Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2011
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana paid homage to the beauty of handcrafted Sicilian white lace with a show that played up the romance factor their Dolce & Gabbana brand has become so synonymous with over the decades. With brides-to-be as their muse, there were plenty of dresses, cleaving to the body, or narrow-waisted and with … Continue reading “Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2011”
Versace Spring 2011 Shoes
The big, almost starling, news for spring? The platforms of seasons past has disappeared! Yes, you heard right. No more of those outlandish, glitzy platforms that looked more at home on the Jersey Shore boardwalk than sailing on Lake Como. Good riddance! That doesn’t mean that Donatella’s dumbed herself down when it comes to sky-high … Continue reading “Versace Spring 2011 Shoes”
Marni Spring 2011
Consuelo Castiglione took an athletic approach with her spring collection. Clothes inspired by nearly every sport imaginable, from track and field to cycling to scuba diving were translated in bold stripes, prints, modernist florals, and blocks of strong color. But while sporty, they were certainly playful as well. Marni’s always been known for its inventive … Continue reading “Marni Spring 2011”
Bulgari x Matthew Williamson Bag Launch Party
One of Milan Fashion Week’s most highly-anticipated events took place Sunday night at the Bulgari Hotel, when Bulgari unveiled its Spring 2011 capsule collection of handbags designed by Matthew Williamson in a lush garden transformed into a kaledioscopic-fairy tale-jungle. “I wanted to create a particular kaleidoscope drawn from the rich Bulgari heritage in fine jewelry … Continue reading “Bulgari x Matthew Williamson Bag Launch Party”
Missoni Bags Spring 2011
As if the collection, with its wacky Africa-meets-exotic-graduation theme didn’t have eyes popping, check out the Missoni spring handbags: plastic wrap anyone? Maybe it’s art imitating life, or vice versa, but it was intriguing, if not downright puzzling, to see the handbags come down the runway still in their plastic wrapping they arrived to the … Continue reading “Missoni Bags Spring 2011”
Salvatore Ferragamo Spring 2011
What else speaks more to sea than the bikini? Swimsuit shapes and cover-ups led the charnge in Massimiliano Giornetti’s spring collection at Ferragamo, inspired by Romy Schneider in 1969’s sexy “La Piscine.” A mosaic of sun-kissed Tuscan colors in a sophisticated palette, ranging from sage and jade to malachite and lemonade, made the pieces pleasing … Continue reading “Salvatore Ferragamo Spring 2011”