One of the coolest (and coldest blooded) trends to have slipped off the
Autumn Winter runways was coloured snakeskin. Now queen of fashion,
Donatella Versace, has gone for a controversial matchy-matchy
accessories look by pairing her jacket to her holdall on a recent
flight. To help water-proof our theory, here’s Anna Wintour in a bottle
green snakeskin mac, making her way to the Burberry show at London
Fashion Week. It’s all the rage this autumn. Chloe provided everything a
girl could wish for in snakeskin – from floaty, snakeskin printed
chiffon maxidresses to slinky rock n roll snakeskin blouses. Then, chez
Gucci,
snakeskin came in rich jewel colours, mainly in the form of outerwear
like belted trenches and bikers. Then there was the super-feminine
collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli at Valentino
which was complemented by coloured python handbags and snakey
knee-length boots.
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