Look Lively
Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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Ballantyne: Cashmere comfort has always been an underlying premise at Ballantyne. And this season the design team pushed that sensibility into four themes, each addressing a woman’s various lifestyle options. For the country chick with an aristo-Anglo-gone-equestrian vibe, her riding jacket is neatly fitted, trimmed in leather piping and — this is key — cut in cushy cashmere jersey. City girls will similarly cozy up to the bright purple duffel coat trimmed in mink, or the soft belted trench with zipper embellishments. Sportier outdoor fare and ladylike “tea-time” looks (cropped cardis and crinkle silk dresses) rounded out the rest of the fall fare. The accessories message, however, was less-is-more. The news here: The company’s signature Diamond Bag now comes in a chic petite size. More From the Shows
Blugirl: Anna Molinari’s winter white lovelies, dolled up in lashings of creamy cropped fur jackets, mini organza balloon skirts and frothy lace-and-chiffon dresses peeking out of sweet knits looked pretty against a snowy Central Park backdrop.
Schumacher: Kudos to designer Dorothee Schumacher-Singhoff for her plethora of pretty can’t-go-wrong basics, including loose cableknit cardigans tossed over embroidered silk babydolls and smart A-line alpaca coats worn with ruffled camisoles and bubble skirts.
Derercuny: Mina Lee’s design flourishes — cascade draping on short spangled dresses, ruched stand-up collars on filmy metallic blouses and reverse pleats on high-waisted shantung pants — made for an impressive fall outing.
Normaluisa: The show venue was the Military Academy, but that didn’t influence Normaluisa’s design team, who played to a girl’s soft side with silk satin bubble skirts and camisoles, pretty cocktail dresses cut full or slim, flat ribbed knits and swingy fur coats.
Belstaff: A riff on aviator Amelia Earhart’s androgynous style shaped some terrific outerwear, including long sleeveless shearlings and a papery kangaroo leather bomber, which, when paired with high-waisted A-line skirts, added a functional feminine edge.
Brunello Cucinelli: Brunello Cucinelli upped the ante on luxury sportswear by applying mink to nylon jackets, adding silk tiers to wool skirts and layering a parachute silk top under a cropped cashmere knit for a cool take on the twinset.




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