1947-50: "You'd look good in anything, even a sack!"
In 1957 a decade into Dior's New Look, a revolution that had taken the world by storm, people began to tire of the strict silhouettes and so fashion house Givenchy and Balenciaga presented the "Sack Dress" in their spring collections.
The Sack Dress was a formless dress that narrowed in severely at the hem, clinging to the legs of the wearer. Givenchy boldly stated that the Sack Dress was "more than a fashion" and that "it was a way of dressing". Many enjoyed the release from the cinch waisted girdles of Dior's New Look and happily welcomed the Sack Dress trend.
Most of the Sack Dress gained its appeal form the old notion of "leaving things to the imagination". With the wearers curves mostly removed by the waist-less garment any onlooker would ponder over the women behind the dress, making it very popular for party and evening wear. Anita Loos of Vogue was quoted "No gentleman is ever going to puzzle his brain over the form of a girl in a bikini suit".
In 1958 the back detail of the Sack Dress was shifted upwards to the high hip and then further up again to above the waist.
I like this style but much like boyfriend jeans, unless you're a high class model with long legs and a taste for odd and bizarre styles, it takes a special kind of person to pull off a dress like this.
In 1957 a decade into Dior's New Look, a revolution that had taken the world by storm, people began to tire of the strict silhouettes and so fashion house Givenchy and Balenciaga presented the "Sack Dress" in their spring collections.
The Sack Dress was a formless dress that narrowed in severely at the hem, clinging to the legs of the wearer. Givenchy boldly stated that the Sack Dress was "more than a fashion" and that "it was a way of dressing". Many enjoyed the release from the cinch waisted girdles of Dior's New Look and happily welcomed the Sack Dress trend.
Most of the Sack Dress gained its appeal form the old notion of "leaving things to the imagination". With the wearers curves mostly removed by the waist-less garment any onlooker would ponder over the women behind the dress, making it very popular for party and evening wear. Anita Loos of Vogue was quoted "No gentleman is ever going to puzzle his brain over the form of a girl in a bikini suit".
In 1958 the back detail of the Sack Dress was shifted upwards to the high hip and then further up again to above the waist.
I like this style but much like boyfriend jeans, unless you're a high class model with long legs and a taste for odd and bizarre styles, it takes a special kind of person to pull off a dress like this.
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