Word: chiffons
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...Avenue Marceau - Saint Laurent's famous couture house, now a cultural foundation and home to his archives. Last Friday evening, Saint Laurent devotees such as Catherine Deneuve were invited to walk through the archives to examine collections past. Behind the heavy rolling doors were seemingly endless racks of chiffon dresses, beaded jackets and floor-length feathered coats, many of which are indelibly etched on the minds of fashion mavens. Downstairs, in what was once the couture salon, an exhibit entitled "Dialogue with Art" highlighted some of Saint Laurent's iconic silhouettes: the Mondrian dresses, the Picasso homage of intricately beaded...
...want my organdy snood, and in addition to that I want my chiffon Mother Hubbard lined with Hudson Bay rat! Dress me up from top to bottom, dress me up from tip to toe, Dress me up in silk and spinach for today...
...shoes alongside co-owner Emma Fletcher's Lyell line of "vintage-inspired clothes." A circa 1960 Kelly green butterfly-print dress by Japanese designer Hanae Mori and a '70s-era black pleated skirt with a red Provencal-print border hang beside Fletcher's new collection of tulip-print, silk-chiffon tie blouses, velvet jackets lined in silk and '40s-style dresses (the designer's personal favorite: a black silk-and-wool number with deer-shaped cutouts just below the collarbone...
...Already, international marketers are predicting that the new contrast look will make a killing. French label TantPourElle, which this year added a riot of color and texture to its normally simple, monotone line?including a multihued pinstripe button-down shirt with a sheer black chiffon back?expects to see a big payoff, especially in China. "Chinese like colors and more fancy details," explains the label's marketing director, Priscilla Chow, who emphasizes her point by rubbing her fingers against the rough lacy trim of one of its soft polyester dresses. "They are willing to pay more for their clothes...
...modernity to Vivier's great classics. Among the shoes on display in the charming Faubourg St.-Honore shop (where 18th century commodes are mixed with flea-market finds in Vivier's eclectic style) are gold alligator Grecian sandals, pink leopard-print boots and green satin stilettos with red chiffon roses. Although the collection can be found only in the Paris boutique, clients can custom-order shoes. "Vivier really invented the fashion accessory," says Fressange. "He was ahead of his time. He made shoes for the Queen of England, John Lennon and also for a mass-market chain." These models, though...