One of my favorite episodes of Will and Grace is when the rich addict Karen convinced an arch nemesis to have plastic surgery to expand the broadness of her shoulders. Lately, looking at the photos of so many celebrities walking out in the shorter dresses which the spring has allowed them to wear comfortably, I believe that it may be, as Jack stated, “The Year of the Shoulder”...or at least the season of it. For not only has colors brighter than ever have been placed by stylists on our favorite special people...but they have also been showing below their neck and beyond more and more this season.
Many women sadly have seen off the shoulder dresses as being boxy; I have seen myself agreeing with them in the past. However, while realizing off the shoulder is a trend, they are also bringing cinching and other tightening aspects to the dresses. For example, Ginnifer Goodwin wore a Yves Saint Laurent dress at an event for the designer which not only tightened at the waist with a black bow like wrap belt which separated a smooth skirt and a beaded top.
This dress actually rises yet another fabulous constant of this new trend: highly embellished tops. While some believe this addition somehow assists the lack of fabric which the shoulder showing dresses present, I believe that that it gives the dress more independence which the lack of fabric introduces in the first place.
Take for instance Rink Kikuchi's YSL dress which she too wore to the designer event. While still having the bright color style staple, the top presents a strong yet feminine embellishment. Both these dresses made such an impact, that Style.com recently used them to find their “Look of the Day”. So show those shoulders ladies....and don't worry about it being the only aspect of your dress, your favorite designers will assure that will not be the case.
Stay Fabulous!
Heather Bachman
Editor-In-Chief
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