Gold in Fashion
23. GOLD IN FASHION
By Samantha Murray Greenway
A Golden Invitation
Whatever the occasion calls for, this season the fashionable
solution looks best in gold
PAGE ONE:
Cocktails - Knee length ruched gold dress with wide gold belt -
Dolce & Gabbana
For a classic silhouette that harks back to the Fifties and the hey
day of the Cocktail Hour, look to Dolce & Gabbana's catwalk,
and the first outfit on the runway: a metallic gold ruched bustier
dress, cinched about the waist with a belt so broad it doubles as a
corset.
Black tie - Full length gold sequinned- patterned dress - Alexander
McQueen
A long slender dress, weighed down with an ingenious pattern of
sequins designed to enhance every curve, is a smart change and a
welcome relief from the barely there eveningwear that relies on
flashing flesh to catch the eye. Alexander McQueen's glinting gold
frock embodies an altogether more elegant sensuality.
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At Home - Gold sequinned skirt, black/turquoise shirt with white
print - Chanel
If a gold sequinned skirt seems just too much - think again. At
Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld made it look youthful and a touch quirky,
putting it with a filmy black blouse that was stamped with a white
print, broken up with a slash of turquoise and finished off with a
tie about the waist. The fabrics are dainty, but the message is
on-trend eclectic.
Wedding - Gold satin mini dress with small sequinned band at front
and huge fur collar - Lacroix
More striking than the traditional suit-and-hat solution to
dressing for a wedding, this dress has the volume of a coat (the
pouffy hem and billowing sleeves) and the drama of an evening dress
(the sheeny fabric, the sequins, the bold collar) - tricked out in
gold, it's the perfect combination.
Pics and creds
A Gold Invitation
Page 1
Left hand picture: Model wears a knee length gold dress with wide
gold belt from Dolce & Gabbana's Autumn/Winter 2007 collection.
Photo credit: Chris Moore.
Right hand picture: Model wears full length gold sequinned
patterned dress from Alexander McQueen's Autumn/Winter 2007
collection. Photo credit: Chris Moore.
Page 2
Left hand picture: Model wears gold sequinned skirt and shirt from
Chanel's Autumn/Winter 2007 collection. Photo credit: Chris
Moore.
Right hand picture: Model wears gold satin mini dress with small
sequinned band and fur collar from Lacroix's Autumn/Winter 2007
collection. Photo credit: Chris Moore.
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