Let me introduce you to Madame Gres! Not many people seem to know about her, which is a great shame. In the 1930s she was one of the first designers to cut fabric on the bias (the diagonal) and her best designs utilised neoclassical draping - dresses were made from one continuous piece of cloth and stitched into place.
Aren't they divine? If I ever get married I'm definitely going to make a dress in this style. The main problem for us is that her dresses were made in a really fine matte silk jersey, and I have no idea if you can still buy it.
Aren't they divine? If I ever get married I'm definitely going to make a dress in this style. The main problem for us is that her dresses were made in a really fine matte silk jersey, and I have no idea if you can still buy it.
Oh my, they are some of the most fantastic dresses ive ever seen! They are divine!
ReplyDeleteWow, those dresses are absolutely AMAZING!! I love them all. What a talented designer!
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the draping on those dresses are just incredible!! so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love the ruffle on the peach one!
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the draping is spactacular. my favorite is the peach one at the bottom
ReplyDeleteMme. Gres was truly a genius. You should be able to find matte silk jersey online. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
ReplyDeleteThose dresses are incredible! They look so contemporary too... i love love love!
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Gorgeous dresses!!!!
ReplyDeleteThose area BEAUTIFUL! The first one looks like something a goddess would wear.
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wow these are so devine!
ReplyDeleteim sure i would feel like a goddess in one of these beautiful designs!
and they are quite modern i think i mean i can see these on the red carpet !
just fantstic
woooooooooooooooooow!
ReplyDeletethey're so amazing!!! my mouth is soo widely open!
i looooooooooooooooove that kind of dresses!
INCREDIBLE!!!
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oh i adore dresses like these. so delicate and feminine... but a little provocative at the same time. or maybe thats just my random thought! x
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ReplyDeletethanks for your sweet comment. gosh these dresses are amazing!
camille x
oh my those are beautiful! i can totally imagine one of those dresses as the center peice of a wedding. it would be a lovely summer or beach wedding or something.
ReplyDeleteThose would make me feel like a goddess if I owned one of those!!Hmm maybe for my wedding, when I have one that is!
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Amazing dresses! I love the draping - I think this is definitely one of the most flattering styles a woman can wear. Thanks for posting all these!
ReplyDeletecan i just say.. wow. like totally wow. can you say Grecian goddess?! she was so right on point... the dresses look good enough to eat, so frothy and delicate!
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eden
these are UNBELIEVABLE. I WANT TO WEAR THEM ALL. oh my gaaaaahd so beautiful.
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very very cool! Glad you shared this! The draping is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, these dresses are so pretty!!!!
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sigh. those are just so very beautiful :=D xxxc
ReplyDeletewaou ! love this draping work ! so beautiful !!
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They are alllll so beautiful.
ReplyDelete*swoons* those are GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeletebut the first designer who invented bias is not her . it was vionnet
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