Finding of Kenzo Spring/Summer 2007

Love Affair With The Desert

PARIS, Oct 11, 2006/ FW/ --- With Antonio Marras, a collection is not just a set of clothes for the season, it is also poetry in motion, the lines of the poem defined by the clothes, the beauty is seen from the outside and also perceived between the lines as each model passes by.

The stage set was elaborate; a scene from the desert, the starkness of its beauty hits you the moment you walk in. The blue sky is the backdrop and the soft music of a love song; about two lovers separated and will meet again in the same place they said goodbye to each other filled the air.

The first model walks in, her steps measured as in thought, her face somber. She wears a shocking pink pantsuit set; the trousers relaxed but hip hugging. The top was a long – sleeved black & white stripes layered with a short-cropped green vest. She wore the traditional headdress of an African woman.

As each model passes, you perceive her as the same woman, lovelorn and missing her love, waiting for her lover to come back. She passes the same path everyday, always somber, but sometimes wear a small smile.

You see her whole wardrobe, from the 1950s inspired swimsuits to off-the-shoulder blouses and A-line skirts, to short paired with a suit jacket, to ¾ sleeves printed minis with a deep V-neckline inspired by the traditional Moroccan costume.

She wears wedge heels that sometimes come as a full shoe or as sandals. Her purses ranged from tiny to hold just a pair of sunglasses, or a clasp or a tubular tote to hold a beach towel.

At night, she sometimes wears an all white pantsuit set, the trousers slim and with a cummerbund belt, the top an off-the-shoulder V-neck encrusted with crystals.

She's hauntingly beautiful, her clothes poetically stunning. And as she brings us through the whole summer, from day to night, from work to play, she continues to be the woman in love.

The ending was dramatic. A loose-fitting gown in floral printed chiffon, the train about 25 feet long! The music reaches its crescendo; the woman speaks, talking about her lost love and her long wait for his return.

It was as magical as the desert that inspired it and Antonio Marras's poetry when it comes to his creations has no rival!

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