Cavalli Countdown
Is anyone waiting with baited breath for tomorrow? Roberto Cavalli’s animal print fest is set to drop at H & M and I for one can’t make my mind up. From what I’ve seen it really is a jungle of flammable leopard print and clingy Lycra jersey but in amongst the horror is a gold pleated Oscar-worthy gown (£199) and a fake fur chubby (£49.99) for wannabe Siennas.
Animal print is really hard to get right. Call me a frump but the print itself is wild enough without adding sheer, clingy or mini to the mix. For me, leopard spots and tiger stripes work best downplayed in a casual slouchy tee, a pair of high-top trainers or skinny jeans in an early-80s post-punk statement. ‘Sexy’ animal print is just too obvious unless you’re rocking a vintage fur coat and throw it on over something scruffy and even then you need the face of an angel to pull it off. As for leopard-print bustiers, sheer cardigans and kick-flare pants, they’re strictly for the suburban slag contingent. And Nancy Dell’Olio.
8 November, 2007 @ 2:30 pm
Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney and Victor & Rolf were definately worth waiting for but from what I can see from the Cavelli collection there is nothing to get excited about. Well unless you like leopard, more leopard and more leopard.
8 November, 2007 @ 7:36 pm
I watched it this afternoon in the news, and it was crazy! People is mad.
8 November, 2007 @ 9:59 pm
im not excited at all for cavalli.
besides, i dont want to get trampled by everyone in order to find the one good piece in the collection, only to have it be snatched out of my hands!
9 November, 2007 @ 2:39 am
it looks so good in all the ads. but the people that will be wearing this stuff are not going to be size zero models, but overweight ginas with fake eyebrows.
9 November, 2007 @ 8:03 pm
“suburban slags”
Love it!
x
10 November, 2007 @ 1:02 pm
too much animal print for me!
11 November, 2007 @ 6:40 am
Animal print IS tricky, but some people just nail it.
13 November, 2007 @ 3:36 pm
My darling – you are SO right! xxx
14 November, 2007 @ 6:22 am
Some people just go crazy for greasy italian fashion, sigh. Others just buy it to go straight to ebay; I mean this girl in the NY h&m rush saw Roberto Cavalli himself drop his cigar and she picked it up, proclaiming she was selling it on ebay when she went home if there were buyers. Crazy!