Word: goatskins
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...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. He definitely deserved the standing ovation...
...djembe, a West African drum. “When I got to Harvard, I took an African dance class with the Ensemble’s current instructor, Joh Camara, and I was amazed by his djembe playing. The djembe is kind of an hourglass-shaped drum; it has goatskin on the top, and there’s an iron ring on the rim. It has a really distinctive, sharp sound. I’d never seen djembe playing. I’d only seen Nigerian drumming. So I bought a djembe from him, and he gave me a few lessons...
While Akira's bejeweled Bonds singlets, eggwhite-stiff linen suits and goatskin man-bags comprised only a sixth of his collection last week, it was a gently giant step for Australian menswear - or should that be unisex wear? "Within women's ready-to-wear collections there are limitations - how many styles can we create?" says Akira, who first showed his reconstructed Aussie male icons last year. "Designers are looking for different lines." If the recent Fashion Week in Sydney is any guide, they are increasingly looking to menswear. New labels popped up as frequently as gelled '80s hairdos while, taking...