Costello Tagliapietra continued with their signature draped jersey wrap dresses and abstract print frocks, deftly moving from jewel-toned shades to earthy colors and back.

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By layering the print and making it almost indiscernible, it made the short wrap dresses and ruched numbers look current, erasing all tropical beach references.

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The real story in this collection though are the silk wrap dresses that seem to have been inspired by the style of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge.

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In 1978 she sold her entire inventory of wrap dresses after steep discounting at New York retailers prompted fashion bible "Women's Wear Daily" to declare that the trend for wrap dresses was over.

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Some modern-day designers are doing the same thing, building brand identities around their names and personalities (or personas), which stand for much more than slim-cut suits or universally flattering wrap dresses (no offense to Hedi Slimane or Diane von Furstenberg).

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