"You watched Sweet Pea on 'Project Runway,' Oliver!" Opie said.
But he overused the brooch idea, which was already sketchy, and the pink and blue was in too much sweet abundance, like a runway of cotton candy.
The first sweet surprise was on the Valentino runway Wednesday, as the models with tiny tiaras glinting in their hair walked a parquet floor patterned with flowers.
"The air smells of snow and pastures, the sweet odor of grass; by the runway, naked men stand glistening with pig fat, shivering in the mist and holding out fossilized toadstools for sale".
PAGE 12 SPECIAL TODAY The Sweet Life The clothes sent down the runway for spring were better suited to Carnaval in Rio than going up the corporate ladder.
This year, more than ever, we're seeing nuances of cool vintage revival (think Hell's Angel biker babe meets Bridget Bardot's sweet yet wild side) strutting down the runways, for some chic leather Renaissance reunion.
I was enjoying some friendly chit-chat with the always sweet Kristin Chenoweth just before the Naeem Khan runway show, and in walked a very unexpected and unlikely guest, nice guy Matt Damon.
But so sanitized was the "Pastel Punk" from the House of Holland, with its soft colored plaids, polite mesh tops, footprint patterns and sweet smiles from the models that wild defiance on the runway seemed far away.
That and a sweet, braided rat's tail never hurt anyone on the runway, did it?
Then we're treated to quirky runway walks, the Nigerian definition of "swag," and a sweet serenade from the male models.
