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

By Alison Syrett Cleary
Updated Sep 13, 2017 @ 6:45 pm
Credit: Courtesy of Robert Rodriguez

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.

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.

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Carolina Herrera

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Jason Wu

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Zero + Maria Cornejo

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Tome

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Jonathan Simkhai

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Nicole Miller

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Colovos

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Oscar de la Renta

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Robert Rodriguez

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