Urban Grays: Winter 1998's New Man
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Costume National: In Search of the "Pure" Style
Fashions's "other face" is that of styling so pure, so clean, that it transcends the usual seasonal wear and tear: the face of Costume National. The look is easily recognizable and true to its own identity -- no prisoners to conformity these... the recently presented collection is a unique synthesis of austerity and warmth, the very echo of a trend, freed of its boundaries. It is the much sought-after essence of dress. The cut is often Japanese. The clothes seem to have been designed on the mannequin, with a sharp awareness of movement and rhythm in the very cut and cloth of each garment. Its contemporary nature is expressed in the invisible stitching, in the abstract sensation of pure concept.
Valentino
Giorgio Armani
Victor Victoria
Fendi
Zegna
Gucci
Prada
Romeo Gigli
Westwood, Moschino
Etro
Dolce & Gabbana
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