Runway Report: Try Majoring in Mythology

Get your hands on some Grecian-inspired draping for the goddess in you

Words by ALISON EDMOND

 

Draping took on a new life for Spring/Summer 2020, with modernist turns producing the sleekest effects. From Tom Ford’s classic Greek drama, to Haider Ackermann and Daniel Lee’s creations for at Bottega Veneta, designers sent out beautifully layered looks that sent new ripples through a theme that has been revisited again and again over the years in both day looks and eveningwear.

 

TOM FORD.

 

 

HAIDER ACKERMANN.

 

 

BURBERRY.

 

 

BALMAIN.

 

 

BOTTEGA VENETA.

 

 

SHOP THE TREND

 

ALBUS LUMEN maxi dress, $405.
ANCIENT GREEK SANDALS leather sandals, $260.

 

BOTTEGA VENETA sponge pouch, $8,300.

 

GANVITO ROSSI leather sandals, $1,195.
HALSON jumpsuit, $425.

 

PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE drawstring top, $460.
JENNIFER BEHR gold headband, $595.

 

MALLARINO hoop earrings, $415.

 

MARCO BICEGO 18k earrings, $1,100.
NINA RICCI one shoulder sweater, $590.

 

NORMA KAMALI stretch-jersey dress, $245.
OSCAR DE LA RENTA asymmetric blouse, $1,990.

 

RICK OWENS draped skirt, $595.
PRADA leather sandals, $550.

 

TRINA TURK draped blouse, $198.

 

This story originally appeared in the December 2019 issue of C Magazine.

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