Performers attired in rhinestone bras, ostrich feather jackets, and white long-johns swirled around the room.
Just to look at her swathed in scarves and goose-feather padded jacket against the cold was to be instantly reminded that this was a woman who had suffered immoderately.
Perhaps only a film could reveal the subtle way the brand played with transparency, showing a semi-sheer cotton sweater that let the polka dot print of a shirt shine through, or a feather-light jacket with a visible paisley lining.
Feather puff jackets, outsized corsages and bra tops (again - perhaps Kane is right after all) are the showpieces, but the real beauty is in Ilincic's brilliant eye for colour (it's all about yellow next season, by the way), the soft shape of her dresses and the raw edges which highlight the rich weight of the fabrics.
Feather puff jackets, outsized corsages and bra tops (again - perhaps Kane is right after all) were the showpieces, but the real beauty is in Ilincic's brilliant eye for colour, the soft shape of her dresses and the raw edges which highlight the rich weight of the fabrics.
She is killer in a '70s French hat with feathers, velvet jacket that became iconic for having a pocket for acid and a '60s polka dot blouse with a bow.
Oh, he got a little carried away with his spunky suspenders, but then there were feather-light jackets in lavender linen over slim trousers or pastel slips.
Owens, for his first collection, which he presented in the summer of 2003, made puffy ski jackets lined with sable, coats trimmed with hand-knotted ostrich feathers, and a jacket with a mink torso, fox sleeves, and a goat-and-horsetail fringe.
Some creative touches among the mediocrity: a lustrous black gown for shopping, feathers sprouting from jacket backs, an organza bubble coat, a gilded picture frame worn as a necklace, padded gloves embellishing a shirt, and a color-coordinated dog, the ultimate accessory.
