Oh, patents! Stella McCartney® Nude-illusion dress (2)

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

Another version of the Stella McCartney® nude-illusion dress, with a sheer mesh panel on just one side of the dress, and large polka dots, was awarded the US design patent USD702923S1, titled Dress, on April 22, 2014. Notice anew, the dotted lines on the patent Figures 1 and 2 (below), showing those unclaimed parts of the invention. Thus, only the polka-dot sheer mesh side paneling, supporting the illusion of nudity, is in fact patented.

Below, Figures 1 and 2, extracted from the patent, depicting front and side views of the design, together with a model, wearing a marketed embodiment (no pun intended) of the patented design, posing side, front, and rear views of the Stella McCartney® nude-illusion dress.

  

Reference

Stella McCartney https://www.stellamccartney.com/