Brainy Mademoiselle: March 2012

March 30, 2012

Braid

braid |brād|nouna length of hair made up of three or more interlaced strands : women with long black braids.• a length made up of three or more interlaced strands of any flexible material :a flexible copper braid | braids of garlic.verb [ trans. ]1 interlace three or more strands of (hair or other flexible material) to form a length :their long hair was tightly braided | [as adj.] ( braided) horses with braided manes.2 [often as adj. ] ( braided) edge or trim (a garment) with braid : braided red trousers.3 [usu. as adj. ] ( braided) (of a river or stream) flow into shallow interwoven channels divided by deposits of sediment.ORIGIN Old English bregdan [make a sudden movement,] also [interweave,] of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb).

Model: SolangePhotographer: Daniel GurtonHair and Make Up: Monica GingoldStylist: Sharina MatthewsSouce: fashiongonerogue.com

March 29, 2012

Chiffon

chiffon | sh iˈfän; ˈ sh ifˌän|nouna light, sheer fabric typically made of silk or nylon : [as adj. ] a chiffon blouse.• [as adj. ] (of a cake or dessert) made with beaten egg whites to give a light consistency : chiffon cake.ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (originally plural, denoting trimmings or ornaments on a woman's dress): from French, from chiffe‘rag.’Marchesa Crystal-embellished Silk-chiffon Gown, $8358, Net-a-Porter

Marchesa Appliquéd silk-chiffon gown, $4155, Net-a-Porter

Marchesa One-shouldered Crystal-embellished Silk-chiffon Gown, $7049, Boutique1

Marchesa Chiffon Embellished Waist Gown, $4717, Boutique 1

Notte by Marchesa Ruffled Silk-organza and Silk-chiffon Gown, $740, The Outnet

Alice + Olivia Printed Silk-chiffon Dress, $647, Net-a-Porter

Erdem Kirstin Printed Silk-chiffon Gown, $5588, Net-a-Porter

Giambattista Valli Printed Silk-chiffon Maxi Skirt, $3183, Net-a-Porter

Julien Macdonald Peignoir Silk-blend Chiffon Gown, $1542, The Outnet

Matthew Williamson One-shoulder Silk-chiffon Dress, $1377, Net-a-Porter

Rodarte Embroidered Tulle and Printed Silk-chiffon Dress, $12619, FarFetch

Credits: lyst.com

March 28, 2012

Poplin

poplin |ˈpäplən|nouna plain-woven fabric, typically a lightweight cotton, with a corded surface.ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from obsoleteFrench papeline, perhaps from Italianpapalina (feminine) ‘papal,’ referring to the town of Avignon (residence of popes in exile (1309–77), and site of papal property), where it was first made.Alice + Olivia Josephine Stretch-cotton poplin dress, $258, Shopbop

Giambattista Valli belted silk-poplin shirt dress, $482, The Outnet

Marni printed cotton-poplin dress, $180, The Outnet

Nina Ricci poplin beach dress, $190, The Outnet

Thakoon draped cotton-blend poplin dress, $1942, Net-a-Porter

Versus one shoulder asymmetric stretch poplin dress, $889, The Outnet

Vivienne Westwood Red Label asymmetric printed cotton poplin dress, $874, Net-a-Porter

Zac Posen belted poplin dress, $637, The Outnet

Alexander Wang Cotton-poplin Handkerchief Dress, $270, The Outnet

Pringle of Scotland stretch cotton poplin dress, $276, The Outnet

Images from lyst.com

March 27, 2012

V-Neck

V-neck | vi nek|nouna neckline of a garment, having straight sides meeting at a point to form a V-shape.• a garment with a neckline of this type.DERIVATIVESV-necked adjective
V-Neck gowns by Elie Saab:

Givenchy's:

Carlos Miele's:

V-Neck Dresses by Carolina Herrera:

Donna Karan's:

Naeem Khan:

Oscar de la Renta V-Necklines:

Courtesy of vogue.it

March 25, 2012

Twill

twill |twil|nouna fabric so woven as to have a surface of diagonal parallel ridges.verb [ trans. ] [usu. as adj. ] ( twilled)weave (fabric) in this way : twilled cotton.ORIGIN Middle English : from a Scots andnorthern English variant of obsolete twilly, from Old English twi- [two,] suggested byLatin bilix ‘two-threaded.’Carven cotton-twill dress, $513, Net-a-Porter