Appearing in the 60s and 70s in Eastern Europe, the prairie dress trend has been brought back to the fashion world through see-through dress designs, ankle-length stripes, puffy sleeves and frills.
Some prairie dress designs by designer Raf Simons for the Calvin Klein Fall – Winter 2018 collection. (Photo: (Marcelo Soubhia/MCV Photo For The Washington Post)
Quickly spreading throughout the fashion industry, prairie dresses were redesigned by many brands in their own colors.
A classic version of the Batsheva brand, combined with a floral patterned canvas bag and high-necked leather boots for a look that couldn’t be more `prairie`.
“It’s not just something your grandmother has in her wardrobe,” model Maggioni said of the prairie dress.
However, as easy as it may sound, wearing a prairie dress is in fact a highly complex fashion choice that comes with a significant risk of failure.
Wearing a beautiful antique dress without looking mature or cheesy is a very difficult task.
And one of the typical stars who can brag about it is Selena Gomez.
Wearing a bold, attractive eye color and adding a choker as an accessory, Selena appeared at the 2017 MET Gala in a beautiful and stylish Coach floral dress (Photo: Getty Image)
The Witch of Wiverly knows how to take advantage of every aspect of this trend, transforming herself in different types of prairie dresses, from lightweight slip dresses to maxi and mini.
Combine classic with modern
The female singer’s grocery shopping outfit seems sloppy at first glance, but is actually very harmonious.
Above is the combination of a brown crochet cardigan with a leather bag and gold hoop earrings to help add retro style to the square neck prairie dress.
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Wear a prairie dress like a French girl
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Still white sneakers, but this time wearing a baby blue V-neck dress, hair tied in a high bun and of course, for a Parisian girl, red lips are indispensable!
The perfect recipe for travel
Loose, comfortable dark long-sleeved maxi dress combined with a thick-soled loafer when going to the beach.
Lightweight midi skirt, hugging the upper body combined with a scarf with the same pattern for an outdoor picnic.
`Two-piece` prairie dress
So many things shine together on the same outfit.
At the premiere of the movie Hotel Transylvania 3, the Back to You singer attracted all eyes on the red carpet with a crop top – blue and white floral skirt set from the Resort 2019 collection of fashion house Oscar de la Renta.
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