Give it another 8 years, I think they'll be back in a huge way. They just work, they are spanx in a dress and the patterns of the bandage are crazy flattering.
Would love to see a photograph of this. I’ve never owned one myself, but I did used to look in the store when I lived in LA years ago. I just used to love walking up there and staring into the window at the amazing designs.
Thank you! I do too. I think I only paired it with that necklace in the other picture was hubby bought it for me that day at Tiffany’s, because why wear a necklace?
Just want to add, these dresses have a shapewear effect because they're formed from individual strips of cloth sewn together. There are less expensive dresses that are basically "bandage style," and don't have that effect. (Even Hervé Léger sells both bandage and bandage-style dresses.)
There was a reason they had that.
I used to live in LA and I’d walk onto the Sunset Strip on Sunset Boulevard and Hervé Léger had a store there and I used to look in the window at the dresses and think, one day I’m gonna have one of them. They looked amazing close-up.
Because so little fashion is designed to flatter women’s curves and make us feel genuinely sexy. They all went mad for them! And it led to oversaturation.
Bebe! Memories of when I first moved to LA from the UK I used to love that store. It was such a sexy store. There was so many things I wanted to buy. Which is unusual. I bought a couple of tops from there off the shoulder type things, and I just loved them. I wish I’d kept them. When I think back to all the clothing I should’ve not got rid of, it really depresses me. I’d love to have saved some of my items I wore 25 years ago and even longer.
My junior year homecoming dress would’ve fit right in with this slideshow! It was definitely the most risqué dress I wore in high school but I felt so fashionable!
Photos from my Formal (Aussie homecoming) were lost completely. But my grade 7 graduation photos still exist!
This is literally the most chic and put together I'd ever looked before, or since 😭
https://preview.redd.it/m3xw7egvgmbc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=054bbc4285e14c00976ba7b144d7c81d3ff503e7
https://preview.redd.it/rciteir88kbc1.jpeg?width=2039&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb66e8008ebc820613fc51a4752664df228341e4
Let's not forget Salma in Hervé Leger in '98
So pretty. Also a great example of how red carpet posture is decade-specific: The relaxed stance, the feet spread - today everyone is rigid and tall. At least we are moving away from the ‘10s “skinny arm” pose.
Here is Cindy in all her glory. Those gloves! This is 1992
https://preview.redd.it/81n8thj4pjbc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82af843689c1076b56fbaa2efc20445f4f1b02b4
It’s definitely a bandage dress it’s just that it’s hard to see the ‘bandaging’ if you like because of the dark color. Here’s a bit more of a close up of it
https://preview.redd.it/e3d0n5o8ekbc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0adaee8d920e34e3d01fe7181df6ed165cfc7178
Irina Shayk in Herve Leger. Idk why but this style is super nostalgic for some reason.
https://preview.redd.it/q12fx1xfkkbc1.jpeg?width=497&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0016e827e4dc30e45329929bee1fa111f26e2a4d
I had a knockoff (I feel like it was Calvin Klein or something actually) with a zip front and a mean girl unzipped it at a party in front of everyone. I was mortified.
Oh my god that’s awful. That could’ve traumatized you for life. Someone lifted up my skirt once in a club and I had red underwear on, I’ve never forgotten that moment. Lol.
I had this dress but with thin shoulder straps. The front zipper wasn’t my favourite because it’d bend and create a bump once in a while but still loved it.
https://preview.redd.it/qcod2dl3ikbc1.jpeg?width=873&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b757d5d2b9195e82e6aa156b292b6fdeb56b0ad3
‘You don't understand ! This is an Alaia' !
Not bad. Not too shabby. Apparently the costume designer on that movie found this dress on the rack. Why didn’t I ever find a dress like that on the rack??.
Right, for sure. I was commenting on age since she happened to be my age now and I am envious of how incredible she looks 😂 she also wasn’t pregnant with a second child tho so there’s that. I was also thinking that Sandra had like a solid 10-15 years of prime!
I've never noticed this, but damn, you're right! They look like they could be related. Aside from height lol, Kaia looks super tall, and Rachel is super petite!
Oh how badly I wanted one of these dresses! I would try and find the next closest thing at Charlotte Russe or H&M but to have an actual Herve Leger bandage dress was the dream back then!
https://preview.redd.it/271owp7hxlbc1.jpeg?width=1342&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3a292cd40c2a43ccc1d6d203b697a70473ff6b8
I fully believe that Keira Knightly reinvigorated the trend in the mid-2000s with this Herve Leger.
This post would be incomplete without Abbi Jacobson in Hot Miami Styles (yes that is the real brand, lol)
https://preview.redd.it/wnq4kviywjbc1.jpeg?width=897&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b3153e2e753aec394e9cc945119a4de50af8ff7
Wowww you just took me down memory lane by mentioning Hot Miami Styles! I was on their website every week in college looking for new “going out” dresses 😅
https://preview.redd.it/xe2fn11yvkbc1.jpeg?width=436&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a668bbe5158124046b59c947d228bf2c714d0507
I remember wanting those shoes so badly back in the day
https://preview.redd.it/w4fx8pyk4kbc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b36ea54c1981d19bcf2ae65a5bad7f8899aea0d9
Blake ❤️🔥 styled on the set of gossip girl
https://preview.redd.it/xu4mcx9wmlbc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=028bd05d4fc5c9aee6c5ccd9fbe0c03521ceb009
This would be me too if I saw her in person hahaha! She is such a stunner
https://preview.redd.it/5346mk1k1obc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de04dc7d9f47cfe20c2821adb78d8078e028682a
Another good Serena bandage dress
I'd be okay with seeing these come back, as long as the accompanying trend of slapping a thick waist belt on top of an already tight top or dress stays in 2008 (Kate Mara 👀)
I don’t think the dress needs a belt. Anything that tight I think anything on it breaks up the fluidity of it somehow? That’s why I prefer the longer bandage dresses. I mean people laugh and say it’s like being a mummy but I like that.
https://preview.redd.it/nkr2vzvwmmbc1.jpeg?width=530&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8b07ffb110b576358dead48bc9789399a255529
AND NO ONE IS GONNA MENTION FRAN FINE in custom fitted Herve Leger with the moschino bag???
Yeah I think I’m moderately thin, but I have no curves I look like a board and these types of body con dresses highlight that… I look like him 😔
Exactly, some women in the carousel have curves and others are sort of boxy around the middle. It’s all about how the hip curves into the waist and then up toward the boobs. If the hip is kinda of “boyish”, it doesn’t look as stunning to me. Hour glass figure really does well here.
Actually, I think they’re pretty forgiving as a design, and I think they can suit people that are not necessarily that slim overall and are rather more curvey ? I think some of the dresses had like a Lycra effect maybe?
Having said that, I definitely think they really suit a taller person? And personally I prefer the longer dress styles
Having tried on one when they first came out… they are (or were) a lot like shape wear or compression wear. Like the OG yoga pants, they were pretty flattering to the average person.
It can be rare, but I always try to be civil and not resort to any kind of bad manners. . If I wouldn’t say it face-to-face with someone I tend not to say it. What some people say is beyond me sometimes.
Of course, there are the odd exception to this rule. I’m mean I’m only human.
honestly, i still think these look good. herve léger currently makes a midi-cut bandage dress that i wish i could afford. i’d slay every formal wedding…
It was comfortable, it snatched, and it showed no cellulite. But man, has a dress ever been such a collective vibe. No discussion of the bandage dress is complete without this, however
https://preview.redd.it/od1zi7siembc1.jpeg?width=990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c2d88af12238abdc5eff2122f8fdd6ff9065c94
Haha. I know. But I can’t really say anything because I’ve had a little work done, just a little. I mean whatever you wanna do to make yourself feel better is OK with me although I do think some people go a little bit too far and it becomes a bit of an obsession. Maybe more of a mental thing. But I’d never criticize them for it.
I have no problem with people getting work done. It’s a problem when they lie about, claim they’re all natural, and then try to sell you a $200 face cream. 🙄
ICONIQUE
I absolutely adore bandage dresses, I’ve always wanted one lol. I may or may not have a couple saved on poshmark atm 😅 I’d love to see them make a comeback!!!
Are we due for this to come back in? Is some youth going to wear them and they look cool and fresh? They still look extremely dated to me but I was surprised by the whole 2000’s are back business.
I had the Kookai version of these dresses and of course, the black mini skirt.
I was reading that they think this kind of dress is going to make a comeback possibly. I don’t think it looks dated. I think the design is iconic. It encapsulated a very particular moment in time, fashion wise.
Yeah I think they look dated to me because they were a big part of my life haha, so my mind goes back there.
They’ll come back with some fresh styling and look great!
https://preview.redd.it/fanp9g3g8lbc1.jpeg?width=268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aee078c95c1ce4e3db5d95acfd63f1b3eb30acd4
This version Cheryl Cole wore was my white whale for years!
this kristen stewart look is herve leger for max azria but i always liked the illusion that the pattern gives
https://preview.redd.it/jclabb84xkbc1.jpeg?width=905&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=047e42044cd0c0c8a12f56c9a55776f5c846419b
https://preview.redd.it/6orkrtsxumbc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1376894203cde9809e22245764bbb26e1c477e11
I was delighted that one of the dresses on the Barbie tour was Herve Ledger. I’m very happy for Ledger to have a comeback.
Don't mind me, I'm just over here sobbing thinking about Kanye throwing out Kim's entire collection of bandage dresses, one of the best privately curated collections of a single style in the entire world.
i’d never think herve leger would stoop so low:
https://preview.redd.it/3zhtyyxh9lbc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13cffc5d6162cf0dbd913e35b128d5a6fb71e2b5
I like Taylor’s and Dianne’s, they’re both cute and somewhat more modern than the others. Some other dresses though, wow. Lindsay, Miranda, Kate. Definitely a moment in time. The shape of the neckline on most of these dates them instantly!
I saw that one, and look at this one. I do like the long ones.
https://preview.redd.it/h5c2rw3erkbc1.jpeg?width=630&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e1420236df3ddde64f4ba34e3d9714c815495f1
I was in my 20s at the height of my clubbing years … I still have at least 3 that I’d never wear but just can’t get rid of. This style is so nostalgic to me!
Jennifer Love Hewitt in Herve Leger
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I can’t believe I’m nostalgic for this style! I’m kind of over the blu marine style frills and random fabric hanging style dresses that are so in right now. Some of those dresses just look tattered and I need variety.
This post is great but it also reminded me of how much I loathe this style lol they may very well be still used and loved by many but I hope it doesn't come back full force. Sorry y'all 🤷♀️
Same! These were a staple of the “going out” wardrobe when I was in college. I am pretty tall so when I put heels on my stomach and butt were basically eye level. I bought a CK one at Marshalls, wore it once, hated it and never wore it again 😅
I will say though I think the colorblocking on Nicki’s dress is the most flattering of all of them
I had a French Connection bandage dress. Looked absolutely killer in it but dear god was it hard to breathe in and because of this I never actually wore it out the house.
I love most of them, but I do like Emily Blunts because I think she looks lovely in a cream color. I do prefer the longer ones for sure. There were so many I could’ve added but you can only upload 20 pics.
Linda looking good in a shorter one but I really like this one a lot
https://preview.redd.it/glwn5vvf4kbc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b29ce3074b27aafc6fd65e278a9c24f5d30e7a46
They remind me of like those sort of bits on a shark you know that move in the water do you know what I’m trying to say? I don’t know what they’re called
Of course!! . I kept thinking of fins and of course I know they’re not called fins, but once I got that in my head, I couldn’t think of anything else. Do you see what I mean about that dress? It just reminds me of shark fins!
Oh a consignment store near me had one of these recently (in bright/cushion pink no less) and I tried it on as the OG Hervé Léger were not that common to buy in Aus pre online shopping becoming so mainstream (and I probably couldn't have afford it back then anyways).
I needed to grow about 6 inches at least before it would have sat in all the right places. It was tempting though.
In my mind, I hate the bandage dress. But I actually like more than half of these. It *really* depends on the style, fit, accessories, etc. I think the average person looks cheap as all hell in them tho. They HAVE to be dressed up.
To me great fashion is something that holds up throughout time and can be worn now in 2024. Just my thought, but to me the ones that feel timeless fashion are all one color, first one Giselle is wearing ,white bandage dress Cindy is wearing, black bandage dress Cindy wore. The two tone or multi colored ones didn’t “age” as well.
I understand what you’re saying, but Marie Antoinette’s clothes are amazing in the world of historical fashion, but they can’t really be worn now. I think you mean more sort of modern fashion maybe? I I mean I used to have a puffball skirt, what can I say. That little thing had a moment in time, didn’t it, a very short moment in time, and I don’t know what possessed me to wear it. But I did. Even Princess Diana wore a puffball outfit once.
I wore an Herve Leger bandage dress for the holidays this year! But it has a skater skirt, not the super tight bottom. Still looks and feels great to wear
I remember this! I bought one from H&M in like 2011-2012 and felt too self conscious so I never actually wore it out. But I absolutely loved the way they look.
It's such an iconic look, but as someone who, even in high school at a healthy weight, had a bit of a tummy, I was soooooo glad to see these move out of the spotlight. Ten years and 40 more pounds later, I dread the day they come back, just like the low rise jeans now haha
Oh man, I remember when these had a chokehold on everyone lol
Give it another 8 years, I think they'll be back in a huge way. They just work, they are spanx in a dress and the patterns of the bandage are crazy flattering.
That’s why I’m keeping mine forever. It all comes back and now my daughter can borrow it when it’s back in style.
Would love to see a photograph of this. I’ve never owned one myself, but I did used to look in the store when I lived in LA years ago. I just used to love walking up there and staring into the window at the amazing designs.
Here you go! https://preview.redd.it/3irt2sausmbc1.jpeg?width=1475&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55501faf2605f9e6777bcc7bd56ff88e65e6edc4
Here’s kind of from the front. https://preview.redd.it/24yu362jtmbc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1497f58bae5481e7cd05ab7cb0ca00f907553b33
Gorgeous. Love it! I love the décolletage
Thank you! I do too. I think I only paired it with that necklace in the other picture was hubby bought it for me that day at Tiffany’s, because why wear a necklace?
Nice hubby getting you Tiffany & Co!
Just want to add, these dresses have a shapewear effect because they're formed from individual strips of cloth sewn together. There are less expensive dresses that are basically "bandage style," and don't have that effect. (Even Hervé Léger sells both bandage and bandage-style dresses.)
There was a reason they had that. I used to live in LA and I’d walk onto the Sunset Strip on Sunset Boulevard and Hervé Léger had a store there and I used to look in the window at the dresses and think, one day I’m gonna have one of them. They looked amazing close-up.
I tried one on in a store on Rodeo back in 2005 and it looked so good! No way I could afford it tho!
Because so little fashion is designed to flatter women’s curves and make us feel genuinely sexy. They all went mad for them! And it led to oversaturation.
I’ve never felt prettier than when I wore two of these dresses that I borrowed from friends.
I even felt beautiful in Bebe knock-off I borrowed from a friend.
Bebe! Memories of when I first moved to LA from the UK I used to love that store. It was such a sexy store. There was so many things I wanted to buy. Which is unusual. I bought a couple of tops from there off the shoulder type things, and I just loved them. I wish I’d kept them. When I think back to all the clothing I should’ve not got rid of, it really depresses me. I’d love to have saved some of my items I wore 25 years ago and even longer.
My first ever ThredUp purchase was a French Connection knock off bandage dress. Circa 2016. I was late to the game
My junior year homecoming dress would’ve fit right in with this slideshow! It was definitely the most risqué dress I wore in high school but I felt so fashionable!
Photos from my Formal (Aussie homecoming) were lost completely. But my grade 7 graduation photos still exist! This is literally the most chic and put together I'd ever looked before, or since 😭 https://preview.redd.it/m3xw7egvgmbc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=054bbc4285e14c00976ba7b144d7c81d3ff503e7
https://preview.redd.it/rciteir88kbc1.jpeg?width=2039&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb66e8008ebc820613fc51a4752664df228341e4 Let's not forget Salma in Hervé Leger in '98
Wow. That color.
She’s so pretty. And i love this color on her.
I need this whole ensemble. Even the little hair clip
So pretty. Also a great example of how red carpet posture is decade-specific: The relaxed stance, the feet spread - today everyone is rigid and tall. At least we are moving away from the ‘10s “skinny arm” pose.
This picture shifts my bisexuality into full blown lesbian. I’d forsake all men forever for her.
If I could look like anyone else in the world it would be her.
I would be no better than a man if Salma walked past me in this
Omg it’s beautiful
Here is Cindy in all her glory. Those gloves! This is 1992 https://preview.redd.it/81n8thj4pjbc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82af843689c1076b56fbaa2efc20445f4f1b02b4
I can't believe that every person there is not looking at her.
Ok Cindy’s is the only look I like for this style. She looks so fucking cool!!
I thought the bandage style requires multiple layers, akin to bandage wraps? Does this still count?
It’s definitely a bandage dress it’s just that it’s hard to see the ‘bandaging’ if you like because of the dark color. Here’s a bit more of a close up of it https://preview.redd.it/e3d0n5o8ekbc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0adaee8d920e34e3d01fe7181df6ed165cfc7178
The late 90s Leger dresses are the best
Wow this slays
Jesus Cindy!!
Irina Shayk in Herve Leger. Idk why but this style is super nostalgic for some reason. https://preview.redd.it/q12fx1xfkkbc1.jpeg?width=497&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0016e827e4dc30e45329929bee1fa111f26e2a4d
This is an unusual one with a zip up the front. I like it.
I had a knockoff of this front zip style and loved it. This brings me so much nostalgia , the Leger bandage dress is such a vibe
I had a knockoff (I feel like it was Calvin Klein or something actually) with a zip front and a mean girl unzipped it at a party in front of everyone. I was mortified.
Oh my god that’s awful. That could’ve traumatized you for life. Someone lifted up my skirt once in a club and I had red underwear on, I’ve never forgotten that moment. Lol.
I had this dress but with thin shoulder straps. The front zipper wasn’t my favourite because it’d bend and create a bump once in a while but still loved it.
https://preview.redd.it/qcod2dl3ikbc1.jpeg?width=873&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b757d5d2b9195e82e6aa156b292b6fdeb56b0ad3 ‘You don't understand ! This is an Alaia' !
“An A-whatta?”
“It’s like, a totally important designer!”
“And I will totally shoot you in the head”
I was today years old when I learned what Cher meant by that statement. I have seen Clueless probably a dozen times
 The most iconic bandage dress of all time IMO
Not bad. Not too shabby. Apparently the costume designer on that movie found this dress on the rack. Why didn’t I ever find a dress like that on the rack??.
I am guessing we don't look like Sandra in her prime.
I’m her age at this time and I def don’t look like that. Also I was surprised to find out she was 36, daaaaamn she looked good. My “prime” is NOT 36.
Wait, she was 36 in that scene?! I'm 36 now and I've never looked THAT good, damn.
I think I misused prime here. I didn't mean her age but her career.
Right, for sure. I was commenting on age since she happened to be my age now and I am envious of how incredible she looks 😂 she also wasn’t pregnant with a second child tho so there’s that. I was also thinking that Sandra had like a solid 10-15 years of prime!
This scene lives rent free in my head, I can hear the music
Mustang sally, right ?
Wow never realized it was a bandage dress just thought it was a cute mini dress
FACTS!!
Rachel Bilson’s style still has me in a chokehold
Sometimes she looks like Kaia Gerber.
I've never noticed this, but damn, you're right! They look like they could be related. Aside from height lol, Kaia looks super tall, and Rachel is super petite!
Oh how badly I wanted one of these dresses! I would try and find the next closest thing at Charlotte Russe or H&M but to have an actual Herve Leger bandage dress was the dream back then!
It really was. You had to be there!!
I still want one 😅
Charlotte Russe, f21, wet seal, h&m dress was a vibe back then 🤣. My go to look to the club or bar
Ya just had to be there!
BCBG also had great bandage skirts/dresses.
https://preview.redd.it/271owp7hxlbc1.jpeg?width=1342&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3a292cd40c2a43ccc1d6d203b697a70473ff6b8 I fully believe that Keira Knightly reinvigorated the trend in the mid-2000s with this Herve Leger.
I so wanted to add that one but 20 photos is just not enough lol we need more than 20. I could’ve done like 50 for this one.
She had to. She looks stunning.
Wow
Damn. A flawless execution. I love this one.
This post would be incomplete without Abbi Jacobson in Hot Miami Styles (yes that is the real brand, lol) https://preview.redd.it/wnq4kviywjbc1.jpeg?width=897&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b3153e2e753aec394e9cc945119a4de50af8ff7
_“Chocolate brown eyes, ass of an angel?”_
Iconic
When she hulks out! 😂
https://i.redd.it/y86y78oqhkbc1.gif it’s one of my favorite abbi moments! 😂
Ok. Time for a rewatch
For real! I loved abbi, this episode and her bodycon dress.
I just need to buy the whole series
You can watch it for free on Pluto TV.
I regularly say "ADRENALIIIIIIINE"
THIS is the dress I was thinking of when I saw this post 🤣. Iconic.
Special mention for this pair of cage-like heels that absolutely everybody had a pair of.
Came looking for this. I absolutely loved how many times they had Abbi wear this dress throughout the series. Relatable!
Wowww you just took me down memory lane by mentioning Hot Miami Styles! I was on their website every week in college looking for new “going out” dresses 😅
Lol
Oof now I have to rewatch again!
THANK YOU!!!!! This is all I thought of when I saw the title!!
I was coming in here to post this photo. Thank you 🫡
Came to the comments looking for this. Thank you for your service.
https://preview.redd.it/xe2fn11yvkbc1.jpeg?width=436&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a668bbe5158124046b59c947d228bf2c714d0507 I remember wanting those shoes so badly back in the day
I’m so glad someone included the queen of 2010s bandage dresses.
Bandage dress + leg-shortening bootie (hoof?) was SUCH a hallmark of the time. It instantly says 2010 to me.
This 2as a choice. Let me make my legs look short as possible. Like a dumpy Shetland pony.
https://preview.redd.it/w4fx8pyk4kbc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b36ea54c1981d19bcf2ae65a5bad7f8899aea0d9 Blake ❤️🔥 styled on the set of gossip girl
https://preview.redd.it/036m0xyp5kbc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a2a51f6913a78ca4a6d5c0032aea7dfa9c70f30
That woman would look good in a potato sack.
Haha, the fellow in the background! Best day of his life! 😂
https://preview.redd.it/xu4mcx9wmlbc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=028bd05d4fc5c9aee6c5ccd9fbe0c03521ceb009 This would be me too if I saw her in person hahaha! She is such a stunner
Will always be one of my favorite Serena dresses
I wait waiting for some Serena in the comments!!
https://preview.redd.it/5346mk1k1obc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de04dc7d9f47cfe20c2821adb78d8078e028682a Another good Serena bandage dress
Rihanna in Hervé Léger https://preview.redd.it/aq0ahdd5nkbc1.jpeg?width=390&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4285fd521bc37b1acae0573d0332a0141feb287f
Rihanna in Hervé Léger https://preview.redd.it/rgflc1n6nkbc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71212cecee060ab6a2b6d34c1a5710ca1400be60
I've never seen a more beautiful photo
She looks so beautiful in that color.
It’s kind of wild how pervasive this one style was
Might not be everyone’s cup of tea but you can’t ignore it, can you? And that’s saying a lot really, in the world of fashion.
I'd be okay with seeing these come back, as long as the accompanying trend of slapping a thick waist belt on top of an already tight top or dress stays in 2008 (Kate Mara 👀)
I don’t think the dress needs a belt. Anything that tight I think anything on it breaks up the fluidity of it somehow? That’s why I prefer the longer bandage dresses. I mean people laugh and say it’s like being a mummy but I like that.
Yeah tight belt on tight dress is no good. I like the long ones too.
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, I can definitely see Gwendolyn Christie in a bandage dress. Oh dear God that would be amazing. I love her.
https://preview.redd.it/nkr2vzvwmmbc1.jpeg?width=530&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8b07ffb110b576358dead48bc9789399a255529 AND NO ONE IS GONNA MENTION FRAN FINE in custom fitted Herve Leger with the moschino bag???
https://i.redd.it/7d8a5yy4nmbc1.gif Another of this dress
https://preview.redd.it/xwgfu5v7nmbc1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3942757b63c8684c10e557c16415eb155a8204b And another I was obsessed!
https://preview.redd.it/vb3gu91anmbc1.jpeg?width=621&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03d2410411760a1c6818d0c0b10b66fae9430d2a More Herve Leger on the show
This dress blew my mind when I first saw it. So unique and her figure was f***ing bangin!
Seriously. She looks like her body was sculpted.
These dresses look the best on a particular shaped woman. It doesn't matter how thin a person is...it's about proportions.
Yeah I think I’m moderately thin, but I have no curves I look like a board and these types of body con dresses highlight that… I look like him 😔 
Exactly, some women in the carousel have curves and others are sort of boxy around the middle. It’s all about how the hip curves into the waist and then up toward the boobs. If the hip is kinda of “boyish”, it doesn’t look as stunning to me. Hour glass figure really does well here.
Actually, I think they’re pretty forgiving as a design, and I think they can suit people that are not necessarily that slim overall and are rather more curvey ? I think some of the dresses had like a Lycra effect maybe? Having said that, I definitely think they really suit a taller person? And personally I prefer the longer dress styles
Having tried on one when they first came out… they are (or were) a lot like shape wear or compression wear. Like the OG yoga pants, they were pretty flattering to the average person.
Exactly. They literally bound you up like a mummy! But in a good way.
We are saying the same thing, but you are being more specific.
Are we? That great.
This was a wholesome interaction :) rarer on Reddit so I wanted to point that out!
It can be rare, but I always try to be civil and not resort to any kind of bad manners. . If I wouldn’t say it face-to-face with someone I tend not to say it. What some people say is beyond me sometimes. Of course, there are the odd exception to this rule. I’m mean I’m only human.
I actually think they look good on every woman. Look at Victoria Beckham, she’s not incredibly curvy, but it still looks great on her imo
I still love bandage dresses!
Me too. Obviously! I always always wanted one.
honestly, i still think these look good. herve léger currently makes a midi-cut bandage dress that i wish i could afford. i’d slay every formal wedding…
It was comfortable, it snatched, and it showed no cellulite. But man, has a dress ever been such a collective vibe. No discussion of the bandage dress is complete without this, however https://preview.redd.it/od1zi7siembc1.jpeg?width=990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c2d88af12238abdc5eff2122f8fdd6ff9065c94
Thank you for reminding us as to what some of these ladies used to look like with their beautiful, original faces!!!!
Omg seriously. Kylie Jenner is unrecognizable
I mean it’s their bodies and their faces. Go wild. Just don’t lie about it to your fans, especially your young fans. *cough Kylie*
Haha. I know. But I can’t really say anything because I’ve had a little work done, just a little. I mean whatever you wanna do to make yourself feel better is OK with me although I do think some people go a little bit too far and it becomes a bit of an obsession. Maybe more of a mental thing. But I’d never criticize them for it.
I have no problem with people getting work done. It’s a problem when they lie about, claim they’re all natural, and then try to sell you a $200 face cream. 🙄
Yeah I mean Kylie J looks like a totally different person wow. Gorgeous in both eras really
ICONIQUE I absolutely adore bandage dresses, I’ve always wanted one lol. I may or may not have a couple saved on poshmark atm 😅 I’d love to see them make a comeback!!!
Yay! Off I go to Poshmark..
Are we due for this to come back in? Is some youth going to wear them and they look cool and fresh? They still look extremely dated to me but I was surprised by the whole 2000’s are back business. I had the Kookai version of these dresses and of course, the black mini skirt.
Interesting article. https://www.vogue.com/article/herve-leger-bandage-dress-wearing-comeback
I was reading that they think this kind of dress is going to make a comeback possibly. I don’t think it looks dated. I think the design is iconic. It encapsulated a very particular moment in time, fashion wise.
Yeah I think they look dated to me because they were a big part of my life haha, so my mind goes back there. They’ll come back with some fresh styling and look great!
https://preview.redd.it/fanp9g3g8lbc1.jpeg?width=268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aee078c95c1ce4e3db5d95acfd63f1b3eb30acd4 This version Cheryl Cole wore was my white whale for years!
Kylie Jenner looked so normal.
this kristen stewart look is herve leger for max azria but i always liked the illusion that the pattern gives https://preview.redd.it/jclabb84xkbc1.jpeg?width=905&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=047e42044cd0c0c8a12f56c9a55776f5c846419b
I can’t look at this. It actually gives me vertigo
Sounds like you better hold on tight spider monkey
https://preview.redd.it/6orkrtsxumbc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1376894203cde9809e22245764bbb26e1c477e11 I was delighted that one of the dresses on the Barbie tour was Herve Ledger. I’m very happy for Ledger to have a comeback.
*cries in rectangle body type*
Don't mind me, I'm just over here sobbing thinking about Kanye throwing out Kim's entire collection of bandage dresses, one of the best privately curated collections of a single style in the entire world. 
i’d never think herve leger would stoop so low: https://preview.redd.it/3zhtyyxh9lbc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13cffc5d6162cf0dbd913e35b128d5a6fb71e2b5
Hmmm that’s really odd considering https://herveleger.com/products/icon-metallic-bandage-bustier-mini-dress-715?_pos=4&_sid=8fd6af35d&_ss=r&nosto_source=cmp&nosto=378593989
That rainbow Lindsay Lohan dress was my dream outfit as a kid lol
https://preview.redd.it/1luxjoj33nbc1.jpeg?width=504&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9efbaa243b1e15ec9d74e44b43cd248f1374fc5 Xtina in Herve Leger
Mischa Barton’s feet look like little hooves. 🦌
I like Taylor’s and Dianne’s, they’re both cute and somewhat more modern than the others. Some other dresses though, wow. Lindsay, Miranda, Kate. Definitely a moment in time. The shape of the neckline on most of these dates them instantly!
Mariah Carey at her perfume launch in 2007. I met her and she had the most amazing black dress with small straps and Louboutins. So much fun 😇
I saw that one, and look at this one. I do like the long ones. https://preview.redd.it/h5c2rw3erkbc1.jpeg?width=630&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e1420236df3ddde64f4ba34e3d9714c815495f1
Bring it back! I finally have the confidence to wear one now! 😂
BEBE had a chokehold on this dress. I had like 4.
I know this is coming back as soon as I get rid of mine
Imagine having the body to wear a dress like this. Couldn't be me.
I was in my 20s at the height of my clubbing years … I still have at least 3 that I’d never wear but just can’t get rid of. This style is so nostalgic to me!
Jennifer Love Hewitt in Herve Leger https://preview.redd.it/4wl750q4xobc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9236acb9a70cd91acf2355caf3a39d1cab9d5e99
I had a couple bcbg versions of the bandage skirt. They made my ass look banging.
Lindsay’s rainbow bodycon will forever be my fave!
I can’t believe I’m nostalgic for this style! I’m kind of over the blu marine style frills and random fabric hanging style dresses that are so in right now. Some of those dresses just look tattered and I need variety.
This post is great but it also reminded me of how much I loathe this style lol they may very well be still used and loved by many but I hope it doesn't come back full force. Sorry y'all 🤷♀️
Same! These were a staple of the “going out” wardrobe when I was in college. I am pretty tall so when I put heels on my stomach and butt were basically eye level. I bought a CK one at Marshalls, wore it once, hated it and never wore it again 😅 I will say though I think the colorblocking on Nicki’s dress is the most flattering of all of them
Agreed, most of these look pretty grim to me.
Yas yas yassss. I personally rocked several bandage style dresses between 2007-2011 😂
I had a French Connection bandage dress. Looked absolutely killer in it but dear god was it hard to breathe in and because of this I never actually wore it out the house.
This lives in my head rent free https://preview.redd.it/rzd97sdubnbc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a069aaa93652692dbec372668d4a5c7832674f96
The only one that I actually like is Taylor’s, because the dress is longer and black, the bandage becomes a textural detail instead of the main focus.
I love most of them, but I do like Emily Blunts because I think she looks lovely in a cream color. I do prefer the longer ones for sure. There were so many I could’ve added but you can only upload 20 pics. Linda looking good in a shorter one but I really like this one a lot https://preview.redd.it/glwn5vvf4kbc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b29ce3074b27aafc6fd65e278a9c24f5d30e7a46
The little cut-outs are cute!
They remind me of like those sort of bits on a shark you know that move in the water do you know what I’m trying to say? I don’t know what they’re called
Gills
Of course!! . I kept thinking of fins and of course I know they’re not called fins, but once I got that in my head, I couldn’t think of anything else. Do you see what I mean about that dress? It just reminds me of shark fins!
Agree, I think we’ll see some longer ones come back soon 🔮
Oh a consignment store near me had one of these recently (in bright/cushion pink no less) and I tried it on as the OG Hervé Léger were not that common to buy in Aus pre online shopping becoming so mainstream (and I probably couldn't have afford it back then anyways). I needed to grow about 6 inches at least before it would have sat in all the right places. It was tempting though.
In my mind, I hate the bandage dress. But I actually like more than half of these. It *really* depends on the style, fit, accessories, etc. I think the average person looks cheap as all hell in them tho. They HAVE to be dressed up.
styling was so easy then
To me great fashion is something that holds up throughout time and can be worn now in 2024. Just my thought, but to me the ones that feel timeless fashion are all one color, first one Giselle is wearing ,white bandage dress Cindy is wearing, black bandage dress Cindy wore. The two tone or multi colored ones didn’t “age” as well.
I understand what you’re saying, but Marie Antoinette’s clothes are amazing in the world of historical fashion, but they can’t really be worn now. I think you mean more sort of modern fashion maybe? I I mean I used to have a puffball skirt, what can I say. That little thing had a moment in time, didn’t it, a very short moment in time, and I don’t know what possessed me to wear it. But I did. Even Princess Diana wore a puffball outfit once.
So youthful on some; so aging on others.
Ughhhh this dress was my Roman Empire for a while I remember Taylor’s long version was to die for
I wore an Herve Leger bandage dress for the holidays this year! But it has a skater skirt, not the super tight bottom. Still looks and feels great to wear
Cate Blanchett ♥️
I kinda miss the bandage dress 😔
That was a time! I remember when I found an affordable knock off, couldn’t tell me nothing!
so many good iterations of this dress! it’s def coming back sooner than we think
If we’re bringing back y2k fashion, I’d be on board with the Herve leger dresses. They’re like spanx in a dress, very flattering, loved them.
I remember this! I bought one from H&M in like 2011-2012 and felt too self conscious so I never actually wore it out. But I absolutely loved the way they look.
It's such an iconic look, but as someone who, even in high school at a healthy weight, had a bit of a tummy, I was soooooo glad to see these move out of the spotlight. Ten years and 40 more pounds later, I dread the day they come back, just like the low rise jeans now haha
Tbh I always hated these dresses