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...Like Rocha, Erdem Moralıoğlu stayed close to home — figuratively and literally....
...It was a translation, Rocha said backstage, of “trying to harness all of the emotions of the last two years”....
...Simone Rocha styled transparent, embroidered slip dresses over grey woolly shorts and co-ordinates; Gucci included a black lacy bodysuit with thigh-high stockings under a big faux fur coat; while the opening...
...The photograph went on to be bought by institutions around the world, including the V&A in London....
...a stretched-out sail works as an awning when the terrace is hosting its sell-out summer MMW Kitchen pop-up dinners (run by Perry and the couple’s daughter Erin, and cooked by chef friends including Max Rocha...
...More appealing were sleek column and tuxedo dresses with power shoulders, plunging V-necks and chunky gold buttons, which had a fierce glamour, as did oversized jackets worn with flares....
...Simone Rocha made duvet coats fit for fairytales and British menswear designer Craig Green delivered life-raft style uniforms in sorbet shades....
...Rocha’s latest offering, incidentally, is a beaded hair slide in the shape of a bow. Bows are also proving a hit at Alex Eagle....
...Think lace skirts (£510) and dresses (£300) by Carven, Simone Rocha tinsel tops (£495) or beaded tie-on collars by Michaela Buerger (£315)....
...fine lace bodice (£1,550); Proenza Schouler’s crêpe de Chine halter-neck dress with silk lace cut-out inserts (£2,380); Miu Miu’s sherbet pink cady dress with macramé lace sleeves (£1,010); and Simone Rocha...
...In a window nearby, however, belonging to a store called Vero Moda (www.veromoda.com), was a loosefitting black silk tunic with a V-shaped hem and elastic neckline (£50), which is now in my closet....
...“I think we’ll raise half a million,” said Damien Whitmore, the V&A’s director of public affairs....
...“Yes, but I also liked the deep V one,” mused another. “How about the one with the twisted neckline?” said the third....
...Produced in partnership with designers including John Rocha and Jasper Conran, the concept allows customers to buy authentic designer goods at high-street prices....
...a V-neck, tiny sleeves, vertical frills on the skirt, and, just left of centre, an extravagant rosette of the same fabric....
...lady trend in the first place (one of van Noten’s great strengths is his adherence to his own vision of female dress), so there wasn’t really a need to get away from it – unlike, say, the situation at Rochas...
...Inspiration will also come from the V&A museum's spring blockbuster, "International Arts & Crafts" (March to July). Hot colours: Teal blue, mid-ripe Charante melon, forest green, chocolate, silver....
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