This week's Lust features two designs by a designer who I think would be right at home in that upper crust neighborhood. Romanian designer Lorena Sarbu's S/S 2011 line brings to mind a picture of elegance, sophistication, and glamour, but with a youthful touch. Shades of blush, nude, and coral mingle together with lace, sequins and silk to create a harmonious beauty. While perusing the collection, I could not bring myself to choose between the two lovely cocktail gowns below:
If you're looking for unique details, then this dress is for you. The seemingly simple silhouette boasts some major edge with its asymmetrical bat-wing sleeve (asymmetrical + bat-wing = major MizzJ weakness). The cinched, yet slouchy waist line also modernizes this dress by giving the wearer shape, while creating a comfortable looseness that won't have you body conscious. An above-the-knee hemline shows off your gams, and the alternating silk and lace panels make for interesting visual details.
If you're looking for straight up glam though, then this number should have your vote. Orange and coral tones are hot for summer and this dress is a perfect example of how to wear this too neglected shade. I love how this dress resembles a Herve Leger bandage dress' tightness, but the diagonal ruching is much more forgiving. Also check out how sparkly this dress is! Plus it has what appears to be a neat little tail or embellishment in the back that just makes this dress even more fun to look at!
Seriously, it's a classic tug of war between classic and flirty. Almost as hard as choosing between Nate and Chuck. Which would you choose?
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Lovely dresses :)
ooo thanks for sharing your lust of the week cause their now my lusts of the week :D
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How is that dress cinched at the waistline?
that beaded one shoulder coral number is *mimics rachel zoe* TO DIE FOR
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Gosh, both of those dresses look great! I can see you wearing both of them! And yes the ruching on the coral dress is more forgiving that an Herve Leger - good point!
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Very beautiful. I'd probaby go for the first one, because I like the drapey feel and the asymmetric sleeves. And something tells me that most girls on the UES do live quite glam lives (judging by Olivia Palermo or Tinsley Mortimer's clothes).
Wow, gorgeous! i had never heard of this designer before, great dresses. Totally agree with you about the observation of the diagonal ruching being more forgiving than Leger's horizontal ;) I think I would look like a stuffed sausage in a Leger dress, not that I could afford one, haha!
I pick the 2nd!:D
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ooh there's that coral again - i think we'll be seeing much of it before we're done. if it's up to me, I think I'm definitely of the flirty variety - second dress!
Yes I live in NYC and there are many people who do dress like that all day and night! LOL
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