{"id":36233,"date":"2017-05-04T00:10:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T04:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=36233"},"modified":"2017-05-03T00:13:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T04:13:00","slug":"fashion-repeats-itself-trench-gowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/fashion-repeats-itself-trench-gowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Repeats Itself: Trench Gowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m still not over Monday&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art&#8217;s Costume Institute ball! There are so many interesting looks that didn&#8217;t make it onto my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2017-met-gala-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want awards list<\/a>.\u00a0 One of those is <a href=\"http:\/\/wwd.com\/fashion-news\/fashion-scoops\/priyanka-chopras-met-gala-dress-2017-ralph-lauren-10879554\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Priyanka Chopra&#8217;s trenchcoat gown by Ralph Lauren<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/676454698\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:68.855219% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/676454698?et=7PNyOfyKRp17AEvLcl_gWQ&#038;tld=com&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=qKTIQGErrhY2ZW43QYWw9nBeIuZl0YC9DRbOLPWycao=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"409\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I kept coming back to this one, thinking, &#8220;I would totally wear this,&#8221; and suddenly it hit me: I <em>have<\/em> worn this, in the form of a purple velvet trench gown by Zang Toi. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36234\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/what-wendy-wore-embarrassed-with-bill-clinton\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36234\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zang2resize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"851\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zang2resize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zang2resize-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/zang2resize-300x513.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Zang Toi gown in 2014. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As you can see, the train on my gown doesn&#8217;t compare to Chopra&#8217;s train, which is okay, because even a small train is <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/outfit-post-by-bill-cunningham\/\" target=\"_blank\">stressful to manage<\/a>. When you have a spectacular, 10-foot train, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/met-gala-gown-fluffers-who-are-people-who-tend-rihanna-s-train-997952\" target=\"_blank\">you need at least one train handler, if not a whole team of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the need for dress-related personnel, I&#8217;ve always dreamed of wearing a gown with a ginormous, <em>removable<\/em> train  &#8230; and guess who lived my dream? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/2017\/05\/152614\/priyanka-chopra-trench-ralph-lauren-met-gala-2o17\" target=\"_blank\">It turns out Chopra&#8217;s train was detachable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:395px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/675978280\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.379747% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/675978280?et=1iRGbqvxT7JyEBziV00cxQ&#038;tld=com&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=1tNkBoz0IQBWsnAkWMvHJTRjMC4MQqPpuPgik2DOQh4=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"395\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/847501\/laura-dern-s-2017-met-gala-dress-has-a-removable-train-so-she-can-dominate-the-dance-floor\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Dern was another Met Gala attendee with a removable train on her Gabriela Hearst gown<\/a>, but I&#8217;m focused on the trench-gown look right now. Let&#8217;s take one more look at Chopra&#8217;s Ralph Lauren.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/675794214\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:72.558923% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/675794214?et=CefI3z1CRNRxSYi4GhWtUg&#038;tld=com&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=STr42pvrsAcU79yUXjh5gdqAwF8JytVbBoDtR1LcYxs=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"431\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous! Even though it&#8217;s not purple velvet, I give this look an A+.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m still not over Monday&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art&#8217;s Costume Institute ball! There are so many interesting looks that didn&#8217;t make it onto my Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want awards list.\u00a0 One of those is Priyanka Chopra&#8217;s trenchcoat gown by Ralph Lauren. Embed from Getty Images I kept coming back to this one, thinking, &#8220;I&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/fashion-repeats-itself-trench-gowns\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1,544,24,650,66],"tags":[612,1281,1289,674],"class_list":{"0":"post-36233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-fashion-repeats-itself","10":"category-great-minds-think-alike","11":"category-met-gala-2","12":"category-zang-toi","13":"tag-met-gala","14":"tag-met-gala-2017","15":"tag-priyanka-chopra","16":"tag-zang-toi","17":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36233"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36237,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36233\/revisions\/36237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}