexy with the mini length.

Sam said...

adore this look! It's ultra modern but with a hint of retro. So sorry to have not been by lately - have been crazy busy but will catch up on the wonder that is CC Sunday!! XOXO's

Ismene said...

want it!!
soo nice dresses
xoxo

http://elfashionista.net said...

I lke the short tunic dresses, they are perfect for the Barcelona summer! xxx

Closet Cravings said...

In love with the Herve Leger dress. Leighton Meester looked fabu in it. =)


www.closetcravings.com

Unknown said...

These are awesome, Carrie!! Love dresses so this post is just plain awesome!!

SoaneHonor said...

Ah, loove them. I'm a big fan of Matthew Williamson and Twenty8Twelve, and the dresses you posted are just too fabulous. The Jill Stuart and Kinder Aggugine dresses are beautiful as well. I saw photos of Kinder's show at LFW...a-ma-zing.

xxxx
SH

p.s. I love that TopShop dress too. It has something classical, but also a little rockish. Perfect for Soane.

Panty Buns said...

I absolutely adore that short sleeve flared Generra mini dress with its lovely white, aqua, green and black pattern.

Unknown said...

It's nice to see some things on the runway that I would actually like to wear. These dresses are absolutely gorgeous, for the most part. I especially love the yellow floral. Beautiful.