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The
spring collection that followed is best described as a catalogue of
reworked greatest hits, from safety-pinned embellished black jackets
with ring-pull zip pockets, to rose-printed dresses, gingham bloomers,
monochrome ruffle-collared skirt suits and T-shirts emblazoned “Niente”
and a caftan that read “Holy Chic”. Everything was trussed up on good
girls or bad girls, the former accessorised with pearls, the latter with
brassy gold chains, hoop earrings, and those shouty logo belts. It was
humorous, delightful, outrageous and ridiculous and in all, a thoroughly
fitting tribute by Rossella Jardini,
Frano Moschino’s friend and former assistant who took up the reins in
the mid Nineties – and yes, there are many pieces here that will prove
to be commercial hits too, when these clothes land in stores in spring –
but in truth, that wasn’t really the point of it all this evening. Take
it away Gaynor…!
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Bottega Veneta
may not rank highly in the minds of animal lovers, seeing that their
spring 2012 collection alone featured glazed crocodile, grommet-covered
ostrich, and lizard skin accessories. But their standing with
tree-huggers just went up. The luxury brand’s Milan headquarters was recently awarded a “Carbon Neutral
2010” certification. It’s apparently just the beginning for Bottega
though. The brand is planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during
their fashion week and sales campaigns—times of the year when pollution
spikes, according to the brand. No surprise, considering the amount of
power, energy, and air travel that goes into producing a single show.
Luckily they’re already moving in the right direction by using carbon credits to offset additional impact. Bottega isn’t the first luxury label to go green, though. Stand-out predecessors include Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood who takes part in the International Trade Centre’s ethical fashion program. Maria Cornejo‘s
also on board—she used fabric made of recycled cassette tapes in her
pre-fall collection. All in all, this is certainly a spring trend that
we can get behind. – – follow more on Bottega
