Just Cavalli


Glam grunge. That was the (somewhat mixed) message at Just Cavalli. The models wore flashy charm necklaces and fur collars over plaid flannel button-down shirts and pleated black leather minis, or teamed oversize brown, gray, and black patchwork sweaters with tiny loden green kilts and black and gold brocade leggings. The layered look is a key Fall trend, so points go to Cavalli for doing it in his own irreverent, leopard-spotted way. Oh, yes, this show had leopard spots, sometimes two or three different prints in one outfit. There probably aren’t tons of girls out there who are going to rock that head-to-toe look, and add a lace-edged dickey into the mix. But there are plenty who’d be thrilled to combine Cavalli’s cropped, drab-green aviator jacket (with acid yellow shearling lining), a pair of the designer’s exuberantly colorful leggings, and one of their own T-shirts

Fendi


To describe Fendi as verging on reserved and sober when there was a white lynx coat right there in the middle might seem fashion-delusional, but even the Roman home of superdeluxe furs has indeed caught the season’s mood of restraint. In this winter, when all leading designers are concerned with calming and reshaping the silhouette, Karl Lagerfeld seemed less interested in showcasing the furriers’ storied technical fireworks than pulling back to work on swing coats; soft, billowy blouses; mid-calf dirndls; and a slightly countrified, muted palette of gray, navy, beige, and mustard. Even the footwear was a play on the sensible and utilitarian. Not teetering statement platforms, but high-heeled booties detailed with ribbed rubber toe caps and top lacing akin to Wellingtons or the Muckers that horsey girls wear in the stable yard

D&G


The wood-cabin set and video images of snow-covered peaks were all the clues you needed, but if you had any doubt you were in for an après-ski extravaganza at D&G, the first look settled it: Natasha Poly came striding out, all legs in a red-and-white snowflake sweater bodysuit complete with rhinestone-covered goggles pushed up on her forehead and furry mukluks on her feet

Milan fashion starts with tighter schedule


Milan kicked off the Italian leg of the international fashion run on Wednesday with a tighter schedule of catwalk shows aimed at meeting the needs of the foreign press but which has ruffled designers’ feathers

In Milan, Elena Miro dresses trademark ‘real’ woman


Italian fashion house Elena Miro’s models — voluptuous, sensual, but most of all “real” — slinked down the catwalk Wednesday to kick off Milan Fashion Week

Albino D’Amato’s collection


Albino D’Amato’s collection was a focused if slightly repetitive study in shape. Make that two shapes—on the one hand, there were A-line, quasi-trapezoidal silhouettes; and on the other, there were sleek, pencil-slim sheaths. Necklines were high, almost prim. But if a general austerity ruled above the waist (not a button in sight, no superfluous details save for a few chaste black ribbon bows), a lot of action was going on below it. Those A-line dresses and capes came to a halt well above the knees, and his long dresses had slits that inched up the thighs

Models, family pay tribute to McQueen


British media reports say supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell have joined Alexander McQueen’s family in London to pay tribute to the late fashion designer

The quirkiest clothing out of Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week


If your deer hat doesn’t work out, you can always trade it in for a Lydia Delgado Fall 2010 fur helmet

Anna Wintour heading to magazine hall of fame


Already considered one of the most powerful people in fashion, Vogue’s Anna Wintour is headed to the Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame

Designers embrace power of fashion’s blogging crowd

Designers are embracing a growing crowd of internet-savvy fashion followers taking catwalk glamour beyond the coveted front row, with many young creators welcoming a trend they say brings them closer to consumers