I have to say, a lot of clothing makes the models look flat chested (which they probably are) and big hipped (which I doubt they are). I can't see how it would be flattering on most women, though perhaps that isn't the point.
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Aaahhh, Absinthe/Chartreuse-ish green is back!
Thanks, jula, you are a star! (but me thinks BookerMoose must be pouting that she didn't start this thread.
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Thanks, jula, you are a star! (but me thinks BookerMoose must be pouting that she didn't start this thread.)I agree, I do feel the connection.
Aaahhh, Absinthe/Chartreuse-ish green is back!
Mid-, you know me too well... and I had been scouting daily for news but am just in the wrong time zone, I guess... and yes, there were a few pouts but I am over it now and just excited to see the new styles and colours!
Aaahhh, Absinthe/Chartreuse-ish green is back!
Thanks, jula!
Mid-, "absinthe!" is the first thing I thought, too. But maybe it's a cross between absinthe and regent?
Review from Vogue
It’s a testament to Bottega Veneta’s Tomas Maier’s talent that he can make even techno fabrics super luxe. But then, isn’t all that futuristic-material development just another type of artisanal craft work, albeit not an endeavor undertaken in an olde worlde leather workshop but a high-tech laboratory? A nude silk cady that looked and felt like scuba neoprene—surfing and, somewhat less obviously, Eastern-Bloc gymnasts were the inspiration for this collection—was molded and folded into a gorgeous knee-length dress (fashioned into a trompe l’oeil top on another fantastic dress with a black sunray-pleat skirt). Matte python was rubberized, as were the zippers on white paper-thin leather tees, which were worn with black cotton pants and crepe-soled lace ups or bare thong sandals. And then, just to show that he’s not only about the delight of the new, Maier showed some pieces that you can do only with years of heritage and history behind you: the cube shoulder bags that had been woven together without any cutting or seaming, and a gold buckled choker and bracelet that utilizes a 3,000-year-old fox chain woven in Germany.
- Mark Holgate
Review from style.com
If Tomas Maier's Fall collection for Bottega Veneta was an exploration of the power woman's working wardrobe, Cruise is about, well, the power woman on holiday. That isn't to say there weren't some viable options for the city: a couple of slouchy takes on the fantastic double-breasted suits Maier put on the runway in February, for example, or a black sleeveless dress with a fitted rubber bodice and a full leather skirt. But for the most part, this was a leave-the-beach-and-toss-it-on kind of lineup, from a black nylon all-in-one to a magma red draped double-face silk dress to a washed leather jacket on top of sporty shorts. Cut from colorful Lycra, the T-shirts looked like ultrachic rash guards.
A relaxed sense of ease extended into evening as well, with a great-looking black tank gown slit up the side to reveal a flash of white fabric underneath. Maier paired it with lace-up gladiator sandals. Most of the shoes in the collection are forgivingly flat, save for an innovative brown suede sock/stacked-heel sandal combo. As for the bags, there's a lot of that all-important "newness," from a rubber bonded suede satchel to a completely seamless woven leather cube-shaped messenger. The hands-down winner, though, was the giant rubberized python tote. It might cost as much as a vacation rental, but that never stopped the Maier client before. Last week, a made-to-order event at the Fifth Avenue store was mobbed with women shopping for five-figure Bottega trophies.
-Nicole Phelps
It’s a testament to Bottega Veneta’s Tomas Maier’s talent that he can make even techno fabrics super luxe. But then, isn’t all that futuristic-material development just another type of artisanal craft work, albeit not an endeavor undertaken in an olde worlde leather workshop but a high-tech laboratory? A nude silk cady that looked and felt like scuba neoprene—surfing and, somewhat less obviously, Eastern-Bloc gymnasts were the inspiration for this collection—was molded and folded into a gorgeous knee-length dress (fashioned into a trompe l’oeil top on another fantastic dress with a black sunray-pleat skirt). Matte python was rubberized, as were the zippers on white paper-thin leather tees, which were worn with black cotton pants and crepe-soled lace ups or bare thong sandals. And then, just to show that he’s not only about the delight of the new, Maier showed some pieces that you can do only with years of heritage and history behind you: the cube shoulder bags that had been woven together without any cutting or seaming, and a gold buckled choker and bracelet that utilizes a 3,000-year-old fox chain woven in Germany.
- Mark Holgate
Review from style.com
If Tomas Maier's Fall collection for Bottega Veneta was an exploration of the power woman's working wardrobe, Cruise is about, well, the power woman on holiday. That isn't to say there weren't some viable options for the city: a couple of slouchy takes on the fantastic double-breasted suits Maier put on the runway in February, for example, or a black sleeveless dress with a fitted rubber bodice and a full leather skirt. But for the most part, this was a leave-the-beach-and-toss-it-on kind of lineup, from a black nylon all-in-one to a magma red draped double-face silk dress to a washed leather jacket on top of sporty shorts. Cut from colorful Lycra, the T-shirts looked like ultrachic rash guards.
A relaxed sense of ease extended into evening as well, with a great-looking black tank gown slit up the side to reveal a flash of white fabric underneath. Maier paired it with lace-up gladiator sandals. Most of the shoes in the collection are forgivingly flat, save for an innovative brown suede sock/stacked-heel sandal combo. As for the bags, there's a lot of that all-important "newness," from a rubber bonded suede satchel to a completely seamless woven leather cube-shaped messenger. The hands-down winner, though, was the giant rubberized python tote. It might cost as much as a vacation rental, but that never stopped the Maier client before. Last week, a made-to-order event at the Fifth Avenue store was mobbed with women shopping for five-figure Bottega trophies.
-Nicole Phelps
Jula - what scrumptious pictures! thanks as always for your fabulous eye candies!!! so far, i am safe as I am not one of those flat chested, big hipped (as CanadianStudies points out), tall hungry women who would look good in Resort RTW and generally it is a season colorwise that i ignore....
