Antonio Berardi
MILAN, October 2, 2000
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Antonio Berardi is known for his sharp tailoring skills and overtly sexual aesthetic, which makes this a good moment for the Italian-born, London-trained designer. His blazers were fitted, clipped at the waist and paired with straight, sleek trousers; a beige suede pantsuit had an extra flap of material that draped on one side of the jacket when it was buttoned.But it was the dresses that stood out the most—from a black chemise with a wide, triple-buckle belt, to a scoop-necked chartreuse number with a ruched waist, and a black, one-shouldered gathered dress with a deflated balloon bottom. To indulge his racier side, Berardi also showed tan microshorts, a teensy bikini and dominatrix-inspired brassieres attached to fitted, corsetlike tops.
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