khaleej times Friday, September 10, 2010
FASHION
Lanvin
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Carolina Herrera
DSquared
Fur Real and Faux Fabulous Without looking to PRoVokE thE fuRy of PEtA AcitiVists, WE look At fuR As thE nAmE of mAny A fAshion housE’s gAmE duRing fW 2010 DSquared handbags, shirts, sweaters and defied all reasonable luxury in the form of yeti knee-high boots. If you were not thinking Antarctica or St Mortiz, perhe fur flew, or more cor- haps it is high time you did. rectly, the pelts flew aplenty during the FW ETRO 2010 fashion season. Just The House of Etro worked fur to a when you thought the delightful patterned polish with fur oversized boyfriend-inspired cloth- showing up on collars, capes and ing had run its course, Paris happened coats. It did not disappoint with voluand proportions took on a whole new minous fur collars paired with a knit meaning. FW brought us baboon, diamond print sweater set; to marlynx, fox, mink, sheared, shaved, knit- bled effect with a two-toned cape and ted and the like. Now, I am not advo- monotonal refinement in luminous cating wearing fur; that is strictly up black mink. to you. But if you choose to, everyone from Chanel to Burberry gave enough NINA RICCI choices, real or faux, to see the entire Nina Ricci was all about ladylike polish and effortless élan with furs in season through. the form of 50s-inspired fur jackets, LANVIN chubbies and wonderful belted sweatAlber Elbaz was having a Salt mo- ers with partial fur sleeves. The looks ment, or rather his models were. The were easy to wear, and worked easily dark blunt cut wigs, the pale skin, with everything. Think fur trimmed muted lip colours and dark rimmed sweaters over satin slip dresses or a eyes, all spoke of intrigue and cut a silk jumpsuit; your chubbie being the rather imposing figure on the runway. go-to coat for a dash to your neighHe gave the Lanvin woman armour in bourhood café with dark rinse jeans the form of oversized, or shall we say, and a James Perse T-shirt. Ricci made extra large knee-length furs in satu- fur fun and seemingly not too serious, rated colours of berries and oxblood. exactly how it should be. Alber also appealed to a woman’s ultra feminine side with wool coats in LOUIS VUITTON winter perfect creams and tans, fit- Marc Jacobs created an ethereal and ted through the body, yet heeded the classy feel to the fur he incorporated call of the wild with voluminous fur into the Louis Vuitton show. The fitsleeves that any yeti herdsman would ted woven fur sweater tops worn adore. Pair your fur with lace or lay- over full length skirts were a throw ered tiers for a ladylike polish to bal- back to the Sophia Loren era, when being a voluptuous woman was celance the volume and edge. ebrated and not berated, yet managed MARC JACOBS to avoid being staid or dated. The fur Marc gave his lovely ladies exquisite handbags were a modern touch that drop-waist wool and fur coats with took the look over-the-top in a good low-slung sashes, and more modern way, adding that necessary check and fare in the form of suede car coats with balance of classic and modernity. The fur trimmings. The drop-waist coat bouncy ponytails and fresh scrubbed collars were a stand up version with faces added that youthful element the fur cocooning your neck, wrists that kept it… well, fresh and new. and legs, perfect for a Northeastern winter. The coat lengths were varied; CAROLINA HERRERA the longer lengths are perfect over The Park Avenue Ladies were ultraa sheath worn with boots, shorter luxe this season thanks to Ms Herrera. dresses or a tapered pant silhouette, Fur collars worked beautifully against while the shorter lengths worked well tweed suiting; dollops of fur as toasty over longer skirts, jeans and jeggings neck scarves warmed the senses; bolero fur jackets made full-leg trousers (denim/jean leggings). chic again; the fur-trimmed camel CHANEL coats made one wish for cooler cliLeave it to Karl Lagerfeld to sum up mates and a Central Park Stroll. Few the season’s trend perfectly with pa- designers do it better than Carolina nache and irreverence, having the last when it comes to polish and this sealaugh, as he worked faux fur to perfec- son was an exclamation point to that. tion. Ignore the real iceberg, even pass up any comment on the Inuit-inspired STYLE ADVICE: Take thyself to the fur slacks with matching topper, who nearest High Street store and invest else but Lagerfeld could have finessed in a few fur pieces for your winter fur into some incarnations. It was wardrobe. Zara, H & M, Mango and woven into signature tweeds, worked Forever 21 will all have fur offerings to into the chains of the classic Chanel bring a little runway your way.
Stephanie Rivers
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Louis Vuitton
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Nina Ricci
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