Franken-Dresses Are Officially a Thing and These Pictures Prove It

By Alison Syrett Cleary
Updated Sep 14, 2017 @ 11:58 am

What happens when different sliced and diced fabrics come together in the same killer silhouette? That would be what we’re dubbing the “franken-dress," a patchwork-like piece that's been popping up everywhere during New York Fashion Week this season.

VIDEO: The Most Gorgeous Instagrams From Ralph Lauren's Show

Carolina Herrera kept the look elegant with a tea-length style in soft lavender and confetti print silks (above), while Zero + Maria Cornejo went for an updated Grecian effect with a single-shoulder cut made from several swatches of blue and white fabric. And we have to give props to Jason Wu: He brilliantly kept four miss-matched materials cohesive by sticking to dainty prints and similar color schemes.

Keep scrolling for these styles and more must-try takes on the trend.

Start Slideshow

1 of 10

Carolina Herrera

Victor VIRGILE/Getty
Advertisement

2 of 10

Jason Wu

Victor VIRGILE/Getty

3 of 10

Zero + Maria Cornejo

Victor VIRGILE/Getty
Advertisement

4 of 10

Tome

Sara Kerens/Courtesy of TOME

5 of 10

Jonathan Simkhai

Victor VIRGILE/Getty

6 of 10

Nicole Miller

Patrick McMullan/Getty
Advertisement

7 of 10

Colovos

Victor VIRGILE/Getty

8 of 10

Oscar de la Renta

Slaven Vlasic/Getty

9 of 10

Robert Rodriguez

Courtesy of Robert Rodriguez
Advertisement
Replay gallery

Share the gallery

Up Next

Advertisement