AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Byline: Michael Carl
In 1932, costume designer Adrian offset Joan Crawford's hips by accentuating her broad shoulders, widening the actress's gowns to almost absurd proportions. This season, designers are again exaggerating the shoulders, but without an ulterior motive. Instead, these looks will get you noticed from the first moment you enter a roomsideways. Louis Vuitton's sculpted top with a nipped waist and ballooning leg-of-mutton sleeves is almost straitlaced. But pair it with a vapors-inducing, thigh-grazing skirt, and your legs become dangerously long and sexy. The theatrical lunar sleeves on Dolce & Gabbana's silk mikado dress are enough to leave anyone moonstruck. And Proenza Schouler's imposing power suit is perfect for the diva with a chip on her ...