Holiday Dresses: 9 Floor-Length Drapes

Posted by Hafsa | Wednesday December 8, 2010

We gave you a preview of the draped dress trend in our coverage of Draped Cocktail Dresses, and we now bring you some more formal and elegant styles ideal for holiday banquets and gala events.

Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, and Gemma Arterton on the red carpet

As seen for S/S 2011: Elie Saab, J. Mendel, Malandrino

Check out these 9 draped gowns for your shopping inspiration...

A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz Long Dress US$273, Marc Bouwer GlamIt! Gown US$395.99 (sale), Mikael Aghal Evening Gown US$390

Aqua Slinky Jersey Maxi Dress US$120.68, Adriana Papell One-Shoulder Gown US$178, Tadashi Shoji Asymmetric-Neck Draped Gown US$480

JS Collections One-Shoulder Mess and Jersey Gown US$198, Karen Millen Structured Maxi Dress US$387.90, Halston Heritage One-Shoulder Wrap Gown US$439

Will you don the long draped dress this holiday season?

*runway images via Style.com

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6 Comments

	on December 09, 2010 pynk.neko 1,838 said: I am going to go try some long dresses on at the store and pretend I have some where awesome to go in them. They are gorgeous!!!
	on December 08, 2010 Ali de Bold STAFF said: I like the one shoulder dresses. I used to collect fancy long dresses thinking at some point I'd wear them. Unfortunately for most, those times never came. I recently went to a swanky event where I was grateful for my sexy-but-not-too-much floor length black dress that I bought, um in 2002!
	on December 08, 2010 mamaluv STAFF said: I know a lot of girls who shop for their bridal gowns from the Grad/Prom selections. You can stay on trends, stick to your budget and possibly even wear it again for another formal event - win/win!
	on December 08, 2010 cathy3087 98 said: I am DYING to wear a gown to something...anything! But I don't have anywhere to wear it! I love love love the J Mendel gown - I'd wear something like that as a guest at a wedding or other formal party
	on December 08, 2010 mamaluv STAFF said: sadly, everything you just said is too true...
	on December 08, 2010 jchang212 106 said: Megan Fox looks SUPER HOT in that dress! Wowwweeee!! Although she prob looks super hot in anything she wears. These dresses are all really gorgeous, but when do we mere mortals ever get the chance to wear something like this??