Thursday 22 December 2011

FRINGE BINGE

Call it a Holiday fashion frenzy, but I am seeing Fringe dresses everywhere! The great Puerto Rican designer David Antonio has not one, but TWO amazingly beautiful dresses in his boutique window on Loiza Street- http://www.davidantoniopr.com/- I saw them as recently as today... and retail stores such as Free People also included a gorgeous blue fringe dress in their latest collection.




Fringe dresses first became popular in the 1920s, with Flapper style and the famous Charleston dance- notice how it elongates the body, hides belly bumps and looks awesome on the dance floor?  I wonder if fringe is another dress element originally adopted from the Ballet Russes in Paris. Feel free to comment readers... I found a wonderful historical timeline on the use of fringe in womenswear, from Vogue Italy: http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/editor-s-blog/2010/12/december-28th

XOXO

Katrina


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2 comments:

  1. I'm a hippie at heart! So ...I love fringe! To me it never goes out of style! Nice blog by the way! I am a new follower!

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  2. Hi Deborah!
    I'm glad you like the Post & thanks for following!!!
    Tell me more about your style... What are your other wardrobe staples?

    -Katrina

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