Fashion Week Notebook | Sass and Bide
February 6th, 2006
Photo Credit: NY Metro
Key Takeaways: Feminine, medieval, ballerina-esque, and tough-chic all describe the Sass and Bide girl. A quick change from a light yellow, flower-patterned long dress with a high front slit to a black button-up jacket with a turtle neck and a tight black skirt instantly transforms a summer gal to a femme fatale. No matter the style of clothing, each model has a little bit of a dancer in them, and the tights on their arms prove it.
Color Palette: Light yellow, brown, off-white, khaki, dark grey, light blue, and of course, black.
Silhouettes: Long and flowy, short and puffy. Everything is rather loose except for the tights.
Accessories Report: White tights, round-toe heels with ballerina-like tie-up laces, and mega thick leather belts shined.
What’s Wearable: Take away most of the excess accessories and stick a camisole underneath the sheer, and several items are worthy of purchasing. The long floral dresses, black skinny pants, a black and gold tiered dress will work well on the streets and the dance floor.
What’s Not Wearable: The medieval ensembles are better left to the cast of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.†Tights covering the arms might also be too out there for us non-models out there. Finally, to avoid looking like a belly dancer, stay away from the yellow spaghetti string dress with far too many tattered pieces.
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4 Comments
1. sophie parr | May 25th, 2007 at 10:13 am
i love this i would wear it everyday i love it so much!”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
2. Lily | November 2nd, 2009 at 2:33 am
does anybody know what the name of this dress is????
3. iola | February 28th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
OMG,, i have fallen in love with this dress, can you buy it at all, or even similar to it.love the style and colours so much.
4. Trisha | February 29th, 2012 at 12:26 am
@iola – This dress is past season, unfortunately. Would check eBay Fashion (fashion.ebay.com) to see if it’s still available. You can also put in a saved search for it so that the site will email you if this dress becomes available.