Fashion fabrics for autumn 2011 are simply fabulous. Fashion
designers chose materials with superb tactile qualities and
shininess. Designers used oversized sequin beads,
Swarovski
crystals, sequins, Pailettes and studs to create outstanding rich
pattern and textural passementerie and crusted embellishment.
Left - Dolce&Gabbana Catwalk Fashion
AW11/12.
Right - Topshop Paisley Sequin Dress & Little Black Dress -
Christmas 2011.
Add Christmas sparkle with a sequin or
Swarovski beaded dress. Dolce &
Gabbana star sequin dress is a hit and expect to see star prints
everywhere.
Left - With all its glittering appliqués, this short bustier
dress looks sexy and elegant at the same time. The unusual
pleating emphasises the silhouette.
Left - Vera Mont Dress UK₤ 350, IRL€ 410.
Vera Mont Autumn Winter 2011 Stockist Number: 020 7411 0322
Centre - Sequin Dress - £160, Gilded Lillies Collection - EAST
Autumn/Winter 2011 Clothing Stockist Number: 0208 877 6543.
Right - Purple Sequin Dress Littlewoods Ireland Autumn Winter 2011.
Baroque
opulence utilises the traditional
opulent baroque
scrolling interlinking forms to create stunning dresses. Contrasting beads and sequins further enhanced with use of
shiny and dull metallic threads create intricate embroideries and
awesome patterns.
Detail and Model Wears Teatro Sequin One Shoulder Dress €134
Littlewoods Ireland.
Caroline Morahan - Winter Partywear Sequin Fashion - Stockist
Number: 01 811 22 22
That one shoulder dress just keeps turning up
at the party. If black is not your colour though, don't
despair cream tones and ballet pinks offer softer alternatives.
Left & Centre - Miss Selfridge AW11 - Beaded One Shoulder One Sleeve
Cocktail Dress.
Right - Miss Selfridge AW11 One Shoulder/One Sleeve Nude Tone
Beaded Dress.
Contrasting soft dusty ballet and nude tone colours remain
but these take on a soft tint within the Pantone neutrals and
emberglow range.
These pieces give the contrast of wispy ethereal looks which now meet
the edgier more aggressive fetish fashions of darker winter
months.
Left & Centre - River Island AW11 Christmas Partywear Occasion
Dress.
Right - ASOS AW11 Collection Embellished Princess Dress £150.
Stockist Number: www.asos.com
Sixties Chic A-Line Beaded Dresses
Pencil lines and A-line dresses pick up on two of the best
styles of dress from early and
retro mid-sixties fashions.
Years ago a beaded or sequined dress would have cost all your
month's spending money and more. Now such dresses cost a
fraction of the price they might have been twenty five years
ago.
Left - Snow Queen Cocktail Dress By Oscar De la Renta AW11.
Right - River Island Xmas AW11 Shelley Feathered Dress £70.
Large Purple Agate Ring £10. Stockist Number: 0208 991 4904 -
www.riverisland.com.
The short cocktail dress is ideal for dressing up
over Christmas. Imagine how fetching you might look in one as
you accept canapés and drinks at Christmas parties. Note how the
intricate bead and sequin work is effective in a neutral palette.
The dress above would also work well for summer occasions unlike
the heavier look of a little black beaded dress.
Bronze Sequin Dress Miss Selfridge Christmas 2011.
Wow your friends with a simple glittering bronze, gold or silver
dresses. They are ideal for Christmas Eve and allow you to
shimmer with gold metallic party glamour and sparkle.
Left - Oli AW11 Clothing AX Paris Metallic Gold Dress £65
Stockist Number: 0871 987 1030.
Right - Fashion Union - Gold Sequin Bodycon Dress, £48.
Left - Etro AW11 Sequin Coat.
Right - Oscar de la Renta AW11 - Bead & Sequin Embellished
Evening Jacket
Sixties coats were often made in luxury material, cloque
fabrics, ribbed ottoman silks and floral printed fabrics. This
season expect to see a shimmer on
sixties A-line swing coats and
little empire line jackets.
The short cocktail dresses above on this page are all ideal for dressing up
over Christmas. Imagine how fetching you might look in one of
these whilst working a room at Christmas parties. Note how the
intricate bead and sequin work runs through the neutral palette
to great effect.
The simple one shouldered dress has taken a new twist this
Christmas, and now there are many more versions of both long and
short party dresses sporting a wrist length sleeve. This style
is almost more dramatic to the onlooker. The dress below far
left is especially interesting as the sleeveless shoulder is not
in fact cut away. At first glance you get the optical illusion
that it's a one-shouldered dress because it has only one sleeve.
It would be possible to wear a normal bra with this style.
The two dresses centre both echo styles of the
mid/late sixties
and early seventies when empire bodices were often beaded or
embellished with fake flowers. The Oasis dress centre right and
covered in fabric flowers is very reminiscent of gowns from the
60s label Jean Varon.
Left - Miss Selfridge AW11 - One Sleeve Split Evening Dress.
Centre Left - M&S AW11 Classy Long Empire Dress.
Centre Right - Oasis Pretty Fabric Flower Empire Evening Dress.
Right - Miss Selfridge AW11 - Sunray Pleated Lurex Sheen Dress.
The sunray pleated halter neck dress far right has a touch of
Marilyn Monroe 50's film star style about it. These neutral
colours all look very expensive, but be sure to get your make-up
just right so you don't appear washed out.
Fashion fabrics for Autumn 2011 are simply fabulous. Fashion
designers chose materials with superb tactile qualities and
shininess. You will fall in love with mixture of textures from
subtle languid fluid silks to coarser hairier and sports
fabrics.
Conclusion of Sequin Beaded Dress Fashion
Styles in 2012
Copyright of images courtesy of Prshots.com, Swarovski,
Oasis, River Island, Monsoon, ASOS,
Warehouse, very.co.uk, IFTF, Topshop,
Fashion Union, Miss Selfridge, Isme, EAST, Vera Mont,
Littlewoods Ireland, Schuh, Barretts, Oli, M&Co, Penneys,
Fashion Union,
La Redoute.
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