Herve weight

You need more than just style to wear an Herve Leger. You'll also need shape - a very good one, too. Herve Leger's dresses are like janitor fishes on the side of the aquarium - they cling like their lives depended on it. The material that he uses for his dresses are elastic, which not only contours a woman's body, but also contains it. And it's a style philosophy that he's been using ever since he started his fashion career.


I first learned about Herve Leger during one of my CX flights. One of the in-flight TV programs - methinks it was an E! channel special - featured his dresses and design principles. It was then I learned that he started creating his signature look, one that can be characterized as part-bandage, part-bondage, in the mid-80s. His fashion forward designs soon became the uniform du jour of supermodels like Jerry Hall. Being consistent with his look, it was easy to spot a Herve Leger dress in any catwalk, runway or red carpet. The unmistakable bands and inimitable shape was definitely his trademark. It's something that is present in his dresses even today. Despite him not changing his "signature look", what's nice is that his clothes don't look old or dated. An Herve from 1987 can be worn in 2007 and won't look out of place - and vice versa. Sometimes, it's even difficult to tell a vintage Herve Leger from a new one.

While I was passing through one of the designer outlets near the office, I saw this little black dress that was unmistakably Herve. Immediately, I took a closer look and it WAS one of his creations. Checking the price tag, it was definitely a steal! (After all, this is Asia's shopping mecca.) My sisters are both style savvy and shapely, so i'm sure the dress can be worn by both of them. (They like swapping dresses since they're almost the same size.)



And with that, the Herve Leger dress tucked away in a small shop in Tin Hau finally found a home.