Colorblock has appeared on dozens of designers’ runways for the last three seasons, but it’s not all about Mondrian-style squares and hard-lined panels. As Carey Mulligan proved in a skin-baring Roksanda Ilincic frock at Comic-Con last week — and Karolina Kurkova attested earlier this month in a sweep of Sophie Theallet — the trend can be sweetly feminine and softly sexy as well. From Gucci’s artfully-draped Spring 2011 versions to the Fall 2011 Grecian styles on offer from Carlos Miele and Costello Tagliapietra, here’s a look at the softer side of colorblock.
Gucci’s Spring 2011 versions of the trend were a favorite on the red carpet and fashion magazine covers. Chanel Iman (left) and Charlotte Casiraghi (right) both appeared in different versions of the collection’s skin-baring frocks earlier this year.
Diane von Furstenberg (left) and Issa (right) both featured artfully-draped purple and pink options for Spring 2011.
For Fall 2011, designers such as Carlos Miele (left), Costello Tagliapietra (center), and VPL (right) featured the trend in super-luxe fabrics.
Two looks from designer Stephan Pelger, shown during this month’s Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week, for Spring 2012.
Earlier this month, Karolina Kurkova attended the Ischia Global Film and Music Festival in Italy in a fuschia and navy gown from Sophie Theallet’s Resort 2012 collection.
And Carey Mulligan turned heads when she popped up at Comic-Con last week in this Roksanda Ilincic Resort 2012 dress.
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