Thursday, April 22, 2010

Divine Draped Dresses

First things first, darlings! The winner of CC’s Jewels of Denial Ring Giveaway is the lovely Kristin of Bon Bon Rose ~ congrats!
Now on to delicious draping!
Fall 2010 runway coverage via style.com except where otherwise credited.
Alexander Wang
Anne Valerie Hash
Bensoni
Bottega Veneta
Costello Tagliapietra
Derek Lam
Diane von Furstenberg
Donna Karan
Doo.Ri
Douglas Hannant
Elie Tahari
Emanuel Ungaro
Gabriele Colangelo
Halston
Isaac Mizrahi
J. Mendel
Jeremy Laing
Jill Stuart
Julien Macdonald
Lanvin
Luisa Beccaria
Matthew Williamson
Michael Kors
Nanette Lepore
Narciso Rodriguez
Nicole Farhi
Peter Som
Rachel Roy
Roland Mouret
Sharon Wauchob
Sophie Theallet
Tadashi Shoji, via nymag.com
Talbot Runhoff
United Bamboo
Veronique Leroy
Victoria Beckham
Vionnet
Vivienne Tam
Wayne
Diane von Furstenberg Layly tiger dress; this and next four at net-a-porter.com.
Alldressedup draped jersey dress.
Vivienne Westwood Anglomania draped jersey dress.
Alexander Wang draped satin-jersey dress.
Temperley London Diabolo beaded drape dress.
Derek Lam draped dress; this and next two at shopbop.com.
Thakoon Tidal draped dress.
Catherine Malandrino draped neckline dress with flutter sleeves.
Do you drape, darling?
xoxox,
CC

59 comments:

Nuheila said...

Love J.Mendel's blue dress-amazing!



Nuheila

www.janetteria.com said...

I love them all. Beautiful!

Laura Trevey said...

Happy Thursday Carrie!
I love these... the draped look is very elegant ~~

xoxo Laura

Amanda Lee said...

LOVE J. Mendel, DVF, Alexander Wang and the Vicky B ones!

love love love this post!

xx
a.

Unknown said...

I love Jill Stuarts's, Mendel, and Ungaro very beautiful! I have big hips and these types of dresses helps minimize them.

Monkey Mae said...

I'm all about draping and love how it cleverly disguises icky areas.

Inspiration exists said...

Love draped dresses - very feminine and sophisticated. Most of all - Vionnet and Lanvin.

The Simply Luxurious Life said...

Draping can hide so many sins - love them!

Michael St. James said...

Love that Lanvin look! Nude is the new hue.

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Marian said...

I think the reason why i am so into draped garments is their versatility. A lot of them are so great for layering.Divine draped dressed indeed sweetie! Amazing how inventive designers are draping wise.It gets more clever each season.
glam kisses,
marian.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to the lucky winner!! Also, I adore draping! It's so flaterring on most anybody!

TheStreetFashion5xpro said...

great selection...you have great style

Brigadeiro said...

Ah...a post so close to my heart...LOVE draped dresses!!!
xx

daisychain said...

Loveeee these CC x

stilettolover91 said...

Stunning dresses!!! I'm loving them all!!

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FASHION SNAG said...

Love beautiful draping!

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6roove said...

I love drapings! especially whene the materials are sheer, delicate, transparent, then all looks really interesting and wonderful

thanks for sharing!
hugs :)
6roove

glee said...

I love that first drape along with the boots.

p.s. It's always a puzzle to me where do you get all these fabulous photos and how do you manage? you're very resourceful blogger I should say :)

erika sorocco said...

Congratulations to Kristin - LOVE Bon Bon Rose! What else do I love? That Emanuel Ungaro piece. The color is heaven!! :)

A PIECE OF PASSION said...

Beautiful! I want the blue one!

xoxo

A PIECE OF PASSION

Raquel T.G. said...

Me encantan los drapeados, me parecen increíblemente elegantes!!!
1besoo
xx

Mary @Delightful Bitefuls said...

I love your posts! I desperately need an extravagant outing!

xxMK

http://delightfulbitefuls.blogspot.com/

Helen said...

An artfully draped dress, blouse or skirt can hide a multitude of sins! I LOVE draped anything!

Fashionstyle said...

So pretty !!

carolina @ patagonia gifts said...

love, love, love drapes, darling! faves: ungaro, laing and williamson. stunning. hope you have a great day! xo

The Trendy Fashionista said...

You're right, these wrap dresses are divine!!!

-The Trendy Fashionista
http://thetrendyfashionista.blogspot.com

Jen Hsieh said...

breathtaking! i'm obsessed with well done draping. the first dress has my vote...can't take my eyes off it! :)

Cat said...

Love the easy, form fitting, yet somehow, very forgiving drapping style! Swoon...I can hardly pick my favorite :)

BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

OMG, I can't believe I won. Thank you so much! LOVE the Wang!

Denisa L said...

simply gorgeous

Anonymous said...

Beautiful draping! Love.

Wanderlusting said...

You nailed this one on the head Carrie!

I love love love draped dresses...Elie Tahari, the nude ones, ahhh, they are so perfect for me because they hide all of my flaws (pudgy tummy, etc) and are so damn feminine!

Lusty xx00

TERI REES WANG said...

I'm still and again mad for all the 80's drape of disco days.

Lisa said...

I love the Alexander Wang dress.

ahoymichelle said...

Oh my! I especially love Jeremy Laing, Anne Valerie Hash, and Veronique Leroy's dresses!

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

I love so many... I need to find a cheap draped dress! lol:)

Anonymous said...

Here are some serious favorite of mine !!! I'd say Wang + Talbot win it !!

Unknown said...

ELegantes y MUY MUY CHIC!:)
me encantan!
la verdad es que nose por cual decidirme!!
UN BESAZOOO!:D

Nubia Mejia said...

I love how the first dress is half sheer. They are all gorgeous

Inés said...

Fantastic post,love all dress!

JEAN-PIERRE said...

you have great tast, i love all of these

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julianne. said...

draping is so beautiful to me.
i am inlove with these.<3

Princess Leia Organa said...

oh my gosh! these are the prettiest dresses i've ever seen! i love the draping! very classy and chic!

Iva Messy said...

so beautiful!!!

Grace said...

Absolutely gorgeous picks! The Donna Karan would be my favorite.

Elaine said...

So amazing!

Enter to win a vintage button-down shirt!
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OliTa said...

All are fabulous dresses ! A dress by Narciso Rodriguez is my favorite, just love the fabric and design.

Unknown said...

That Elie Tahari dress is LOVELY! I'm not even a big wearer of red but I would definitely wear that!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous selection of "drapery"!

Content Director - Strong Female Leaders said...

I love drapy dresses, especially if they are still tight on the body. What a sexy style?

Anonymous said...

the maxi derek and lam dress is amazing!

Leeann @ Join the Gossip said...

The strapless blue one is my fav of he bunch!

B a la Moda said...

Can you believe that yesterday I was looking for a draped dress with draping on the side seam and couldn´t fin it? I hope this trend reaches the stores soon.


xoxo
B* a la Moda

hopelle said...

this post makes my eyes tear, that's how much i love it! alexandra wang can never be wrong!
I always know i will be inspired when i see your posts!

take care!

Stylista Fitness said...

Love draping :D elegante!!

Style, She Wrote said...

Fab post, yet again. I love the Elie Saab dress.

ChikitaRosemarie said...

the drapes are gorgeous!!!
i love drapes too, they are always elegant, always figure flattering. thanks for posting this! :D

loves,
-CR
sociologicallystylish.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Ahh, love them all, they are all amazing!

Hope you have a lovely weekend!

www.meg-land.blogspot.com

xx

Kristin H said...

Love love love drapes!