A Saint Valentine wave of scarlet hearts appeared as rounded handbags, as vivid prints or as the broken-heart scarlet lapels of a black tailored jacket.
Among the tangible ideas they produced are transparency and the illusion of transparency, bold floral and ombré-shaded prints, peaked or rounded shoulders, intense colors and "a total look".
So on a rounded mini dress the curlicue prints reminiscent of an ornate Corinthian pillar came with wide gold straps, or a lovely dress (with pleats, very much on trend) was cut with caped sleeves to give the impression of a column brought to life.
In five minutes, she pointed out the tracks of at least six deer: does with rounded hoofprints, bucks with big pointy prints the length of a man's finger, fawns with little prints.
That enabled the French-born designer to indulge in a show of everything she loves — dresses and more dresses, rounded, womanly and sometimes with tiny Provençal prints or an insouciant cardigan as a reminder that the designer is French-born.
The silhouette was a short two-piece outfit with peaked or rounded shoulders (some sleeves were pompoms of prints) with a mini that sometimes split open over matching shorts.
Four-toed prints that are quite small and rounded usually belong to pika.
The Galliano show got its freshness from lingerie whites — coats, ruffled crepe blouses — and a light-blue jacket with rounded sleeves and shoulders that was piped in printed chiffon and worn with wide creamy pants.
The spring collections in New York and Europe produced an amazing variety of trends: bold floral prints, intense color, jackets with peaked or rounded shoulders, transparency, and play clothes like jumpsuits and smock dresses with casual blazers.
Furthering that theme, their slouchy jackets were tailored with a tight, rounded shoulder and a canvas peacoat came with a print of balled-up sweaters.
