The cummerbund is making a comeback: for women!
This autumn is the season of accessories: small accents that give your look a contemporary twist. Besides the brooch, the opera gloves (long gloves up to your elbow) and statement belts (I'm dreaming of the ones from Chloé and the Celine belt), the cummerbund is the item that upgrades your look. And the fun part is: there’s probably a cummerbund fabric lurking in a corner of your closet that just wants to be part of your autumn wardrobe.
All the shows (well, many) suddenly discovered the cummerbund. Ralph Lauren, Valentino, Cologne Française Eau De Parfum, Michael Kors: they all used the cummerbund in the styling of their collection.
Where does the cummerbund come from?
The accessory originally comes from India and Persia. British soldiers and officials in colonial India saw the wide waistband (the Persian word is kamarband, where kamar means waist) and adopted it in the 19th century. It was a cooler replacement for the vest under the evening suit in the hot climate. Thus, it made its way into British evening wear and later into the tuxedo.
How do you wear the cummerbund this autumn?
We actually only saw it with tuxedos, but from this season on, that’s all different. Wear the cummerbund over a large blouse or your blazer, or low on your hips over jeans with a simple T-shirt on top. Anything goes, the cummerbund is fine with it all. It’s just happy to be out of the mothballs.
VIDEO 00:58Where does the cummerbund come from?
The cummerbund is the accessory that many designers are raving about this autumn. It has its origins in India and Persia.
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