Hermès Fall/Winter 2009/10 Full Show [Crystal Clear Quality]
elaborate figure of speech gave full vent to the house expertise. There were fur-collared crocodile bombers, leather jumpsuits, and mink-lined gilets. These were ...
Vintage Black Diamond Mink Coat
Good Minerva Collection By Evans -Black Diamond Mink Mint condition, beautiful without any blemishes. The name backing bowels the coat is "Barbara ...
At the Milan men's wear shows, luxe looks ignored lean times
Austerity? What’s that? Mario Monti may be tightening the bootstraps of the Italian restraint but in the world of Milanese men’s wear the overriding aesthetic for autumn/winter 2012 is in-your-phiz luxe. Though this might seem self-defeating, it reveals a conscious decision to crack crises at home by making an all-or-nothing bet on consumers abroad – specifically, men in the Bric markets (Brazil, Russia, India, China) – and the suggestion that they will spend huge sums building their wardrobes.
From Fendi mink jackets where fur torsos morph into cashmere shoulders, to cashmere felt coats adorned with baroque bullion – the shiny or gold thread embroidery first developed in ancient Phrygia – at Dolce & Gabbana, last week’s catwalks were dominated by costly technological innovations, pricey furs and haute couture-importance finishes. Gucci’s Rimbaud-inspired redingotes boasted beaver on the face, astrakhan inside; Versace’s rococo rock star leather motorbike jackets were bestrewn with gold chains; and Etro’s tailored devoré frock coats sprouted cock feathers while pony epidermis dancing boots were bisected with strips of grebe feathers.
