Go Roman This Spring
This spring, designers like Versace, Elie Saab, Donna Karan, BCBG and other brilliant designers were inspired by one of the largest empires in history. They brought to us an elegant, comfortable and historic trend we can wear this spring and summer.
This spring, designers like Versace, Elie Saab, Donna Karan, BCBG and other brilliant designers were inspired by one of the largest empires in history. The inspiration was the toga, orginally worn by Romans starting in 1200BC.
More than 3,000 years ago, non-Romans and women couldn’t wear the traditional toga dress. The toga was a 20-foot cloth wrapped around the body over a tunic. In time, Romans adopted the tunica from Greeks because it was easier to move around in, especially in time of war when men needed to move more freely. Women’s traditional dress was the stola, which is the equivalent of the toga. The only difference between the two was that the women’s costume had sleeves. Women who wore togas at the time were considered prostitutes.
Three millennia later, we have the freedom to wear either one without being Roman while looking fashionable and comfortable as well.
BCBG had a number of dazzling draped dresses on the runway this season. The designer had short, long, twisted, short sleeves and sleeveless draped dresses in the collection. Colors that dominated the BCBG were, gray, orange, red and black. The fabrics used were mostly jersey and satin.
Donna Karan had an all neutral collection. She also used silk and jersey.
Elie Saab had a glamorous colorful collection. He used summery colors like yellow, purple, green and blue. Saab used chiffon fabric and some pieces were beaded.
The new designer, Peter Piloto, and his partner, Christopher De Vos, rocked the London Fashion Show with their collection that included a number of draped dresses this spring.
You can look glamorous, be comfortable and stay in style this season by following the trend without paying crazy designer prices. Forever 21 has an awesome collection of draped dresses for as low as $19.
For a little more, you can get the look at Express and Macy’s.
Nothing can make a woman happy than being trendy and comfortable without hurting her pocket!
