Heavy layered lace with thick piping around each flower. Not the typical lace you find on lingerie. The fabric appears to have patches of carpeting when viewed from afar.
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Reminiscent of a past Prada collection? Upon seeing the lace, memories of Linda Evangelista’s ad campaign flooded my mind.
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The Prada version is quite see-through, I’ll settle for this inexpensive alternative especially if the gold version retailed at $3,290.
Rather than the traditional Versace monochrome mini dress, a more modern, fresh Versace look was placed in the Fall/Winter print ads.
The collection also features a wide array of very Versace flowy gowns, but I really like how they went a different direction with the sculpted and sliced dresses featured in the ads. The mini skirt length is still very Versace, but the sliced up patterns make this the freshest looking Versace collection in a long time.
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The cloth looks a bit shiny from the pictures – a bit of 80′s geometric polyester.
It’s hard to believe Madame Grès designs were made so long ago. Below is a pre-1950′s dress that looks comfortable and beautiful. The exaggerated pleating is made by sewing elastic onto the inside of the dress. The simple draping and pleating make the dress seem so simple and modern. Now on view at the Met Costume Institute exhibit, American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity.
