The Lovely Bows...

Designers went ultra-feminine this season, and placed bows everywhere. From oversized to tiny, they look playful on cocktail dresses, full skirts, jumpsuits, shoes, bags, and other accessories. In summer clothing, bows are found on necklines, the waist, the bustline, the hair, and the occasional shoulder.

Curiouser and Curiouser

John Galliano

A sign of sophistication and attractiveness, bows easily showcase this season’s new romantic love affair.

Ugly dress but - big bow!

Head bow

Miss Dior

Tim Walker for Juicy Couture

Flying Circus

Penelope Cruz, and photo by Tim Walker

Valentino - Red bow chorus, Band of Outsiders

Chanel Iman wearing Dolce & Gabbana in Vogue, Chanel bow

Hat with bow, and Christian Lacroix shoes

Miu Miu brings us this feminine, fun red band which has a really unique bow, Miu Miu Ad

Dolce & Gabbana (via style.com), Lady in Filmy Wrap with Bow

Chloe shoe (style.com)

Armani's and Lacroix's backstages (style.com)

Valentino

Arts Fashion Bow

Alexis Mabille Spring 2009 Haute Couture (next photos via style.com)

Alexis Mabille can rejoice: this season, the bow is more than ever the epitome of chic. All directions and brought on the most watched parades, they are clearly detail each chic fashionista will not fail to adopt very quickly.

Armani's backstage, Nicole Farhi

Givenchy

Dolce & Gabbana

3.1 Phillip Lim, Jean Paul Gaultier, Gucci

Prada, Tuleh, Ralph Lauren

Giambattista Valli

Christian Lacroix

Chloe

Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior - Haute Couture

Different kind of bow by Carolina Herrera

Chanel

Derercuny, Dior

Francesco Scognamiglio, DKNY

Moschino, Douglas Hannant

Nathan Jenden

Valentino

Vogue, March

Booked a time for costumes for the evening gent men then relegated to the rank of bauble for prepubertal midinettes, the bow tie has been some time now to regain trim fashion.