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In a collection that was about as different as night and day, Raf Simons channeled the viewpoint of photographer Diane Arbus for fall, elevating early-sixties fashion with Pop Art color. The results were a mesmerizing mix of interesting combinations: tulip tops with ski pants, stiff quilted wools held in place with padded satin layering and [...]
In a nutshell, this was a brilliantly deranged and gorgeous collection of Betty Drapers. Totally unexpected, it was a surge of creativity with a deconstructed Sixties vibe. Eat your heart out, Don. For fall, Tomas Maier presented what he called a collection poised between “restraint and exuberance.” Juxtaposing clean lines with elaborate surfaces, it aimed [...]
Could it be possible? Could Ferragamo had gone the way of sexy for fall? By every indication, that seemed to be the direction creative director Massimiliano Giornetti was taking, what with the slew of eighties and early nineties power women he drew inspiration from, from Sharon Stone to Melanie Griffith. As body conscious as this [...]
No one works the masculine-feminine mix better than Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The powerhouse pair, via the prowess of first look model Arizona Muse, sent out a collection that was androgyny at its best. Double-breasted black jacquard jackets, cropped trousers and oxfords were as ever present as a long-sleeved corset dress in a bevy [...]
Not quite content to let go the tribal, fringe-meets-animal print, vibe he’s so masterfully tweaked over the years, Roberto Cavalli took his hippie girl vibe up multiple notches, infused in a boatload of feathers and layered on the party girl eye makeup. While the results seemed pretty monochromatic, or one dimensional, the Cavalli girl will [...]
Say what you will about Marni, but one thing is certain: Consuelo Castiglioni is not afraid of a print. That was more than evident with the designer’s geometrically inclined fall show, where star shapes, stripes, and octagonal grids were shown on luxurious layers of crepe, wool, leather, and silk with the quintessential helpings of fur, [...]
