It was a show that celebrated Cavalli's interpretation of style, which can be summed up simply as "unrelenting excess".
But new interpretations of the style have surfaced in more rarefied quarters as well.
More like interpretations of military style, they recombine elements of various archetypes (pea coats, double-breasted dress jackets, mess jackets) to create subtly masculine coats with a bit of brass-button flair that are anything but standard issue.
Last summer, this sublime sanctuary was the stage upon which Dolce & Gabbana presented its Alta Moda collection, with its couture interpretations of Sicilian style — widows' veils, black lace and swishing crinolines that seemed plucked from the set of "The Leopard" — to an audience that included Monica Bellucci, Isabella Rossellini and Anna Wintour.
Saison Dupont is the progenitor of modern interpretations of the style, and American craft brewers have pushed the boundaries of tradition in every direction.
Live interpretations of this style can be found on the Make-Up's two full-length live releases, After Dark and Untouchable Sound, including "They Live by Night," a song recorded both in studio and live, on Destination: Love - Live! and Untouchable Sound respectively.
Chinoiserie, 17th- and 18th-century Western style of interior design, furniture, pottery, textiles, and garden design that represents fanciful European interpretations of Chinese styles.
On a Friday evening this winter, 250 paired-off revelers — from couples young and old to mothers with small children — were dressed in varying interpretations of Renaissance-style costume: many were in masks, some wore full-skirted, floor-skimming gowns.
Ms. Gartrell's interpretation of 1980s style is broader than it looks at first glance.
However, the tiki-taka philosophy is only a modern interpretation of a style imagined and woven into the fabric of Barcelona by Cruyff two decades ago.
