Runway Reviews: 2011Hervé Léger Spring

How many ways to reinvent the bandage dress? Let us count the ways. Hervé Léger presented 30 looks for the Spring 2011 collection, and this season designer Max Azria focused on Marie Antoinette, updating her regal style, stripping her of layers of tulle, lace and other 18th century trappings. Azria’s modern day Antoinette is ready for the step-and-repeat, and rubberized prints and perforated jackets felt urban and sporty. Hues of bone, peach, blush and ivory provided a lady-like appeal, and waves of ruffles jutted out at the hips like a Marie bustle, which is, in a way, the anti-body con look. Still, Azria managed to mesh the two silhouettes together—quite literally, with mesh. Let them eat cake! Just not in these form-fitting frocks.