Word: chiffoned
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...Lacroix's rustic Southern roots and a short embroidered coat inspired by Watteau. Although the palette was predominantly black, Lacroix wowed the crowd with some pretty amazing color combinations - the kind that only he can get away with in an haute couture collection. My favorite was a long draped chiffon dress shaded in plum, praline, and lime and topped off by violet fur sleeves. Another Lacroix signature - the mixing of rough and fine materials - appeared early on in the show in the form of an oxblood red dyed fox and goatskin coat worn over a slinky black cocktail dress...
...they're not just shopping in the U.S., either. Many of the products designers offer--whether they be a floaty chiffon Dior cocktail dress or a printed Gucci skirt--are also in demand in new and expanding luxury markets, such as Dubai, India and parts of China. They're perfectly in keeping with another trend: global warming and the desire for lighter clothes. "From the Sun Belt to the global-warming issue, [resort wear] has evolved to reach a very broad audience," says Gucci CEO Mark Lee. "If you look at the items offered in the collection, there...
...style made famous by Princess Diana was still the rage. "I looked through all those wedding magazines, and at that time you could not possibly find something simple," she recalls. So Aberra, an assistant designer at a sportswear label, made her own dress. It had clean lines, a simple chiffon skirt and illusion sleeves...
When I found out that my husband and I had been invited to a gender-segregated wedding reception in Tehran, it was too late to concoct an excuse. So for the first time in my life, I put on a chiffon gown to go hang out with 400 other women. I waved goodbye to my husband as he headed for the men's ballroom, and we agreed that if the evening grew intolerable, we would send text messages to plan our escape...
...White's creations include elegant satin strapless blouses ($85) and blue-silk chiffon floral skirts ($88). Strap-on cushions let newly pregnant visitors to Amayi see how they will look in a few months...