Friday, June 27, 2008

The New Plaid Dress

Plaid frocks these days are less lumberjack, more Scottish princess. Be sure to check out Jeffrey Banks’ new book, Tartan: Romancing the Plaid. Photo at right courtesy amazon.com.
There are so many amazing tartan dresses to choose from! But since we will have to delay the gratification of wearing most of these wonderful confections until fall, CC thought she'd provide at least one summer plaid: this Badgley Mischka Platinum Label strapless silk twill dress, available at neimanmarcus.com.

D&G stretch wool tartan bustier dress, at Neiman Marcus
D&G double plaid runway look . . . tights, too! Photo via nymag.com.



Just Cavalli Fall 2008 Collection . . . leopard tights, tartan frock & blazer - dizzyingly delicious!

2 runway looks from Martin Grant's Fall 2008 show - both belted at the waist; one short and red, the other long and dark, with a fabulous SATC-ish flower.

CC loves the bias cut of these gowns! Pictures via nymag.com.

Paul and Joe side-gathered pouf-sleeve minidress

Burfitt Cony multi-plaid dress, at creaturesofcomfort.us

Asprey Fall 2008 ruffled plaid dress; photo courtesy nymag.com






Wunderkind satin dress. Photo via elle.com.

Peter Som strapless taffeta frock, via nymag.



Ralph Lauren Fall 2008 plaid dress; go to ralphlauren.com to purchase.
Preen sheer plaid dress; runway shot courtesy nymag.
Dolce & Gabbana floor length plaid overlay organza gown, photo via nymag.com/fashion (you guessed it - CC's favorite!)
Which tartan suits you??

28 comments:

Syed said...

Totally loving those dresses, they're stunning!

MyFashionAddictions said...

i llllove plaid for some reason and i'm so glad that it's becoming such a hot trend. more for me to choose from lol.

Shay said...

mmm, I love subtle plaid mixing! Thanks for a little dose of fall, I'm getting sick of all the bathing suit spreads in magazines right now!

Sharon S said...

I love these picks! my absolute fave is the D&G bustier dress-I'd love that!!

Persephone said...

Hooray for plaid! Those dresses look gorgeous! Thanks for tagging me!

STYLE DU MONDE said...

These dresses are absolutely fabulous!

Anonymous said...

Loving the summer dress <3

Seeker said...

Great dresses for Fall. You made me very into tartan, I'm remembering Scotland with all those different plaids.
Well I think I'll have to invest in it to fall.

xoxo

thanks for your comments ;)

Apt. #34 said...

Thought you might enjoy this little plaid post. http://apartment34.blogspot.com/2008/06/here-we-go-wandering.html Great blog!

WendyB said...

I remember and love that tartan shoot with LindaE

meliindaa. said...

the tartan gowns look the coolest, by far.

NewYorkChique said...

I really like the sheer preen dress look!

Fifi Flowers said...

WOW... I like plaid! Good collection!

Imelda Matt - The Despotic Queen of Shoes said...

i love a highland fling!

♥ Marta ♥ said...

Although i like plaid on others, I don't really wear it myself.It probably has something to do with all of those childhood years wearing plaid uniform.However, these dresses are simply stunning... I think I might be changing my mind, lol ... Great post, as always :)

NewYorkChique said...

oh i forgot to ask, would you like to link? =]

Hannah Bee said...

There is a store called Vintage Vinyl? Crazy. I had no idea. It's awesome you thought of me! Haha.
And yummers. I love plaid.

Anonymous said...

i'm really addicted to any dress with a pattern right now, its my summer signature right now.
ps:
those dresses are the fiercest of the fierce :)

Meg said...

Oh my goodness! Some of those are absolutely gorgeous. My absolute favourite without a doubtis the Asprey. I really, really, REALLy am in love with it. And I love the cover of the book too, very nice. And I like your blog!

Angela said...

I like it. A few years ago I got a Celine piece in plaid and it just has this comfort feeling. Casual and easy to wear.

Hunters Glory said...

love plaid in the summer!

Jen (MahaloFashion) said...

Oh d & g they will never stop making bustier dresses, even in plaid! I like the trend, just obviously not head to toe.

TINA said...

Love the tartan dress; so adorable! I love the Badgley Mischka dress.

Anonymous said...

I really love the first tartan dress, the bold color pattern adds a sort of playful touch to the dress. Thanks for the comment by the way! ^^

Elizabeth said...

I'm a sucker for plaid. Not more than one plaid at a time, but I do love it.

Richel said...

those dresses make me want more plaid. and to be a lady lumberjack.

Da Fashionista said...

had a dress just like the just cavalli in high school :)

digging the idea of a plaid blouse...

A La Femme said...

Amazing clothes, I love this post. My favorite piece is the studded ankle boots, I am so in love with them!!!!