Posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:46 pm

jimmy choo boots silhouette

Belts were often slender, intricate, and unconfining – worn below the waist. Those that tied or cinched appeared most often in soft materials. The newest place to wear them is around a coat.
Hosiery, in eclipse for a while now, caught attention with patterns – plaids, animal prints, argyle, fish net, or designer logos. These complemented the revival of pumps and open-toed shoes, some with platforms. "Sexy, sexy, sexy," says Christy, speaking of footwear but describing many of the year’s other accessories as well. "Not trashy sexy, beautiful sexy." GRAPHICS AND GLIMMER
On runways, the cry seemed to be &quot,jimmy choo boots;Lights, action, texture, pattern – and lots and lots of glitter." Yes, there were black clothes, but they seemed a background to the visual excitement of color, bold prints, and shine. Some patterns resembled computer graphics, op art, or the psychedelic designs of the 1960s.  Others gave the illusion of complex drapery or outlined lopsided geometrics.
One Gucci dress defined an enormous barbell running from neck to hem. Many prints made the body beneath seem insubstantial – an irony in a body-conscious world.
Surfaces gleamed, often in gold or some other warm tone. Prints were outlined in golden threads that softened them with a sunny glaze. Akris produced handsome gold jackets that seemed fuzzy and yet glowed, too, like iridescent mohair. And Badgley Mischka designed a golden leather jacket to be worn with gold lace trousers. Add enough chains, and you have a Vegas look.  SHOULDERING THE BURDEN
The big fashion controversy has shifted from skirt lengths to shoulder widths. Giorgio Armani likes wide, sharp shoulders and a tiny waist. Jil Sander prefers a more feminine, sloping shoulder with a natural waist.
The Armani silhouette is familiar and flattering.  No one else does it with Armani’s panache, and this panache transfers confidence to the wearer. Sander’s new proportion seems demure by comparison. The row of buttons and the full skirt beneath pro ject the ladylike image many designers are offering this fall.
If Armani’s jacket is a bit macho, Sander’s is sophisticated and vaguely intellectual. Affluent women who think of themselves as brawn and brains may want one of each.

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