What Do You Think of Fashion’s New Minimalist Streak?

Photo by: Sherly Rabbani and Josephine Solimene
Zoe Saldana and Diane Kruger clean up in Calvin Klein Collection, at the Met ball.-

Of the hundreds of gowns at this week's Met ball, the most striking were also the most restrained. Zoe Saldana and Diane Kruger looked chic in unadorned Calvin Klein Collection gowns; ditto Jessica Stam in long-sleeved Rachel Roy. Plenty of minimal eveningwear could be found on the Fall runways, too. "Less is more these days," Yigal Azrouël told us. "People are tired of all the froufrou and are just craving simplicity." The designer turned out long, sleek dresses notable for how covered up they were, as did Antonio Berardi and Andrew Gn. At Stella McCartney and The Row, meanwhile, hemlines were raised, but the silhouettes were just as streamlined.

Check out the slideshow, and let us know what you think of fashion's new minimalist streak.

By Romney Leader

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