Does anyone know where this style of jersey dress came from?

Asked by evegrimm (3714

) August 27th, 2009

Okay, I’ve been seeing this style around campus enough to notice it. One reason is because it seems very impractical!

I can’t find a picture, as I imagine it has a particular name and I don’t know it.

This dress is usually short-sleeve or tank-top/spaghetti strap, made out of some sort of jersey or knit material. It has a bodice or empire waist, depending on how you look at it, and the strangest part is: it’s floor-length! No, really, I can’t see the girls’ shoes when they’re wearing this! And it’s not a formal occasion—just college, classes, etc.

So was a celebrity seen wearing this? Or did it show up on runways or something?

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity!

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Are you talking about the maxi dress ?

Target has them for cheap. So does Old Navy.

Likeradar (19583

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It is a resurgance of a 60’s style.

Judi (40025

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Maxi dresses were very popular from about 1968 until the mid 70s. It started as a reaction to extreme minis and also reflected street fashion at the time, with all the flower children/hippies. All of the designers started doing maxis. For a few years, we even had maxicoats, rather impractical for slogging through rain and snow, but very dramatic and romantic. By the late 70s, they were out, and it’s taken a lot longer than for most trends for maxis to cycle back into fashion.

I’ve been collecting vintage maxis for years, but until recently, they were a hard sell. I’m sure some of my customers cut them short to turn them into minis

MagsRags (5769

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Personally, I think designers are just trying anything to get folks to buy new clothes. There are lots and lots of them in Target, WalMart, and now Marshall,s. However, I notice that the real “department stores” such as Dillard’s and Macy’s have them only on the clearance rack right now.

Darwin (21867

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Wow, thanks for all the info!

That makes sense—about the styles ‘re-cycling’ and whatnot.

Fluther rocks!

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