Posts tagged with 'Bottega Veneta':

Blow-by-blow accounts of bank closings and bailout debates dominated the news during the Milan collections last week. The hot topic among editors and buyers—warily there to view fashion's prescription for moving clothes in a climate no longer teeming with a bottomless pit of consumers—was understandably the issue of selling. After the saleable prints and commercial friendly New York collections and the optimistic bright colors and sheath dresses seen in London, Milan left us puzzled and uncertain by week's end.

The shows started off promising enough at Gianfranco Ferre. Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi's debut at the house was bold in architectural shapes, stiff and precise, with loads of chic options for women to make seasonal fashion waves.  read more »

A mere four-day weekend, Milan men's fashion week for spring/summer '09 passed so quickly and so lightly over the fashionable horizon, one was left with the impression that it might never have actually happened. No juicy news items, no flashy catwalk tricks; our uncertain and hard times suggest that it's better to get real—well, as real as fashion can actually get on a catwalk—saving creative outbursts for a brighter future. Yet despite a host of presentations that were a little boring and a tad too safe, an evolved vision of masculinity still emerged.  read more »

Once the girls on the L train stopped knitting—a seriously elderly activity reclaimed by the enterprising fashionistas—it was only a matter of time before they put down their needles and literally raided grandma's closet. And so it was. This winter saw button-up coats, crocheted caps and the ubiquitous cardigan continuing to come on strong, and the trend extends into this spring/summer, particularly on the accessories and hairstyling fronts, as labels like Bottega Veneta, Chloé, Prada and Marc Jacobs bring everything but the walker to the runways.
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