Unchained Melody

This trend is off the chain, darlings!
Fashion Flashback at left: Vogue, May 2007.
Fashion Flashback: Givenchy, Fall 2008. Runway looks courtesy style.com except where noted.
Abaete
Albino
Baby Phat, via nymag.com
Bottega Veneta
Burberry
Charles Anastase
Christian Lacroix
Kai Kuhne; this and next three via nymag.com
Lela Rose
Missoni
Marc Jacobs
Junya Watanabe
Loewe
Christian Siriano; this and next via nymag.com
Isaac Mizrahi
Jean Paul Gaultier

Nylon editorial, December 2004
Michael Kors, via nymag.com
Kenneth Jay Lane Snake link necklace; this and next at shopbop.com.
Dannijo mixed layered chain necklace.
Giles & Brother Marjorie chain necklace; this and next at net-a-porter.com.
Yves Saint Laurent charm link necklace.
J. Crew lovely links necklace, at jcrew.com.
Elizabeth & James seven chain bracelet, at shopbop.com. CC adores!
Diane von Furstenberg Diane slouchy chain link hobo, at shopbop.com.
Fashion Flashback: Flair editorial, June 2004.
Roberto Cavalli chain-print asymmetric top; this and next at net-a-porter.com.
Vanesso Bruno chain-embellished shirt.
Alice + Olivia chain tank; this and next at shopbop.com.
Shoshanna chain links bikini.
Deal of the Day: Deena & Ozzy chain belt, $24 at urbanoutfitters.com.

Get in chains, darlings!

xoxox,
CC

GOLD STANDARD

Perhaps it’s the superhero buzz, or the upcoming Olympics, but the ORO draws near!

The WEALTH of incredible 24 karat frocks out there is astounding.

My fave is this Alberta Ferretti Chain Embellished Dress (at top right, available at net-a-porter.com). It has that Ode on a Grecian Goddess look without the stench of the vomitorium.

A bit more daring and difficult to wear (perhaps due to the drop waist, which is decidedly an acquired taste), but equally as captivating is Burberry Prorsum’s feathered gold short sleeve shift from the Ready to Wear collections in Milan.

At Nathan Jenden (left), gold did not suffice. This weighty strapless creation combines silver, bronze and other heavy metals. A substantial creation!

Reem Acra makes the precious metal look weightless in this diaphanous creation for the Spring 2008 Collection. The purple belted waist makes it more girly and less scandalous, as this fabric is both sheer and clingy.

Sienna Miller always wears gold to stunning effect, as she did in this banded waist Chanel frock (this image courtesy glam.com).

Lastly, Goldfinger must have been on hand at the Jean Paul Gaultier show, as the models' arms, hands and even her fingernails were dipped in fourteen karat paint!

Give all these designers a medal (because they clearly already have a metal)!

Fashion note: photos in this Couture Carrie post via style.com, except where otherwise indicated.