bandage dress

Tight elastic dress

A bandage dress is a form-fitting garment made of strips of stretchy fabric wrapped tightly around the body, creating a wrapped or bandaged appearance.

The construction smooths and compresses the figure, producing a sculpted silhouette.

Popularized by designer Hervé Léger in the 1990s, it became a nightclub and red-carpet staple: She wore a black bandage dress to the party.

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silhouette/fit

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Garment widening from waist

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formality/occasion

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Simple garment for home

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construction/fabric

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Garment of translucent fabric

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G