SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTION 1999
SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTION 1999
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LAST SUMMER OF THE CENTURY: A HIGH-TECH SUMMER WITH RELAXED GEOMETRIC CUTS
AND A MAJOR FOCUS ON FABRICS - THE SUBJECT OF RESEARCH, INVENTION AND EXPERIMENTATION.
WE WILL SEE TINY FLUORESCENT TOPS THAT DRAW BRIGHT GEOMETRIC IN THE DARK, A PAPER - THIN KNIT OF STEELE PLISSE, HEAVY - WEIGHT METALLIC SILK, TAFFETA WITH METALLIC GLINTS OF ITS OWN, BLURRED ZIGZAGGING FLASHES SMEARED OR EMBROIDERED POISON YELLOW LIKE GIANT ZIPPERS, PLASTIC SHOULDER STRAPS, VELCRO AGAINST DARK GREY OTHER NEON COLORS, THE  ANTAGONISTS
OF YELLOW, INCLUDE KLEIN BLUE AND TRAFFIC LIGHT RED, VIOLENT NOTES IN A
TRANQUIL SEA OF WHITES, GREY BLACKS, AQUA, ECRU, OIL, ALUMINIUM, BRONZE
AND STEEL. GETTING BACK TO MATERIALS, WE HAVE LIQUID FABRICS THAT SEEM
LIKE WATER RIPPLED BY THE WIND; ALL-OUT CRYSTAL EMBROIDERY, SHINING CLOVER,
LACQUERED PLISSE, JERSEY LEATHER AND LINENS THAT SEEM TO BE MOISTENED BY
THE DEW; DOUBLE-FACE LEATHERS, PHOSPHORESCENT LEATHERS, BOILED SHANTUNG;
A BRAND NEW SILICONE LACE TRACKED BY SHINY FIBERS; BIG DAY-GLO HIEROGLYPHICS
IN LAID ON LONG BLACK DRESSES; ALUMINIUM SEQUINS; EVEN  THREADS
OF RAIN IMPRISONED BETWEEN TWO FILMS OF SILK TULLE; E NEVER-ENDING PLAY
OF VEILED, REPUDIATED, CONTRADICTED, BRILLIANCE. FABRIC WITH A METALLIC
CORE SO THEY CAN BE MOLDED TO THE BODY OR OFFER LITTLE EXTENSIONS TAILS
PROTUBERANCES; THE SMALL LIBERTIES WE NEED TO BREAK AWAY FROM AN EXCEEDINGLY
CLEAN LINE LIKE THE STRIPS OF ORGANZA FLUTTERING AGAINST LINEN DRESSES,
ATTACHED BY TINY SEE-THROUGH PLASTIC TUBE OR THE CUTS AND ASYMMETRIES OF
THE TOPS, THE NECKLINES, THE HEMS OF CERTAIN ANARCHISTIC OR SHORTYSHORT
BLAZERS SOMETIMES EVEN "CERVICALö IN LENGTH THEY COVER ONLY THE BUST, SHOULDERS
AND NAPE). ALSO CLINGY NO-SHOULDER JACKETS AND MEN'S-CUT BLAZERS. PANTS
AND SKIRTS HAVE LOW AND EVEN LOWER WAISTS, OR DOUBLE WAISTS WITH REVERSIBLE
BELT LOOPS THAT ALSO SERVE AS FINGERSLINGS; SOMETIMES THEY ARE PLEATED,  USUALLY
THEY ARE STRAIGHT-LEGEND AND A BIT LOOSE. WE ALSO HAVE CARGO PANTS WITH
SIDE PATCH POCKETS A LA EMILIO TADINI; KNEE LENGTH BERMUDAS AND MICROSCOPIC
SHORTS; OR TRANSFORMABLE PANTS THAT BECOME WRAP DRESSES OR SKIRTS. DRESSES
ARE OFTEN LONG, SOMETIMES FALLING FROM THE BUST. DRESS WITH UNDULATING
SHAPES. DRESSES LIKE METAL PODS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC TUBES.
FINE FLAT KNITS WHICH SOMETIMES HAVE LIGHTWEIGHT ALMOST FRAYED EDGINGS FOR AN UNDEFINED LOOK. BRIEF SWEATERS WITH NEAT FIREMEN'S SLEEVES. AIRY FLOATING SHIRTS. DETAILS AMONGST OTHERS: SOME SUCCESSFUL ARTICLES SHOWN BY KRIZIA OVER THE LAST SEASONS: THE POCKET WHICH IS A HOLDALL, THE POCKET-APRON WHICH IS ALMOST A FLAT MUFF, THE BIONIC BAG: THE FROG FASTENINGS OF THE TUBULAR METAL AND GREY MOTHER OF PEARL. |
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