Do not confuse the Ladies' Cocktail Frocks Department, where some of them work, with Day Frocks or Evening Frocks or exclusive Model Gowns.
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And the Bob Mackie parade of frocks was a hoot.
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It's the real essence of fashion — it's fashion, not frocks.
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Women wore department store dresses or frocks created by costume designers.
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Leave your bright frocks behind when visiting somber places like memorials.
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Minaj, 34, wore two frocks herself — both hugging her famous curves.
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Pairing tall boots with light, airy frocks definitely makes a statement.
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The revealing frocks came in a range of colors and metallics.
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There are frocks and gowns that incorporate imagery of the Roman Catholic religion including crosses by the score, as well as densely sequinned frocks by Versace and Dolce & Gabbana which portray the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus.
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Sometimes monthly subscribers receive frocks that have not been pressed or cleaned.
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From fancy fascinators to colorful frocks, the fashionable guests did not disappoint.
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On social media, consumers demanded options beyond shapeless frocks and peplum tops.
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But diaphanous caftans and floaty frocks don't always fly in the city.
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Ahead, we've rounded up 19 fancy frocks that all cost less than $100.
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Frocks, bags and shoes are now disproportionately bought online compared with other goods.
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Models in glinting tweed culottes shot through with bronze and draped satin frocks.
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There were also soft feminine frocks, some embroidered with floral or wheat patterns.
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"Then I realized it's a lie—men in frocks, nothing else," he said.
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Flashy frocks will not make Georgia rich, let alone defend it against Russian aggression.
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When Susie first learns about Dorothea, they're wearing one of their social camouflage frocks.
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The latest label to put its touch on these frilly frocks is John Galliano.
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Revolutionary frocks were the last thing people had on their minds at the time.
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It meant giant, face-framing umbrella hats atop strapless balloon frocks in pansy shades.
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Mr. Bolton himself, schooled in the history of dress, saw mutant panniers and frocks.
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That would be RAD (Red Carpet Advocacy), founded last July to "change the conversation on the red carpet" so that it's not just about frocks, but frocks and philanthropy, the two so intertwined that you can't talk about one without the other.
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Instead, the prisoners are given dingy gray frocks to wear, again stirring up troubling questions.
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When shopping around, we demand options — and, of course, that applies to our fancy frocks.
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So, it's no surprise that the unapologetically girly, seven-piece collection focuses solely on frocks.
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For the gala later that evening, they twinned again in shiny silver frocks and diamonds.
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She's dressed celebrities like Björk, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga in her eccentric frocks.
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Her coral lace dresses and dotted Swiss frocks were color-keyed to the cocktail napkins.
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Instead of poufy frocks, expect floral miniskirts, tube dresses, crop tops, and even a bucket hat.
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Pops of color accented the muted palette, with vivid checked skirts or frocks and red tailoring.
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Now that it's officially sweltering, barely there frocks and breezy shorts are the preferred daily wear.
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A few are bound to look at frocks like those in this exhibition and be hooked.
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And like all the frocks that came before it, we simply cannot stop looking at it.
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Several young girls, wearing white frocks and holding red bags, could be seen fleeing the compound.
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With fringe and feathers, the frocks are hiked up to the thighs, low-cut, or belly-baring.
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Click on to see these photogenic frocks in action and click here to shop them for yourself.
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From maximalist sequin frocks to lingerie-style slip dresses, there's no shortage of options to choose from.
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Several guests were seen around town wearing black tie — men in tuxedos and women in glamorous frocks.
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Look out for '90s frocks, athleisure pieces, and leather pants you'll want to wear out of the store.
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Models wore one-shoulder ruffled dresses in lace as well as silk frocks with voluminous shoulders and sleeves.
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They sneer at Zelda's wide-eyed attempts to fit in and mock her wardrobe of ruffly pastel frocks.
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From gold frocks to LBDs, there's no shortage of party dresses to choose from in the mix ahead.
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Lululemon lures shoppers with both yoga clothes and yoga classes; Louis Vuitton displays fine art beside its frocks.
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Remember those empire-waist, ruffled frocks that the cool kids swore made your flat chest look more voluptuous?
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The former Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, for example, was known for her lace and floral frocks.
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"All fashion indices point to [Posen] as the Next Big Thing in Frocks," Time magazine noted in 2002.
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Halls that once swirled with cigar smoke and tulle frocks started welcoming PowerPoint potentates in plastic name-tags.
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Guess she's really not interested in being associated with those delicate pintucks and frothy Oscar frocks any more.
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Both frocks were designed by the label's founder, Hubert de Givenchy, who considered the Belgian-born actress his muse.
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Of course, this comes as no surprise considering all of the Batsheva-inspired frocks we've been obsessing over lately.
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Designers today rarely dress the way they design; even those fashioning the most luxurious frocks cultivate a basic look.
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Long gone were jewel-toned dresses, and sporty yet feminine chic frocks that attracted mall shoppers to young women.
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Goddard also scrunched colourful open-collar smock and taffeta frocks and used puffy floral dresses to play with volume.
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Or Brock Collection, with its lacy milkmaids-at-the-Petit Trianon cherry-print frocks, rough linens and Watteau florals.
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She often favored shirts and ties over frocks and heels and kept her maiden name in both of her marriages.
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Erdem and Gucci displayed matching brocade pieces, and Stella McCartney mixed textures with sequin frocks styled over tassel-hemmed bottoms.
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Yep, there's a simple way to make all of these loose-fitting frocks work for work: turn them into shirts.
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Nowadays, the dress is being reimagined into lamé dinner party frocks, casual Friday work attire, and even one-strapped pieces.
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Her grunge attitude paired with this prim piece recalls Courtney Love in her babydoll frocks from a few years earlier.
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There were light-as-air white crocheted lace dresses and sparkling pastel sequined party frocks with puffed whipped-cream sleeves.
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Not only did she wear a latex dress in September, but she&aposs also worn knit minidresses and velvet frocks.
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Doing this envelopes the two women, dressed in pale, simple frocks, in a rich collage of patterns and jeweled colors.
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In the 1950s, women began to favor brighter frocks and flared skirts that billowed while they leapt through the air.
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In addition to shopping the loungewear and pajamas, you'll also find flowy frocks and sleek totes at an enticing discount.
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Ms. Cotillard, in a remarkable series of frocks, hats, coats and trouser suits, is the key to the film's spell.
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This means you can score party frocks, tailored coats, and kicky boots just in time for the holiday event circuit.
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Batsheva Hay found fame designing what were popularly referred to as prairie dresses, modest little frocks in Laura Ashley fabrics.
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Known for its body-hugging frocks and edgy style, BCBG's sister label celebrated the spirit of rock 'n' roll for fall.
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The largest collection of Queen Elizabeth's royal frocks are set to go on display as she celebrates her landmark 90th birthday.
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No matter how you style these gorgeous frocks, you're sure to look just as fabulous, at a fraction of the price.
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These 35 frocks are sure to get your soon-to-be sandaled feet knocking and your pretty little basket bags calling.
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It's breakfast time now, and five girls are in the hall, all wearing their school uniforms, green-and-white-checked frocks.
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I think the art world had more trouble coming to terms with me being a potter than my choice of frocks.
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The 1920s symbolize decadence, but not everyone could afford to gamble in exclusive clubs, purchase designer frocks, or drink expensive champagne.
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Meanwhile, Molly Goddard presented riots of ruffles and flouncy frocks — a spectacle of over-the-top femininity with a revolutionary edge.
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The invite-only guest list is full of celebrities who often choose frocks that fit the theme of the latest exhibition.
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Following her own Los Angeles presentation, Rachel Zoe has a sequin minidress ($295) and other glitzy frocks available on her website.
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All had dressed for the occasion, removing velvet evening capes or tailored coats to reveal everything from glittering frocks to tuxedos.
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Before Melania, other first ladies faced criticism for their wardrobes, like Mary Todd Lincoln, who was known for her pricey frocks.
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Playing Andrea, a writer and barely clean heroin addict, Kirke is a Marilyn Monroe fantasy in vintage frocks and strawberry curls.
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Along with flattering jeans, cute booties, and flowy frocks, a cozy duster sweater should be a staple in every closet this season.
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In the same year, Ireland slapped duties on coats, underwear, shoes, frocks, bread, jam and chocolate, prompting contraband in the other direction.
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"I really don't do frocks and I absolutely don't do heels," Beavan told Refinery29 writer Vanessa Golembewski, when talking about her outfit.
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Emmy Rossum and Tracee Ellis Ross arrived looking ready to exhale, having swapped their award show attire for less constricting party frocks.
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When I think of cocktails, I think of suave suited men and women in long slinky frocks—backless, cut to the thigh.
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Even mass market chains are championing the movement, like Zara, whose stores and website are awash in logo coats, shawls and frocks.
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Lurex, leopard, lamé, velvet, sequins and lace abound, in party frocks and even sportswear pieces like polo shirts, turtlenecks and bomber jackets.
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First out of the block this week was Altuzarra with a cool, utilitarian mix of army parkas, leopard print and prairie frocks.
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Chiuri also presented a selection of white dresses before moving onto dream-like frocks in pink, mauve, grey and blue for the evening.
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Meanwhile, Tilly will put her sewing skills — acquired in Paris during her long exile — to work outfitting the local women with fashionable frocks.
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Sultans in the Ottoman Empire favored these frocks that became the daily uniform in much of the Middle East, India and North Africa.
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To her usual dolly frocks, she added more tailoring, suits done in her own style, which is to say, elaborately ribboned and bowed.
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A terror attack in London, destruction in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Texas, hurricanes and flooding, a mass shooting in Las Vegas — meanwhile, frocks.
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In case you were wondering: lots of tequila sunrise ball gowns and summer frocks, some with little wooden animals instead of bugle beads.
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And while the similarities to getting hitched elsewhere are numerous—meringue frocks and tossing the bouquet—what Argentines really crave is the fiesta.
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Goddard's signature colorful and frothy tulle frocks, were interspersed with shimmering sequined pieces, satin structured blazers, pinstriped wrap skirts, and gathered form-fitting dresses.
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Online markets have appeared for second-hand sales; fancy frocks can be hired for a few nights from websites such as Rent the Runway.
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Floral frocks, stilettos and bangles aimed at the mid-market customer do not often inspire strong reactions, but Ms Trump's fashion line is divisive.
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That's why we're always keeping our eye out for those day-to-night frocks we can slip into when we're running 30 minutes behind.
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Traditional department stores, meanwhile, are struggling, partly because outdated frocks and coats languish on racks and then have to be sold at a discount.
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Evening gowns were luxurious - a sparkly orange number with Medusa medallions straps or black frocks with plenty of golden embellishments and belt buckle straps.
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An intellectually engaging exhibition of fabulous frocks may sound like an oxymoron but this extravagantly beautiful show offers a lot to think about, too.
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Around the corner is Le Date, a boudoir-evoking jewel box brimming with cocktail frocks, furs, heels and bags displayed on vintage hat boxes.
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The discounted pieces include festive wrap dresses, sleeveless frocks, and even mini dresses that are perfect for pairing with tights for a winter fete.
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And cocktail frocks in silk charmeuse that slithered over the body like liquid mercury, but were cut like a tank top at the shoulder.
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There's a sense that she considers herself above stepping out with dumb fashion people who find attending red carpet events and wearing fancy frocks enjoyable.
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Certainly when compared with the time-traveling cool of black cigarette tuxedo trousers matched with cropped rococo taffeta jackets, and petit-point floral skater frocks.
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From minimal tunics you can wear over jeans to punchy stand-alone frocks that need no other accoutrements, try to keep your hands off 'em.
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Before you give up on your shirt dresses and trapeze frocks too soon, take a stab at these chic combos to give them (new) life.
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Oversized sunglasses, ruffled frocks, and mural-printed swimsuits are also included in the 48-piece collection, as is a very Gatsby-esque beaded shoulder piece.
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With heavily blackened eyes, colorful frocks, and a platinum blonde beehive, Mary shed her suburban roots and adopted a glamorous new public persona: Dusty Springfield.
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"There won't be as much 'oohing' and 'aahing' over pretty party frocks, but everyone will still enjoy seeing what Kate wears all the same," says Kelley.
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I haven't written this article to out masculine gay men as frauds, nor to dictate that all gay men should be rocking Priscilla frocks and heels.
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The only recourse in the case of discrimination is the court system, not a terribly hospitable place for those paper dolls in the full-skirted frocks.
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For spring 2016, Tracy Reese sent out a collection featuring a number of sheer frocks, so Commando produced a special selection of colors for the outfits.
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We're forever on the lookout for frocks that fit the formula: non-clingy, no tricky zips or buttons, and (above all else) within our price range.
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She had tamped down her looks for the role, bulking up her slender frame with padding, hiding her curves inside a series of drab country frocks.
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A series of de rigueur little black dresses, asymmetric, traced by bows, was followed by a series of pleated dancing frocks in back and white lace.
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It has it all — singing, dancing, Ryan Gosling, summer frocks that never wrinkle — along with a muted choir of dissenters who don't understand all the fuss.
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Also high/low dressing: taffeta and moiré frocks cut thigh-high in the front, and backed by billowing trains, so they make both entrances and exits.
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Twenty-five years later, Blanche is paraplegic, and her caretaker sister has become sadistic and delusional, wearing lacy little-girl frocks and plotting an absurd comeback.
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Hogg, known for her fantastical creations, presented revealing bodysuits and frocks decorated with masses of tulle as well as jumpsuits and dresses in a carnival-like print.
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Her royal blue frocks and forest green ensembles are fun and all, but this picture proves the Duchess can don monochrome black alongside the best of them.
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LOS ANGELES - The Oscars are fast approaching and fashion commentators are gearing up for the array of red carpet frocks that will be beamed around the world.
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Eugenie, who announced her engagement in January, worked closely with Pilotto and De Vos, leafing through archives of frocks worn by British royals to pick a silhouette.
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For the photoshoot, the 23-year-old wore two sexy red frocks: one a sequined Balmain minidress and the other a long, slinky slipdress by Nili Lotan.
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Ditto. Also tulle debutante dresses embroidered in pearls and molded silk faille princess frocks, all of them perfectly pretty, and all of them redolent of the archive.
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She was trying on, and casting off, a succession of frocks before eventually settling on the ensemble she would wear to Ms. Burch's spring show on Tuesday.
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Many believed the diaphanous, delicately embroidered Guinevere dresses and flamenco frocks that had distinguished the pair's successful tenure had surely come from the mind of a woman.
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There is more at work here, in other words, than Gucci sending girlie boys onto its runways dressed in frilly frocks or brands straining to appear woke.
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Batsheva, designed by Batsheva Hay, specializes in the kind of frocks that would look at home at Pioneer Village, in patterns befitting your grandmother's well-worn couch.
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At the end, an infinity mirror finale reflected dancing lights and a series of neon feather frocks and bright pumps stretching back and back into the past.
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Designs of large yellow, red roses as well as other colorful flowers decorated dresses, printed or attached with their green stems hanging off skirts and frocks like ribbons.
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She wasn't the only one in the squad wearing kiddo couture: The two other girls from Lemonade also wore very expensive Mischka Aoki frocks, according to the label.
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He takes them into the prison nursery, home to "youngsters—none aged over four...all dressed in the same spotted blue frocks—their own kind of convict uniform".
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Designs of large yellow, red roses as well as other colourful flowers decorated dresses, printed or attached with their green stems hanging off skirts and frocks like ribbons.
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From gingham and seersucker frocks to eyelet crop tops and tulle skirts, the offering is an affordable one-stop shop for events casual, cocktail, and everything in-between.
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A group of Chinese men drew large crowds of curious onlookers and hikers when they wore red frocks and high heels to climb a mountain in Guangzhou, China.
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Archbishop Gänswein, in a soutane with purple sash, indifferently flipped pages of designer frocks until he lingered on a luxurious Madame Grès dress inspired by a Franciscan habit.
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Models, including Kaia Gerber, Gigi Hadid, and Doutzen Kroes, were seen donning off-one-shoulder and asymmetric frocks that made us remember how simple sexy dressing could be.
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But Ms. Moss's look is derived more closely from Ms. Pallenberg's, including the sweeping coats, the unbuttoned satin blouses and the romping-in-the-concrete-garden hippie frocks.
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From coy off-the-shoulder frocks to mod and minimalist shifts, we've got every style you need to be well-dressed for the rest of the year, and beyond.
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Its characters are apparently in their mid-20s, but they're treated like children, forced into identical white frocks and sent to mandatory salon sessions, tea parties, and yoga classes.
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And while we love a good floral dress as much as anyone, we're putting our frocks aside and opting to bring some flower power to our swimsuit collection instead.
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The Duchess of Sussex doubled down on her love of long, flowy frocks today at her Royal Ascot debut in a button-down shirtdress by her wedding gown designer.
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Phillip Island Nature Parks The penguins are good because an adorable old man (the oldest man in Australia!) made their adorable sweaters, and their frocks have the most detail.
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Nominees Glenn Close and Melissa McCarthy as well as award presenters Salma Hayek and Cate Blanchett all chose black frocks for the event, which boasted sparkling embroidery or sequins.
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They're all arranged according to color in seven chapters: "Edible Ensembles: A Fashion Feast for the Eyes From Banana Peel Jumpsuits to Kale Frocks" by Gretchen Röehrs (Rizzoli, $24.95).
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These items, along with classic doublets, frocks and imaginary creatures, were among about 4,000 costumes the Dutch National Opera put up for sale to the public on Saturday. Why?
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Villanelle, the wily assassin of "Killing Eve," is more seditious, dressing for her murderous assignations in filmy ruche-necked Edwardian frocks or layer upon layer of dainty pink tulle.
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With a slew of mini and midi dresses in her latest collection, Mendes is most looking forward to wearing fall frocks with her favorite statement shoe: a zebra pump.
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Original prints from Nathalie Du Pasquier (hands and numerals on plinths) came on plunging halter gowns, knits and narrow-shouldered furs, contrasting with simple black beaded frocks and coats.
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It was a night of facial hair and sparkles, fairy princess frocks and character dressing, with the characters, and the (Hollywood) royals, dressed straight from the silver screen playbook.
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We don't mean their black frocks and shapeless kimonos; we mean their signature makeup (smoky brown eyes, neutral lipstick, and dewy skin) and bedhead (matte waves created sans hot tools).
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The shape is evocative of the ankle-grazing, column-style qipaos, though the off-the-shoulder ruffle calls to mind printed Carribean dresses, or certain West African Aso Ebi frocks.
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There are itty bitty frocks in sunflower hues, maxi dresses you can wear to just about any wedding, and denim finds perfect to start off the new school year with.
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And she dressed the part of a Constance girl off duty, with pussy-bowed silky frocks, colored fur, and even a Parisian-inspired striped shirtdress, topped with a leather beret.
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Siriano's Lane Bryant pieces scream spring, with candy-colored striped tops, feminine frocks, sheer accents, and powerful prints dominating the 18-piece collection, which is priced from $48 to $198.
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They were worn with simple flat sandals, under lots of long, loose layers (dresses and skirts, included), and more structured frocks that clashed with the leggings in an intriguing way.
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For the Billboard Music Awards, Alba went for a completely different vibe than the kind of solid-hued, candy-colored, sweetheart-neckline frocks we're so used to seeing her in.
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Neo-flower children have a chic new outpost to shop: Ulla Johnson, purveyor of billowy bohemian frocks and pretty peasant blouses, has opened her first boutique, at 15 Bleecker Street.
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On one level, of course, that's what couture is supposed to be: not just frocks that make you stand out at a party, but clothes that make you feel safe.
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One notes the flagrant unlikelihood of the man who most needs this book's advice accepting it from a gentleman who wears patterned frocks and looks like their dotty Aunt Esther.
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For evening, pleated spaghetti-strap frocks came layered under knit bralets with sashes that could be wrapped and tied around the waist, though they were left dangling on the runway.
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Priced between $55 and $219, the line is chock full of festive pieces you can actually repeat, like orange sundresses, linen short suits, soft yellow bridesmaid dresses, and eyelet white frocks.
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The retailer has dubbed 2018 "the year of the dress," and frankly, we couldn't agree more (let's not forget when we rounded up 100 frocks for your (and our) shopping pleasure).
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In fact, the inimitable activist's sartorial sensibilities were so renowned, a year-long exhibit was dedicated to her frocks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, in 2007.
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Chung took inspiration from 1930s silk crepe dresses for short-sleeved frocks, but there were also nods to the 1970s with waistcoats and a darker palette including mustard, brown and burgundy.
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Designer Molly Goddard, known for her colorful eye-catching tulle dresses, said her clients would "stomp through the storm" next winter in her taffeta frocks, pinstripe suits and bright argyle knits.
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It seems like we've just begun breaking out our light linen frocks, barely there blouses, and leg-baring bottoms, and already we're noticing a few gaps in the warm-weather lineup.
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Ms. Rose's gathering, modeled on a traditional trunk show — more like a living room Tupperware party, actually, but selling frocks, not pots — evoked nothing so much as mid-1960s Palm Beach.
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The most joltingly direct and concentrated emotional hit, he found, came from wearing frilly, flouncy, beribboned frocks, the kind of confectionary stuff you picture when you think of Little Bo Peep.
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Just look to fashion-forward celebs like Gigi Hadid, Kate Middleton, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Rihanna, and Jennifer Lopez, who have all been spotted out and about in similar seasonally-appropriate frocks.
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On a recent visit, racks of one-of-a-kind children's frocks from the early 19603th century, and a rare Laguiole knife with a Siberian mammoth tusk handle could be found.
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Edwina, whose uptight frocks serve through much of the film as a bulwark against the corporal's advances, exposes a wedge of shoulder wide enough to prompt a rebuke from Miss Martha.
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This was enthusiastically demonstrated by her grandmother Lilly Pulitzer, who designed a namesake collection of preppy pink, green and orange fashion frocks, which she originally sold at a small juice stand.
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There are plenty of retailers that specialize in non-hideous frocks that will satisfy your very specific dress code and still leave you with some dollars left over for your plane ticket.
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Since the Golden Globes kicked off red carpet season last January, we've born witness to dozens of brightly-colored frocks, Joan of Arc-esque metallic dresses and lots and lots of capes.
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The Berlin couple EVA & ADELE, who dress identically in campy and grotesque-looking frocks, brought a colorful canvas, "Double Act, 2015," based on a backdrop of the contour of their bald figures.
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Chung took inspiration from 1930s silk crepe dresses for short-sleeved frocks, but there were also nods to the 1970s with waistcoats and a darker palette including mustard, brown and burgundy colours.
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In September 2002, after Posen's Spring 2003 Collection was presented at New York Fashion Week, Time magazine reported that industry experts were referring to him as the "Next Big Thing in Frocks."
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The store where I used to daydream was Marshall Field — another vanished icon — where I'd try on $2,000 frocks in the 28 Shop and imagine myself at opening night at the opera.
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Those picnic-blanket-printed frocks have been everywhere since cool-girl label Paris 99 (the brand behind these beauts) launched exclusively on Opening Ceremony, where founder Paris Starn interned when she was 16.
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When Christie boards the Orient Express at Calais with her linen frocks, sun hat, bully beef and smattering of Arabic she is very much the "Empire Builder's Wife" heading for "Mem-Sahib Land".
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With his pale, delicate features, long, curly tresses flowing from under that crown, and tendency to favor frocks ornate or simple, he looks as if he's stepped down from a Pre-Raphaelite painting.
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So, instead of walking down the aisle with a train trailing behind you, the mini- and midi-length frocks ahead will help you realize that less (fabric) is more for your big day.
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Because really, summer is so close we can (actually) feel it — and at this point, we couldn't be more ready to spend our lives in lightweight frocks, slip-on sandals, and bathing suits.
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Made from detritus and old frocks, the pieces are haunting, resembling, as a critic noted, "mysterious, vacuum-packed matter from some other universe," as so many things at art fairs seem to do.
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Frothy party frocks aside, there's another reason showgoers look forward to Molly Goddard's spot on the London Fashion Week schedule: She's known for hosting the occasional feast (see the banquet from fall '17).
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Nearby is a marble bath that leads to a sizable dressing area and a walk-in closet, where Ms. Davidson keeps her extensive collection of shoes, handbags and designer frocks, many from Zac Posen.
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On Thursday afternoon, Marc Jacobs closed out fashion week with a show that provoked vociferous debate, though not about the seven-inch platforms or glitter doll frocks on the runway — but about the hair.
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Rental is an easy way to diversify your wardrobe and try out new looks without fully committing to them, and it's particularly appealing for finding fancy frocks for special occasions without breaking the bank.
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"I said I've seen all the other actresses, and they're always running the vacuum in these little flowered frocks with high heels on, and I don't do that," she told NPR in an interview.
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Though Burch's love for floral frocks was evident in fall 2019, the collection as a whole seemed much more rigid with its double-breasted tweed coats and structured dresses, completed with prim ladylike bags.
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When styled with anything from dark denim and a crisp T-shirt to the rest of your printed summer frocks, any of the 16 pairs ahead will ensure you're not just another white-sneaker clone.
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Given the fact that Williams wore a fun, patterned jumpsuit and other guests like Malin Akerman wore a hunter green dress with metallic gold boots, it's likely that the invitation called for more festive frocks.
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From oversized linen styles to save you on the hottest, stickiest of days, to affordable cocktail frocks and high-rated sundresses — your friends won't believe it when you tell them where you bought your dress.
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The attendants were in white faille silk frocks trimmed with lace and silver, and wore tulle veils attached to white Prince of Wales ostrich feathers, tipped with silver, and carried large bouquets of pink roses.
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Sure, we can spot out a few trending styles (specifically those ubiquitous puff sleeve, button-up, linen frocks), but the best part about dresses is that they're a prime way to put your personal style forward.
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Even if you're not there yet, chances are there will come a time when you've repeat-cycled through all of your best summer frocks so many times you can hardly bare to slip them on again.
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The family dynamic certainly gets more narrative attention than Conor's bandmates, who prove surprisingly willing to dress up in velvet frocks and experiment with glam makeup, but never develop personalities as distinctive as their sartorial choices.
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Along with the handmade frocks and the array of hats in my wardrobe, I'd also inherited a few lovely, flimsy things from my elders: A whisper-thin pink silk slip, for example, and some cream camisoles.
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The first Armarium sample sale, with discounts up to 80 percent on designer frocks, like an Anthony Vaccarello one-shoulder sweetheart dress ($900, originally $2,987.50) and an Alberta Ferretti knot gown ($1,300, originally $3,990), starts Tuesday.
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Our mother had saved stiff frocks trimmed with lace, the tiniest pair of white Nike sneakers, a silver rattle in the shape of a duck, a cream-colored brush with bristles as soft as vicuna fur.
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Her boss, a conservative Christian who holds that biological sex is "an immutable God-given gift", felt he could not condone what he considered a physical impossibility by allowing Ms Stephens to wear frocks to work.
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WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Windsor Castle became an eclectic catwalk of colorful frocks and shapely hats on Saturday as celebrity guests offered up an array of royal wedding outfit styles, eagerly watched by fashionistas around the world.
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Rather than parading single-file past viewers on a catwalk, Kondo's models twirled around the massive hall in striped "parasol" frocks featuring Issey Miyake's trademark pleats, while others in lightweight nylon raincoats zigzagged on electric skateboards.
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Rather than parading single-file past viewers on a catwalk, Kondo's models twirled around the massive hall in striped "parasol" frocks featuring Issey Miyake's trademark pleats, while others in lightweight nylon raincoats zigzagged on electric skateboards.
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The first single, "Redesigning Women," is a catchy sing-along riddled with clever jokes that was released with a video where they tossed an ironing board and frilly frocks into a pile and lit it ablaze.
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He's responsible for the jazzy, slinky garments in the long-running revival of Chicago, the Weimar Republic seediness of the garb in the revivals of Cabaret, and the '50s Day-Glo pizzazz of the frocks in Hairspray.
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From striped beachy maxis to sleek strapless options to flowy boho-inspired frocks, click through to see how six fashion-forward celebrities are styling this season's must-have maxi dresses, then shop one (or two) for yourself!
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And since it will be just as relevant come spring as it is right now, we've compiled a monster list of 100 of the ultimate frocks that'll take you through the season — nay, the year — in style.
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For the evening, models first came out in shiny black or transparent dresses, which soon gave way to vibrant red frocks in an array of styles - strapless, halterneck, embroidered and cinched at the waist with shiny gems.
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On Monday, the heiress and fashion designer posted a photo of herself and her adorable 18-month-old sporting coordinating long-sleeved frocks from her upcoming NHxTolani Mommy + Me collection while enjoying some time at the beach.
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In fact, the star and her celebrity ilk have been photographed wearing the high-end, riotously patterned frocks of Stella Jean, a Milan-based label, and African-pattern designs of Valentino, Prada and Junya Watanabe, as well.
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Tinling, the only designer in the tennis Hall of Fame, made the eyelet frocks that became synonymous with Tracy Austin, encapsulating her youthful spirit, and which she wore when she won the Open in 1979 and 20023.
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Earlier in the day, Goddard had presented her spring 2019 collection in Covent Garden, where models walked down the runway in frothy polka-dot party frocks and psychedelic flower-print cardigans, carrying oversize cabbages against their hips.
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In the face-off between the colorful "Jojo Rabbit," which won with the Costume Designers Guild, and BAFTA's choice, "Little Women," I'm picking the latter: When in doubt, go with the one that has the most frocks.
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Find your perfect fit here — these 17 frocks are begging to be a part of your closet and will be a no-fail option for meetings, date nights, and random Wednesdays when you just feel like dressing up.
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For all its Egyptian bric-a-brac, however, "Gods" is largely set in a place resembling an earthquake-prone, Caribbean megaresort populated by men attired in leather frocks and women who favor studded bikini tops and snug pareus.
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Tennis dresses first became something to see thanks to Cuthbert Collingwood Tinling, known as Ted, the first bona fide name designer of tennis frocks, whose one-off creations brought color, decoration and attitude (and eyeballs) to the court.
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The vintage-inspired, bohemian-esque trend has steadily been creeping up in popularity over the last few seasons, and celebs have been rocking prairie frocks, tops, and skirts, giving the trend even more lift — and, with good reason!
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As predictable as mermaid frocks at the Oscars, Hollywood greets the end of the year by suddenly noticing that roughly a third of moviegoers (and three-quarters of art-house audiences) are over 50, most of them women.
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If voters simply expect politicians to be at least somewhat self-serving, the calls to world leaders about his golf courses or tweets encouraging the purchase of Ivanka's frocks may not count for much when it comes to votes.
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These transitioned into more colourful creations embellished with plumes of feathers, floral rosettes and crystal detailing as the elegant jackets and skirts morphed into pleated frocks, sumptuous evening gowns and, of course, the bridal dress as the magnificent finale.
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"I've seen all the other actresses, and they're always running the vacuum in these little flowered frocks with high heels on," Moore told Terry Gross on a 1995 episode of Fresh Air of her thoughts in the early 60s.
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Her father, Hamilton, known as "the dean of the U.S. plywood industry," outfitted ships for World War II (as well as Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose), and along with the frocks there are walking sticks, seersucker suits and spectator shoes.
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As I hope you see through the beautiful costumes in this film, ranging from antiquity to the red carpet frocks of Rihanna and Lady Gaga, fashion is certainly capable of serving as art — if you know where to look.
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The sisters posed for photos with their long-time designer friend, Stacey Bendet while showing off their blue and pink frocks — Paris even accessorized her look with her pint-sized pup, just as she did back in the day.
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Balloon jumpsuits, draped frocks, gargantuan coats, and Loewe's signature corset-waist fits also appeared in this morning's show, as did double-balloon gowns à la Balenciaga in the '50s, stiff sleeves and collars, and a hefty dose of feathers.
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And that's exactly why we're pumped to find out what they've got on deck next — a fabulously feminine collection by the British label Erdem, designed by Erdem Moralioglu, which is known for embroidered lace dresses, floral frocks and vibrantly colored coats.
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THE WOMEN IN BLACKBy Madeleine St. John They sell frocks at F. G. Goode's, these women in black, and when they arrive for work they don rayon crepe dresses that smell of frequent dry cleaning, cheap talcum powder and sweat.
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A former Nickelodeon star, Justice was nonetheless a shrewd choice as Janet, who has her sexual appetites awakened; and Cox exhibits considerable flair -- singing and dancing up a storm, while modeling an assortment of gaudy frocks -- in portraying Frank-N-Furter.
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As dresses are pretty much the only thing we'll wear when the mercury begins its unrelenting rise, we decided to take a look at all of the white frocks on offer at our favorites stores — 29 of them, to be specific.
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By now, you're ready to wave goodbye to your drawer of constricting pants and leggings — so much so that you've made a comprehensive shopping spreadsheet that includes all of your favorite sundresses and skin-baring frocks from around the web.
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The brand, founded by Roberto Cavalli in the early 1970s, is known for use of animal prints and Surridge delivered "modernist tiger print", a wavy version of the pattern, on tops, silk dresses and as shiny embroidery on other frocks.
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Sure, people pinned Time's Up buttons to their frocks and tuxedos, in solidarity with victims of sexual misconduct and a nascent effort to address systematic gender disparities in an industry in which a mere four percent of directors are female.
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Viktor & Rolf, in its last couture show, produced a bouquet of titanic tulle confections with meme-friendly messages like "No" and "Go to hell"(at least one of the frocks made it into the exhibition itself) that would be on theme.
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There were plenty of pretty gowns and frocks, most notably on Lorde in strapless lilac Monique Lhuillier with an enormous feathered skirt, Julia Michaels in skylit Dior, Millie Bobby Brown in gypsy cool Rodarte, and Gal Gadot in Prabal Gurung.
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At least it made sense, given the tenor of the times, unlike the mishmash of reference and line at Jean Paul Gaultier (marinière stripes, pagoda shoulders, mermaid frocks, Asian fans and fabrics) that read, in the end, mostly as nonsense.
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This symbolism is particularly poignant when considering the variety of silhouettes offered: In the collection, there was daywear and evening wear; there were pieces that felt more androgynous alongside ones that were overtly feminine (think: frocks with swirling constellations embroidered above the hem).
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Its slips, dungarees, and floral frocks are the kinds of pieces you just want to live in, and heck, if we were doing a press tour following the drop of our latest single, we'd probably wear something from Lily Ashwell's collection, too.
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Herrera has a new design team — Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim of Monse — and they did even more-exaggerated trousers in their own collection, as well as khaki coat dresses and bandanna frocks twisted, pulled and otherwise chopped up in unexpected angles.
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Just as the shoulders (they stick out as a trend) at Stella McCartney, jutting forth geometrically in oversize tweed moto vests and atop otherwise no-fuss shell-pink frocks, were made to carry the call to upcycling arms woven through the work.
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LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - British designer Molly Goddard focused on volume for women's spring wardrobes at her London Fashion Week show on Saturday, presenting a colourful collection of puffy smock dresses, frilly skirts and plenty of her eye-catching trademark tulle frocks.
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Sheer frocks in swiss dot and tulle had skirts cut by an asymmetric ruffle falling below the knee; cropped motorcycle leather jackets were studded in pearls, as were the matching low-slung motocross pants; and feather coats came in bird of paradise shades.
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Making up a critical mass, nominees and presenters seemed to be finally putting their wardrobes where their mouths were and rejecting the usual parade of old-fashioned mermaid gowns, princess frocks and sex-bomblet slithers in favor of an entirely more no-nonsense aerodynamic ease.
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On Republic Day last year, which handily fell just before November's election, he made a speech evoking times when some people celebrated the holiday "with frocks, waltzes and champagne" while others gazed at this scene "half-starved, with no shoes and no jackets to wear".
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To show the range, we've rounded up 25 floral frocks, from long-sleeve to spaghetti strap, tight-fitting to extra flow-y, ones that are super-short, to ones that look just as cool solo as they do layered over a pair of cropped jeans.
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Then we have the pleasure of observing the smile that comes and goes on his handsome face, as if he were tacitly conceding that, yes, these genteel shenanigans, done in the name of a few pricey frocks for a handful of spoiled clients, are absurd.
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Designed by Aviva Falk, a Diane von Furstenberg alum, and produced in Brooklyn, the line is a riot of ruffles, bold colors and cute-but-not-too-cute details (imagine bandeaus cinched with a bow) that work especially well on frocks and date-night tops.
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Founded by Jeanne Lanvin in 1889, the house had enjoyed a 1003st-century revival during the 14-year tenure of the creative director Alber Elbaz, who had forged a loyal client base with collections full of shimmering, jewel-toned cocktail frocks and velvet tuxedos.
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Ms. Chiuri conjured up 40 or so (give or take a few) fairy frocks in the same silhouette — a full, bell-like skirt and tiny, spaghetti-strap top — most with headpieces atop (feathers and flower crowns and a unicorn horn), all in different fabrications.
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Tory Burch tunneled even later, channeling Princess Diana, which got Ms. Burch thinking about rose gardens and the 1980s, which led her to fragile garden-party frocks with handkerchief hemlines; shirred go-go party dresses speckled in posies; blowzy harem pants and voluminous sleeves.
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What remains is a graveyard of custom-dyed David's Bridal frocks I'll never wear again, a bank balance that makes me want to dry-heave, and a pair of breast cutlets purchased years ago, when I didn't have time to take my dress to be altered.
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A 115-foot rocket that simulated a blast-off surrounded by models, or a fake supermarket stocked with Chanel washing powder, ketchup and pasta, created a stir which helped not only the sales of exquisite, expensive frocks but also hugely profitable accessories such as sunglasses and perfume.
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Known for using sustainable materials, rescued deadstock fabrics, and repurposed vintage clothing to create their line of floral frocks, ready-to-wear, denim and bridal collections, Reformation has quickly become a cool-girl favorite, beloved by celebrities including Meghan Markle, Emily Ratajkowski, Karlie Kloss and Jamie Chung.
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In addition to the DTLA outpost, which houses hundreds of day dresses and evening frocks from all different eras, founder Shareen Mitchell now has a location in New York, too, and designs namesake bridal and evening-wear collections (many pieces are crafted from reworked vintage fabrics).
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"Belgravia" has the pace of a television show, which is welcome in a novel of 402 pages, and it has a wealth of sumptuous interiors and closely observed frocks, but anyone expecting the heart-tugging torture of Lady Mary's stuttering romance with Matthew Crawley will be disappointed.
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Gone was the fragile Ferretti woman of yore, all floaty chiffon filigree frocks and fairy tales; welcome the new, football pad-shouldered 1980s Ferretti, with a leather cape, a studded belt and a bit of disco shine amid a whole lot of black and dark denim.
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At Valentino, for example, where Pierpaolo Piccioli seems to be getting better every season, and this time around went in two different directions, dipping into 1970s typeface for mini Macs and scarf dresses, and then switching it up for haute bohemia, with elaborately embroidered garden frocks.
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Just in time for Oscars Sunday, the fashion-on-demand app Armarium is partnering with Farfetch to offer perfect pairings of Cinderella-worthy frocks, like an off-the-shoulder Marchesa gown (rental $550, retail $4,495), and accessories like Alexandre Birman ankle-tie sandals ($563) to keep forever.
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That's not quite right, but basically: Richards and Vanderpump, along with Eileen Davidson, Kathryn Edwards, Lisa Rinna and Erika Girardi, gathered in one of their incredibly beautiful hotel suites at the episode's end, all in flowing frocks and with glasses of wine, and began to take in Dubai.
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Dressed in costume designer Colleen Atwood's gorgeous and lavishly detailed fairy-tale wardrobe for the sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman, the trio of actresses discovered that as eager as they were to take on some hardcore fight scenes, sometimes their fancy frocks and footwear weren't very cooperative.
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From sparkly sequined miniarkly sequined mini dresses that are perfect for summertime soirees to beach-ready rainbow frocks to colorful printed midi dresses that can be worn to the office (and happy hour!), we've picked out seven of our favorite rainbow dresses inspired by Taylor Swift's colorful looks.
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In addition to thrifted gems — the former singer/actress and fashion mogul dubs herself "a vintage buyer " — she also keeps her own vintage, in the form of prom frocks ("I went to a lot of proms," she told the publication.), and her music video getups and on-screen costumes.
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Schoolgirl A-line day frocks in pure white jacquard and crepe dripped beaded mimosas from a shoulder; little lace dresses were sprinkled with violets and pansies; mink roses blossomed on a cream astrakhan coat; and organza or silk ruffles bristled from the shoulders and wafted gently from the waist.
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Drop off your donation at one of the dozens of Becca's Closet chapters across the U.S., or mail it in to the headquarters in Plantation, FL.Operation PromAnother countrywide nonprofit that will accept your almost-new frocks (and jewelry, and clutches!) and give them to high school seniors in need.
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Celebrating his 10th anniversary, he provided an unofficial retrospective of greatest hits: from neat camel and glen plaid trouser suits to slouchy coed cashmeres over handkerchief hem skirts; bias-cut mixed-media cocktail frocks that danced around the body; and a series of draped gold dévoré evening dresses.
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That creates a pretty standard fish-out-of-water scenario, with Diana as the slightly (OK, very) wide-eyed naïf in a strange land, wondering how early-20th-century women can possibly hope to fight in those fabric-heavy frocks and asking Trevor where he rates in terms of masculinity.
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Inspired by Anne-France Dautheville (the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world) in the most literal sense, leather jackets, overalls, midi-skirts, and dresses toughened up the typically frilly and carefree collection (though the frocks and loose, ruffled blouses for die-hard Chloé fans were still going strong).
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But, as tends to happen with Mr. Gurung, it then went segueing off into suits with dropped-crotch jodhpur pants, cropped trousers bristling feathers, sari sequined frocks and beaded fringe and at the end, some stiff silk faille gowns that appeared to have gotten lost on the way to the cotillion.
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Gorgeous balloon tops slouched off a shoulder over skirts gathered and knotted on a hip; long, fluted leathers spouted petticoats of frills; simple scoop-necked bias gowns were caught under a crocheted floral net; puffed-out coats cocooned the body; and apron frocks were just hanging on, clinging beautifully to possibility.
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Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo was born in the Basque region of Spain, and exploded onto the Paris couture scene with his first collection in 1964, dubbed "Twelve Experimental Dresses" — frocks made from plastic and steel discs that he strung together with wire, using a pair of pliers instead of a needle and thread.
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The runway saw twinsets in a multitude of vivid floral colors, double-breasted coats over structured frocks with an exaggerated skirt, and outfits toughened up with fingerless leather gloves and patent ankle boots — all of which, tweedier than the next, were built around four very specific details, making Lagerfeld's latest offering oddly...conceptual?
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Then, there were certain items and decorations that popped up everywhere: Leather came in the form of trousers, gloves, tote bags, and dresses in nude and black; floral corsages and maypole-style ribbons were messily arranged over a variety of frocks and tops; and most models wore seemingly waterproof headscarves (resembling plastic bags).
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But the finale of white tulle and lace frocks, finished in leather and selectively sliced and relaced with lanyards to show some skin, and a black chiffon strung together at the waist with pearls, had the low-key confidence of clothes that knew not just whence they came, but where they were going.
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There were perfectly pieced patchworks of archival prints and denim; long leather trench coats and short shearlings; friendship-bracelet dresses in woven macramé and sheer flower-child frocks atop crocheted bikini tops — all of it merchandised to the hilt with sunglasses and berets and bags and chains, and most of it branded.
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See, for example, Marni, where the designer Francesco Risso, in a much-improved sophomore outing, tackled the subject full-on, embracing plaid, 1950s sofa florals, diadem pearls, canvas and leather (also some David Salle nudes), and then taming the mess in controlled combinations of corsetry, voluminous skirts, clown pants and cocktail frocks.
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Look to the red carpet: There was Ruth Negga owning the last awards season in a series of generously sleeved frocks, and then showing up at the Oscars almost entirely covered in red Valentino — long sleeves, high neck, long skirt — and making pretty much every top 10 best-dressed list of the night.
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Though the conversation needs to be coherent, unlike Bruno Sailelli's somewhat headspinning discourse at Lanvin on poetry, perfume, childhood, tailoring and the 1960s in the form of neatly constructed bandleader coats and capes, flyaway trapeze frocks, ruffled Toulouse-Lautrec high-low hemlines and bejeweled jersey sheaths set among fairy tale Gobelin tapestries.
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And at Tory Burch, the push-pull between floaty prairie frocks in organza and Chantilly lace and sharp new Romantic velvet jackets and jodhpurs — inspired by the push-pull of the ceramic artist Francesca DiMattio's morphing, multitextured sculptures — added a bit of oomph to an otherwise straightforward story of silhouettes and sensibility.
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Offered in a multitude of fabrics and styles (ruched, draped, beatnik black knit), they appeared as trompe l'oeil bustier tops in 1950s frocks paired with those long full skirts, most often fabricated from technical jacquard or taffeta, so while they looked heavy they were light enough to practically float around the body.
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He looked at Bcalla, whose designer Brad Callahan was making suggestively slashed retro-futuristic looks; Tilly deWolfe and Tom Barranca of Tilly and William, whose elasticized frocks are conceived to fit a range of shapes and sizes; and Gogo Graham, who confects shimmering slip dresses and gowns for transgender women like herself.
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In this decades-spanning collection, you can draw a line from Louie Gong's Chuck Taylor sneakers covered in hand-drawn Coast Salish formline patterns, to the minimalist 70s update of a traditional woven Navajo biil dress created by Margaret Wood, down to the printed 50s frocks of mid-century Cherokee designer Lloyd "Kiva" New.
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New York-based brand Batsheva, helmed by the Georgetown and Stanford-educated former lawyer Batsheva Hay, has cultivated its DNA on a re-creation of old-school prairie dressing, featuring feminine riffs on high-necked, frilly frocks for women and young girls in a spare collection of styles, including the Apron and the Bib.
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Another work on view, "At Wickey Sansinia" (mid-20th century, the verso of "At Battle Near McHollister Run") shows a group of girls in matching gray frocks and blue hats frolicking on a patch of grass between two paths stretching into the distance, toward a blue sky filled with fluffy clouds, bright light — and possibility.
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But over the past few years, designer Han Chong of London-based label Self-Portrait has made lacy frocks just as much a thing off the aisle — in fact it's nearly impossible to hit a cocktail party or event these days and not spot at least one of his unmistakably detailed pieces in the crowd.
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From sequin sweatshirt dresses splashed with a leaping panther to billowing caftan gowns, Lurex-embroidered silks cut long and flowing at the back and thigh-high at the front, faded denim mixed with leopard fur and fussy ruched taffeta or sheer cocktail frocks trailing long neon bright bows at the back, he's been here before.
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There were satin boxing shorts and lace-trimmed negligee frocks — on assertively female models like Kaia Gerber, Bella Hadid and Vittoria Ceretti (nobody's putting gender in a corner as long as Donatella Versace is around.) There were vinyl slickers and fluorescent-lined suits notable for the slick tailoring for which Versace gets too little credit.
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In other luxury categories, including exotic automobiles, designer frocks, private jets, flashy diamond jewelry, spacious villas and sleek yachts, the well-to-do are taking a cue from the broader shift to a sharing economy, epitomized by the ride-hailing service Uber, city bike programs and the peer-to-peer sharing of many goods and services.
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False-front dresses might resemble two-dimensional renderings of Marie Antoinette frocks complete with panniers attached to a knee-length shift; white bouclé and lace coats could barely contain the angel wings peeking out behind, about to unfurl; and a window open on the rear of a tailored coat would allow a glimpse of another red patent trench inside.
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Eschewing her more polemical feminism for leotard-like body suits instead of her usual playsuits, Ms. Chiuri layered on Isadora Duncan dresses of draped jersey, macramé'd tulle tea frocks, combined it all with faded denim and folkloric work wear, and then brought on the unforced romance of tie-dyed over-embroidered florals and minutely layered feather appliqués.
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It didn't all work — fringed pants resembled costumes for a lost yeti and droopy balloon-shade crystal-covered frocks called to mind a deflated disco ball (they were better as jeans) — but shearling coats and bags trailing more yard-long fat jellyfish tentacles were so squishably soft you wanted to either reach out and pet them or cuddle up inside one.
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But gingham isn't the only thing the brand is doing right — its detailed embroidery, hard-wear fabric, and slouchy cuts mean these dresses are the kind of wardrobe staples that last for generations (the brand even sells kid versions of its frocks) And, if you couldn't tell by the sunshine-y look of the clothes, the designer is Australian and currently based out of Bali.
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And then — because, Mr. Tisci said, he had been talking with two friends, the model Lea T. and the artist Marina Abramovic, who had turned him on to the "spiritual" aspect of stones — they turned into mandalas, and evermore dizzying multicolored polka dots and stripes and exploding star prints on polo shirt dresses and two-layer cocktail frocks, the colors shifting with the stride.
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Also the glittering tunics with a tailcoat dip in the back over narrow mosaic skirts, L.B.D.s (lengthy black dresses) bristling a feather ruff at the shoulders and neck and exploding at the hem, elaborately pleated and gathered taffeta frocks, and emerald-trimmed duchesse-satin dresses — all worn over thigh-high black ruched suede boots and matching shoulder-length fingerless gloves, and topped by towering curled pompadours.
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The scale of the set cast a shadow on the clothes: cropped fringed bouclé tops with leather-and-tweed shorts; metallic windowpane plaid; big-shouldered '80s jackets and short skirts; a whole series of iridescent frocks that glinted like water in the sunshine; all of it accessorized by a transparent plastic overlay: clear plastic low-heeled boots, see-through plastic fingerless gloves, boater hats and frilled macs.
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But then, so did most of Donatella Versace's clothes: the sharp-shouldered little black coat dresses with big gold hardware; the jersey draped to show slices of side abs; the tie-dyed Medusa tees; the cobalt-and-jade or fire opal-spinel jungle print on pretty much everything from jeans jackets to sequined evening frocks fringed at the hem and dotted with spiky, three-dimensional alien blooms.
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Even the detective fiction that seems most untethered from real-world concerns—those British country-house puzzles in which ladies in drop-waisted frocks and gentlemen in evening dress gather in the drawing room to hear a sleuth dissect the murderer's devious plot—murmurs of class and history: the wealth necessary to staff such a house, the far-off lands where Colonel Mustard earned his insignia.
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Around it swirled long, lean silhouettes in springtime pastels with hemlines dropped to mid-calf and jackets with broad, softly rounded, shoulders; garden party frocks in organza with feathered blooms scattered across a bell-like skirt of Wedgwood blues; satin pouf skirts and bouclé bolero tops inverted and flipped over on themselves; and evening trains caught up at the waist to reveal the contrasting bow underneath.
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And Johnny Coca at Mulberry riffed on workwear — buttoned-up, slightly lumpen, strangely interesting (well, his stylist was Lotta Volkova of Vetements fame) — at his sophomore outing for the brand, notably less tied to British cliché than the first, replete with culottes and slouchy shirting in schoolboy stripes or sparkling paisley, reflective lamé and velvet in traffic-cone-bright colors, and broad-shouldered frocks ready to carry the weight of the world on their ruffles.
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It is a balance that Bertrand Guyon is gradually finding at Schiaparelli, which this season teetered between crowd-pleasing circus and strict chic via jeweled zebras leaping high on the hip of asymmetric cocktail frocks: pressed palazzo pants under starburst jackets, the shoulders curved like a Ferris wheel; and party dresses that alternated sparkling saccharine piñata stripes with soigné cowl-draped bias-cuts — though he took a tumble with bloomers and quilted butterfly bed jackets.
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It didn't matter that the visitors to the Skylight Clarkson North event space in Lower Manhattan, where most of the shows were held, tried to drink away their worries at the cozy VIP Amazon Lounge; or escaped into chatter about Alejandro Gómez Palomo, a young Spanish designer who shocked the front row with a show featuring men in frilly frocks; or talked about the head of Ralph Lauren being unceremoniously shoved into the oubliette.
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She's a Vegas girl now, and hers was a Vegas look — more so than the sparingly sliced asymmetric black Julian Macdonald dress she wore to make her entrance — just as Rihanna's various changes shouted cutting-edge cool, and Beyoncé's multiple furs and sheer fluffy white frocks and spangled Elvis jumpsuit served to emphasize her charisma, and Kim Kardashian West managed to up the sheer ante by adding a dose of dampness to her black minidress/negligee.
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Her research into Ms. Saint Phalle led her to discover that the artist was close to the former Dior designer Marc Bohan, and many of the pieces of '60s and '70s-inspired day wear — little black bib frocks paired with over-the-knee socks; Grand Prix-checked pea coats; a cherry red leather trench, soft as butter, over matching pleated culottes; some simple pantsuits in shrunken proportions — were variations on looks he had created for the artist during his tenure.
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Hedi Slimane held his Celine show, as he always does, in a giant black box in the shadow of the Invalides, where Napoleon is buried: more than 100 iterations of pipe cleaner pants and lounge lizard jackets; ruffled silk blouses and bourgeois culottes; buttoned-up little day dresses and golden gypsy frocks, one after the other after the other in a relentless parade of fantasy 1970s glam rock-and-jolie-madame-toned conformity for men and women (the looks are unisex).
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At Fashion Week, we were delivered multiple doses of inspiration: Alexa Chung hosted a magical, starry night-themed bash, with sweetheart-neck silver dresses that took us back to prom night; Molly Goddard dressed models in her signature frothy pieces, with tea party-style frocks getting a touch of sequins; king of glitter Ashish delivered the most mood-lifting of parties, with positive slogans on rainbow-striped numbers; and Saint Laurent's party was hard-edged and high-shine, with ruched vinyl pieces matching its slouch boots.
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Jennifer Lawrence in Joy Cate Blanchett in Carol Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs Winner: Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road Cinderella's technicolor blue gown Rooney Mara's plaid hat Eddie Redmayne's lacy frocks Cate Blanchett's fur coat Winner: Saoirse Ronan's vintage bathing suit Straight Outta Compton Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant The Hateful Eight Winner: Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Force Awakens 50 Shades of Grey, because Jamie Dornan was so good in The Fall Mordecai, because you'll always love Johnny Depp Fantastic Four, because you feel sorry for Miles Teller and Kate Mara Jupiter Ascending, because Channing Tatum is in Magic Mike, and nothing can change that Winner: Serena, because Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper can still be magic, a la Silver Linings Playbook Michael Fassbender, even if he's dressed as Steve Jobs Jennifer Lawrence, because she's so relateable Mark Ruffalo, because he's bae.
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