Diane von Furstenberg
NEW YORK, February 3, 2008
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Diane von Furstenberg channeled the forties in a show she dubbed "Foreign Affair" for the three cities her imaginary muse visits: first Berlin, then Shanghai, followed by Manhattan. Separates played a starring role in her story—a big departure from last season's dress-centric lineup, and a timely one, as sportswear, like the forties, is shaping up to be a big New York trend. The collection began with a bow-front blouse and a flaring A-line skirt or full-leg trousers; from there, von Furstenberg added a trim cardigan or a puff-sleeve jacket, and over that went a coat, sometimes oversize, always cinched with a narrow leather belt. Herringbone and glen plaid met a dove-gray floral print. Lurex gingham topped black feathers. And slinky silk slips peeked out from beneath chunky cardigans.Woman cannot live on sportswear alone, though, and come evening, the options multiplied. A floral-print cheongsam and an old-Hollywood gold lamé gown stuck to the script DVF had laid out. But she appeared to lose the plot with a flapper's sack dress studded with beads and sequins. Then again, von Furstenberg's heroine, like the designer herself, plays by no rules but her own.
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