Ravishing Ruffles!

First things first, darlings! The winner of CC’s Factory by Erik Hart Dress Giveaway is the lovely Liz ~ congrats!
It’s that time of year, darlings! Ruffles are a festive addition to any holiday ensemble (please note, however, that these runway inspirations are from the Spring 2011 Collections, pictured via style.com).
ADAM
Chado Ralph Rucci
Chris Benz
Christian Cota
Collette Dinnigan
Graeme Armour
Jill Stuart
Just Cavalli
Monique Lhuillier
Nina Ricci
Prabal Gurung
Tory Burch
Which ruffles do you find most ravishing?
xoxox,

CC

RUFFLES HAVE RIDGES

THE RUFFLE FRONT . . .

Ah, the frippery of the tuxedo shirt!

Luckily, it has been softened in recent seasons, as evinced by this delicate silver Etro ruffled silk blouse, for purchase at bergdorfgoodman.com. Perfect under a fitted blazer!

But the ruffle is not limited to blouses! I adore the bold persimmon-hued Valentino Roma mini-frock pictured at the top of this post. It has a delicate keyhole detail in back. The frilling (ha!) news? It's on sale at neimanmarcus.com!

Check out this kicky Moschino Cheap & Chic white ruffle front sleeveless a-line dress (currently fifty percent off at shopbop.com).

Not sure which came first, but it looks curiously similar to Albino's zipper-front leather version, which Couture Carrie discovered while perusing Italian Vogue online.

If you need something a bit fancier, try Valentino’s lovely ruffle and jewel-adorned gown for Resort 2009 (photo at right via style.com).