It can be hard in today’s culture to put sexy and classy in the same sentence, but those are the words that sprung to mind as I viewed the Monique Lhuillier Fall 2011 runway show. Today, several designers heralded a season of ladylike dressing. Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, and Lhuillier all showed a defined natural waist and, in the case of Lhuillier, super-slim-on-the-hips silhouettes that had a waft of 40s style to them.
But the real focus on the runway of a designer known for her bridal designs is the gowns. And they didn’t disappoint. Many of the pieces continued the theme of the cinched natural waist, while others offered a more sleek, or in one case, Grecian shape. Big and frothy, slim and sparkly, if we don’t see at least one of these on a starlet this season I’ll be very disappointed.
