21st Sep 2006
Carnivale of Couture: Favorite spring 2007 trend
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This week’s Carnivale of Couture is hosted by Omiru, and it is the perfect topic for post-fashion week reflecting:
What’s your favorite fashion trend from the Spring 2007 runway?
Pleating!
(Michon Schur… pleating applied to the neckline for volume)
I’ve always associated pleats with unflattering, fusty country club trousers or Catholic schoolgirl uniforms, but after Spring 2007 fashion week, I’ve seen all the potential that pleats have to offer. They can give just the right amount of swing to a skirt, flair to a silhoutte, or definition to a bodice.
Dragana Ognjenovic applied pleats to everything, heightening the sophistication of her designs through intricate pleating, and being playful in how she applied them.
Jason Wu gave body and form to his chiffon dresses with pleated waistlines.
Costello Tagliapietra, who’ve made a name for themselves with their draping, used pleats to give added depth to the busts and waistlines of their dresses (applied here to the bodice of a strapless dress).
Pleats make a great trend because they can be applied so diversely and serve many different functions for various styles of clothing–so it’s less likely that the trend will become tiring or overdone.
UPDATE: The entire Carnivale has been posted at Omiru.
Posted by Ali @ 11:38 am
