bias-cut

Cinematic representations of the “Screen Siren” presented in a gallery resembling a 1930s cinema, showcase body-cleaving, second-skin bias-cut gowns, including a dress designed by Travis Banton for Anna May Wong in the film Limehouse Blues (1934).

American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity | Edwardian Promenade 2010

I don't like imagining my future husband trying to look manly while being crowded out of his own house by a burgeoning forest of chiffon ruching, bias-cut crepe, and those fake pashminas with pictures of peacocks in metallic thread I love so much.

Larissa Archer: On Not Marrying Larissa Archer 2011

I don't like imagining my future husband trying to look manly while being crowded out of his own house by a burgeoning forest of chiffon ruching, bias-cut crepe, and those fake pashminas with pictures of peacocks in metallic thread I love so much.

Larissa Archer: On Not Marrying Larissa Archer 2011

If you are going to wear a bias-cut gown, and I have no idea if this is your intention, don't try wearing a fully boned girdle under it.

William and Kate: It's Panic Time Samantha Bee 2011

Not the spirited souls who dream up the whole bias-cut confection.

Pierre Rougier: The Man Behind the Curtain Nancy Hass 2011

I don't like imagining my future husband trying to look manly while being crowded out of his own house by a burgeoning forest of chiffon ruching, bias-cut crepe, and those fake pashminas with pictures of peacocks in metallic thread I love so much.

Larissa Archer: On Not Marrying Larissa Archer 2011

But by the time the designs hit the runway, her well-received trompe l'oeil and bias-cut dresses were fashion at its most innovative.

This Week, All Hail the Prints of England Beth Schepens 2011

Her dresses are often bias-cut and drape forgivingly over places women are sensitive about, like the tummy and hips.

Styles Christina Binkley 2010

I don't like imagining my future husband trying to look manly while being crowded out of his own house by a burgeoning forest of chiffon ruching, bias-cut crepe, and those fake pashminas with pictures of peacocks in metallic thread I love so much.

Larissa Archer: On Not Marrying Larissa Archer 2011

The red-and-white petal dress, with layers of bias-cut silk and strategically placed seams, gracefully skims a body's bumps and blips, while the unusual pattern and vivid color catch the eye.

How Video Art Inspired a Runway Sensation Christina Binkley 2011