“Feel like a woman, wear a dress!” said Diane von Furstenberg, whose iconic 70′s wrap dress works just as well 40 years later, on Juliett.
More quotes from an interview with Diane von Furstenberg:
“The wrap dress made women feel what they wanted to feel like… free and sexy… It also fitted in with the sexual revolution: a woman who chose to could be out of it in less than a minute!”
“It’s more than just a dress; it’s a spirit. The wrap dress was an interesting cultural phenomenon, and one that has lasted 30 [40] years.”
“What is so special about it is that it’s actually a very traditional form of clothing. Its like a toga, it’s like a kimono, without buttons, without a zipper. What made my wrap dresses different is that they were made out of jersey and they sculpted the body.”
velogirl
August 13, 2011 at 9:33 am
Funny, I just took a friend/client shopping…..for dresses. She felt unattractive and wore jeans and t-shirts all the time. We picked up three beautiful dresses for her and she LOVES wearing them!
ladyfleur
August 13, 2011 at 9:53 am
Dresses cover a lot more flaws than jeans and t-shirts. I don’t really know why women stopped wearing them so much. Maybe it’s because you have to sit like a lady.
velogirl
August 13, 2011 at 9:56 am
I live in dresses – maybe it’s because I have a lot of flaws to cover.
As always, great post, Janet!
ladyfleur
August 13, 2011 at 11:01 am
Dresses and heels hide the fact that I have really short legs. How many 5’6″ tall women do you know that have 29″ inseams?
kat innes
August 14, 2011 at 12:57 pm
love the shoes too – fabulous!
ladyfleur
August 14, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Kat, these shoes are my most comfortable ones on the bike. Real leather soles, no platform and the straps across the instep make it work.