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”
Missoni Spring 2011
The barrage of performance artists in crocheted balaclavas, courtesy of Italian contemporary artist Aldo Lanzini, was a sign of things to come. Angela Missoni, in the spring Missoni collection shown in the cloisters of one of Milan’s oldest universities, wore a zany take on the traditional graduation ceremony garb. Oversized “mortar boards” were affixed to … Continue reading “Missoni Spring 2011”
Emilio Pucci Spring 2011
The hippie look is one that is well traveled this season, having made its way from New York to London and now omnipresent in Milan. Nowhere was that more evident than at Pucci, where Peter Dundas showed restrained references to Yves Saint Laurent’s peasant and safari themes but made them all his own. A Pucci … Continue reading “Emilio Pucci Spring 2011”
Emilio Pucci Shoes Spring 2011
Ladies, make room in your shoe closets: Pucci heels are a comin’. Peter Dundas has been, season after season, building a better Pucci and what better brand extension to complement his smokin’ hot designs than some equally covetable stem wear? Right off the bat there was a sexy, above-the-knee suede lace-up boot whose laces traced … Continue reading “Emilio Pucci Shoes Spring 2011”
Roger Vivier “1000 Brides” Satin Sandal
I never met a neon strip of leather I didn’t like. So you can imagine how I gravitated towards these Roger Vivier sandals upon spying them in the showroom. Neon green strips of leather surround the core of the foot like a cage, flanked by black leather toe and ankle strap while the base is … Continue reading “Roger Vivier “1000 Brides” Satin Sandal”