Word: prada
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...want next. Can kid mohair become the new cashmere? Will tanzanite ever replace diamonds? Can consumer conscientiousness co-exist with the new luxury? Designers put forth these questions first, and then they find the technology or the raw materials or the audacity to propose them as ideas. As Miuccia Prada points out, often the idea that seems the least likely to succeed is the one that becomes the best seller. Today technology moves quickly, and tastes are changing accordingly, but among designers of all kinds there's a consensus: only what's really new looks right
...cachet that contemporary art can bestow on fashion was one of the big creative and commercial themes at the recent runway shows in Paris and Milan. Miuccia Prada collaborated with architect Rem Koolhaas and graphic-design company 2x4 to create dizzying backdrops for her Art Nouveau-inspired prints. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana opened their show with a video of an artist painting a canvas with flowers. The models appeared in dresses of hand-painted organza. Although there was no direct collaboration, the brilliant layers of opaque color that Raf Simons created for the Jil Sander show looked like...
...women. Blunt in particular is a stand-out, especially when expressing deep romantic frustrations with her husband. Scenes where Prudie debates entering into an extramarital affair with a hunky student shows American audiences Blunt’s artistic range. Having displayed a penchant for comedy in “Prada,” Blunt proves she can carry dramatic roles as well. Perhaps the greatest feat comes from celebrating Austen’s work with the audience, or perhaps even introducing the novels to them. You don’t need to be an avid Austen fan to appreciate...
...Designer Disgrace Re "Paper, Plastic or Prada?" [Aug. 27]: years ago, my Italian mother-in-law gave me a string bag (which I still use) to carry my groceries in, explaining how deplorable it was to waste all those plastic and paper bags from the market. Notwithstanding the silliness of the label-conscious, how could anyone buy a reusable bag (Hermès') that stows in a calfskin case? The suffering that calves go through for the production of this vanity item is unconscionable. Nancy Pennington, SEATTLE...
...where they were going to poo next. Feeds on: Granola, Odwalla drinks. 4) Punchmeplease Poppedcollarus Immediately ready for the social scene, this species seems to know everyone, or at least everyone worth knowing. The more rare European variety can be differentiated from the common American one by their vintage Prada feathers. By the beginning of next year, the European members of the species will have made their final migration to the Spee Club. Feeds on: Natty Ice, Sandrine?...