PHOTO: Designers into Pyjama Trend
Source: Javno.hr (Original Article)
Men’s collection for the spring/summer 2009 season turned Milan into a fashion Mecca from June 21 to 25. More than 40 designers will exhibit their collections.
Celebrity favourite, Versace, changed the look of formal clothing, showing jackets without double collars or lacking them altogether. Sleeves twisted up and silk scarves around the necks, as well as sports sunglasses with light coloured frames are a more leisurely variant of the three-piece suit of an urban business man. The materials used to make the creations were also innovative – techno taft, a type of nylon with a modified structure that looks like silk. Accessories (scarves, bags and sandals) were used to freshen up the shirts and trousers that were mostly in green, black and sand colour. Pop singer Janet Jackson and actor Rupert Everett could not resist the visual treat by Donatella Versace. See the PHOTO GALLERY.
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli, who is known for his tiger and flower prints, prepared a small voyage for the coming season. He decorated shirts and trousers with prints of his photographs had had taken in Africa and whose theme is a romantic sunset in Africa as seen through the branches of trees. His collection called “Bohemian Safari” also included the unavoidable floral and animal prints. His collection is dominated by strong colours with a bit of white, dark brown and blue. The silhouette is tight in the upper part of the body and then widens in the lower part, or vice-versa. See the PHOTO GALLERY.
Bottega Veneta presented his so-called relaxed meditation. Soft jackets and cotton or cashmere trousers were inspired by pyjamas, while two monochrome layers were initiated by double collars on jackets and shirts with bright coloured bow ties instead of ties. See the PHOTO GALLERY.
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