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ARMANI
JEANS - LADIES
ARMANI JEANS-MATCHING THE
TECHNOLOGICAL WITH THE ECOLOGICAL COTTON, LINEN, BLEACHED HEMP, ORGANIC COTTON JUTE AND
WASHED-DENIM. COLOURS STRONGLY INCLINED TOWARDS NATURAL SHADES AND TONES OF GREEN.
"I
CREATED 'MANIAR INSPIRED BY A WOMAN WHO LIVES LIFE PASSIONATELY, AND WHO IS FULL OF
EMOTIONS, FOR HER, I WANT A FRAGRANCE THAT EVOKES SENSUALITY, MYSTERY, DESIRE AND THE
EXCITEMENT OF A FIRST ENCOUNTER".
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EMPORIO
ARMANI - LADIES
IMAGINATIVE. ECLECTIC.
OPTIMISTIC. SELF-ASSURED. INDEPENDENT. THIS IS THE EMPORIO ARMANI WOMAN AS WE ENTER THE
YEAR 2000. A WOMAN WHO IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW LIFE BY CONSTANTLY PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES
AND RE-DEFINING RULES AND CONVENTIONS. SHE PROPOSES A NEW ORDER, RE-INVENTING THE SUIT BY
MIXING ORIENTAL INSPIRATIONS WITH METROPOLITAN STYLE.
THE WARDROBE FOR SPRING /
SUMMER 2000 IS BOLD. UNIQUE ITEMS CAN BE ADAPTED, LAYERED, COMBINED ACCORDING TO THE
OCCASION OR MOOD. THE COLLECTION IS INSPIRED BY A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE FABRICS THAT ARE
FLUID. SOLID OR BRUSHED WITH LACQUER STROKES. THEY ARE SHINNING, MATTE, TEASELED,
IRIDESCENT OR AS PAPER. SOME ARE EMBROIDERED WITH STRASS AND STONES, OTHERS ARE TEXTURED
WITH RAFFIA. COLOUR IS PASTEL, FROM POWDER TO AQUAMARINE, WITH STRONG SPLASHES OF FUCHSIA,
LIME, SAGE, PERIWINKLE BLUE, INDIGO AND RUST.
IN THE KALEIDOSCOPIC
CLOSET OF THE EMPORIO ARMANI WOMAN, THE PANTS ARE DEFINED AND SLIM, CUT UNDER THE KNEES,
THE CALF OR OVER THE ANKLE AND CAN BE WORN ALONE OR COMBINED WITH SKIRTS, WHICH ARE
STRAIGHT-CUT AND SLIT-OPEN, OR WRAPPED AS A SARONG. DIFFERENT AGAIN ARE THE TOPS, WITH
SIGNATURE MICRO-TANKS, CURLED OR SHORT OVER THE WAIST. SOME PROVOKE WITH LOW-CUT BACKS,
OTHERS ARE REFINED WITH LONG SLEEVES. JACKETS ARE DECONSTRUCTED, SOMETIMES SHORT
BOMBER-STYLE, OTHER TIMES LONG WITH FANTASY DETAILS: INTERNAL POCKETS, THIN CONTRASTING
COLOUR LACE AND SNAPS. INTRIGUING ARE THE NEW TUBULAR GAUZE JERSEYS IN RUBBER RAFFIA AND
COTTON M?LANGE. CHOICE CONTINUES WITH SHOES: HALF-CUT BOOTS IN NAPA OR CHAMOIS;
TRANSPARENT SHOES WITH COLOURED TIPS; HALF-CUT BOOTS IN NAPA OR CHAMOIS; TRANSPARENT SHOES
WITH COLOURED TIPS; HALF-HEELED SANDALS; OR, EMBROIDERED CLOTH FLATS.
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EMPORIO
ARMANI - MEN
A SPIRIT
OF INDIVIDUALITY AND FREEDOM, AN EMPHASIS ON SEPARATES TO BE MIXED AND MATCHED WITH A
FOCUS ON UNEXPECTED JACKET AND TIE COMBINATIONS. JACKETS ARE SHORTER AND FEATURE VISIBLE
STITCHED SEAMS. T-SHIRT NECKLINES, SNAP FASTENERS FOR A SLIM SILHOUETTE AND NARROW LAPELS,
TROUSERS HAVE NARROW HIPS AND WIDE LEGS AND CAN BE ALTERNATED WITH OVERSIZED SWEATERS
OFTEN AS TRACKSUIT TOPS WITH DRAWSTRING HOODS.
FABRICS
ARE AGAIN ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT, INCLUDING COTTON MIXED WITH HEMP, LINEN AND VISCOSE.
SPORTSWEAR IS DOMINANT WITH A STRONG TECHNOLOGICAL INFLUENCE PARTICULARLY IN ACCESSORIES
INCLUDING SLING-BAGS, WAISTCOATS WITH POUCHES, TROUSERS WITH BELTS AND RAIN AND WIND-PROOF
FASTENINGS.
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GIORGIO
ARMANI LADIES
ONLY WHEN A CREATOR'S
STYLE IS PRECISE, ESTABLISHED AND VISIBLE, CAN HE CHALLENGE CONVENTIONS. IT IS IN THIS
SPIRIT THAT GIORGIO ARMANI PUSHES FORWARD FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM BY OFFERING HIS WOMAN A
FEELING OF CONFIDENCE, VITALITY, OPTIMISM AND FEMININITY, WITH A BREAK AWAY FROM OLD
STEREOTYPES.
THE REAL
WOMAN OF 2000 DOES NOT WANT TO BE A HOSTAGE TO THE RULES OF FASHION, BUT INSTEAD DESIRES
THE FREEDOM TO CREATE HER OWN LOOK WITH PASSION AND A SENSE OF SELF-FULFILLMENT.
THEREFORE, THE NEW GIORGIO ARMANI WOMEN'S COLLECTION FOR SPRING/SUMMER HAS UNDERLYING
THEMES THAT ARE JUXTAPOSED WITH DIGRESSIONS DERIVED FROM INTERPRETATIONS OF STYLE.
A THEME: THE
CHOICE OF LIGHT FABRICS AS SHINING SILKS, PLASTERED COTTONS, POLISHED LINEN, TREATED
WET-LOOK CHIFFON, BI-COLOURED AND PRINTED FABRICS WITH STYLISED AND SCATTERED FLOWERS. THE
DIGRESSION: PAIRING WITH LEATHER, TIE-DYE CASHMERE OR THIN PIN-STRIPED WOOL. A THEME: THE
COLOUR PALETTE OF POWDER, ICE, CLOUD-GREY, PERIWINKLE, FUCHSIA AND LIME, THE DIGRESSION:
COMBINING WITH SHINING, JET BLACK. A THEME: SMALL AND BARE-SHAPED JACKETS, SHORT ON THE
WAIST OR EXTRA-LONG, WITHOUT FASTENING OR WITH ZIP. THE DIGRESSION: MATCHING WITH SLIM
PRINTED CHIFFON LOW-WAIST PANTS, CUT FOR MEN OR OVER THE ANKLE. OR, WITH SHORT SKIRT OR
CALF LENGTH WITH ULTRA FEMININE FOULARD AND SARONG SHAPES, OVERLAPPED OR DOUBLED.
A PRINCIPAL
THEME OF THE GIORGIO ARMANI SPRING / SUMMER COLLECTION FOR 2000 IS THE STAMPED FABRIC
INSPIRED BY THE LINE AND COLOURS OF KANDINSKY. FOR THE DAY IT EMERGES ON TOPS, SKIRTS AND
PANTS. FOR THE EVENING, IT SHINES THROUGH PRECIOUS EMBROIDERED SHEER IN A VIBRANT FINALE.
THE GIORGIO
ARMANI WOMAN FOR 2000. SENSUAL. SELF-ASSURED. SURPRISING.
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GIORGIO
ARMANI - MEN
MEN'S
COLLECTIONS FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2000. PURE INNOVATION IN FABRICS AND CUTS, GIORGIO ARMANI'S
SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTIONS OFFER MODERN, PRACTICAL DRESSING FOR MEN IN 2000.
GIORGIO
ARMANI PUSHES FORWARD WITH NEW, PRECIOUS FABRICS WHICH ARE ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT AND LUMINOUS
IN APPEARANCE, THROUGH A PLAY OF THE NATURAL AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL. HAND FINISHED TECHNO
WOOL WITH AN ANTI WRINKLE SURFACE TREATMENT, OFTEN WITH SILK INTRODUCED, SILK AND COTTON
MIXES; DISTRESSED COTTON WOOL LINED WITH SILK OR COTTON AND TECHNO-LINEN.
THE NEW
JACKET IS DECONSTRUCTED BUT PRECISE SINGLE BREASTED WITH SLIM SHOULDERS, NARROW LAPELS AND
SLIT POCKETS FASTENED BY CONCEALED ZIPS. SHIRT-JACKETS ARE A SIGNATURE WITH DETAILING IN
VELCRO FASTENINGS AT THE NECK AND SHORT ZIPS HIDDEN AT THE WAIST.
THE
PRACTICALITY OF SPORTSWEAR IS EMPHASISED WITH FABRICS IN POLYESTER, COTTON AND SILK,
INCLUDING REVERSIBLE PIECES WITHOUT LININGS. THE NEW SUIT IS PROPOSED IN THE TRACKSUIT
EFFECT OF SHIRTS AND TROUSERS IN THE SAME FABRIC. DUSTER COATS OFFER TECHNICAL DETAILS
SUCH AS WATERPROOF POCKETS OR SUPER-FINE HOODS LINED IN NET.
KNITWEAR
IS FEATURED IN NEW LIGHTWEIGHT YARNS, FINEST CASHMERE AND HEMP WITH FUNCTIONAL DETAILING
IN WALLET-SIZE POCKETS AND BLOUSON-STYLE SHIRTS.
HIGHLIGHTED
COLOURS FOR THE SEASON INCLUDE WISTERIA AND ROSE GREY.
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KENZO -
MEN
KENZO ENTERS THE NEWS
MILLENNIUM WITH A MESSAGE OF OPTIMISM, POSITIVELY ANTI FREEDOM. OUR INSTINCT GUIDES US
TOWARDS A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AND A SEARCH FOR HARMONY IN OUR URBAN SETTINGS.
HERE, THE FUSION BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE IS EXPLORED AND UNDERLINED A LINK WHICH LEADS TO
A MIXING OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS A ROUGH COTTON KNITS. AND STARCHED II PAPER-FEEL
,3 FABRICS, COTTON LINED LEATHER JACKETS, LOOSE-KNIT RUBBERISED YARNS AND COTTONS WOVEN
WITH METAL OR LACQUERED THREADS. NYLON AND ORGANZA COTTON ADD LIGHTNESS TO THE LOOKS.
ZIP-FRONT JACKETS AND FLUID, LIGHTWEIGHT SUITS WITH WIDE JACKETS AND TROUSERS PARADE THE
COLLECTION FOR A COOLER, MORE CASUAL LOOK. THE JAPANESE STYLE TROUSERS ARE COMBINED WITH
TRADITIONAL WORK JACKETS AND TUNIC SHIRTS, POLKA DOTS TAKE THE FORM OF CIRCLES, MAGNIFIED
CHECKS AND STRIPES WORK TO FRAME OR DRESS UP THE SUITS. ORGANZA COTTON JACKETS CONTRAST
THE PYJAMAS TROUSERS WHILE TRANSPARENT JACKETS AND THICK KNITTED TANK TOPS LIE GENTLY OVER
THE SKIN. AND FOR THE EVENING, SNAKESKIN PRINT LEATHER JACKETS AND IRIDESCENT SILK AND
COTTON SUITS.
FLUORESCENT SHADES OF
FUSCHIA, GREEN AND TURQUOISE LIGHT UP THE JACKETS AND -TROUSERS, WHILE A RAW COTTON O
OFFERS ITS NATURAL COLOUR AND A BLUE-GREEN PALETTE IS INSPIRED FROM WORK WEAR. SWIMMING
TRUNKS BRIGHTEN UP THE WATERS WITH SPLASHES OF BLUE, YELLOW, AND GREEN STRIPES ARE DRAWN
WITH PASTELS AND POLKA DOTS IN A MULTITUDE OF COLOURS. BLACK IS EVER PRESENT TO COMPLEMENT
THE SOFTER SHADES OF PALE PINK AND SKY BLUE.
MAN EVOLVES NATURALLY IN
THIS MULTI-CULTURAL UNIVERSE, OFFERING HIM INDIVIDUALITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ITS
INSPIRATIONS.
J.P.
TOD'S - MEN'S
THIS YEAR
THE MEN'S COLLECTION INTRODUCES THE SANDAL, AND COMBINES THE TRADITIONAL TOD'S
CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH A COMPLETELY CONTEMPORARY DESIGN. AS ALWAYS, THE TOD'S LEATHER COMES
FROM THE BEST TANNERIES IN THE WORLD AND IS CRAFTED INTO THE SHOES BY EXPERT
ARTISANS.
IN
ADDITION, THE LOAFER RETURNS IN LIGHT SUMMER COLOURS, FROM YELLOW TO LIME TO LIGHT BLUE,
AS WELL AS THE MORE CHARACTERISTIC SHADES AND WITH SEVERAL DETAILS THAT MAKE EACH DESIGN A
SINGULAR PIECE. FROM THE RUSTIC HAND STITCHING, TO LEATHERS THAT HAVE BEEN TREATED IN A
VARIETY OF WAYS, SUCH AS A SOFT SUEDE THAT IS IDEAL FOR THE WARMER MONTHS, THE COLLECTION
IS DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC, AND IDEAL FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM.
POLO
JEANS - LADIES
SPRING IS WHEN YOU WANT
TO THROW ON A T-SHIRT AND A PAIR OF JEANS. FROM ACTIVE BASICS, RELAY, SUNBLEACHED,
SILVERLAKE, TO REPUBLIC NOTHING FEELS MORE COMFORTABLE. NOTHING IS AS SIMPLE AND AS SEXY.
POLO
JEANS - MEN
AS THE WEATHER HEATS UP,
POLO JEANS CO. STAYS COOL WITH THE LATEST TRUE BLUES. DRAWING FAVORITE THEMES, INDUSTRIAL,
MOTORCROSS, SANDSTORM, AND BASICS; RALPH LAUREN DELIVERS A JEANS COLLECTION FOR MEN
THAT’S ALL AMERICAN IN SPIRIT, PURE POLO IN STYLE.
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POLO
RALPH LAUREN - LADIES
"IT'S ECLECTIC BUT
UNCOMPLICATED. A LOT OF IDEAS DISTILLED INTO ONE SLEEK, SIMPLE LOOK THAT IS AS HOT AND
YOUNG AS IT IS RICH AND REFINED. THE CLEAN LINES AND BEAUTIFUL FABRICS OF TRUE AMERICAN
SPORTSWEAR ARE NOW IN A NEW PROPORTION THAT IS LEAN, LITTLE AND FEMININE. IT'S FOR THE
WOMAN WHO UNDERSTANDS HOW SEXY SIMPLE CAN BE."
FOR SPRING 2000, RALPH
LAUREN INFUSES AMERICAN SPORTSWEAR WITH A HOT NEW PROPORTION THAT IS AS DELICATE AS IT IS
SEXY. JACKETS ARE SMALL AND FITTED. PANTS ARE SLUNG LOW, CUT SLIM THROUGH THE HIPS AND
OFTEN CROPPED ABOVE THE ANKLE. SKIRTS ARE CUT ON THE BIAS AND FIT TIGHT TO THE BODY AS DO
THE BEVY OF BARE VISCOSE ,AND LYCRA TANKS, TUBE, AND OFF-THE-SHOULDER TEES. EVERYTHING, IS
LEAN AND LITTLE. EVEN THE SANDALS, WHETHER HIGH-HEELED OR FLAT. ARE AN EXPRESSION OF THIS
SEXY, NEW SIMPLICITY.
IT'S THE FEMINISATION OF
AMERICAN SPORTSWEAR. THE SUIT TAKES ON THE NEW PROPORTION WITH A JACKET WHICH IS SHAPED
AND SHRUNKEN WITH BRACELET-LENGTH SLEEVES. TROUSERS ARE CUT LEAN ON TOP AND EITHER CROPPED
ABOVE THE ANKLE OR LEFT TO GENTLY FLAIR OVER ONE OF THE SEASON'S STRAPPY SANDALS. JUST AS
OFTEN THOUGH, THE SUIT IS COMPLETED WITH A LITTLE PAIR OF BOY SHORTS OR THE NEW
BODY-SKIMMING SKIRT THAT DROPS TO JUST BELOW THE KNEE IN A DOUBLE-RUFFLED HEM. IN
MINIATURE HOUNDSTOOTH OR A DELICATE PINSTRIPE, THE NEW SPRING SUIT IS A SYMPHONY OF
BRILLIANTLY ORCHESTRATED CONTRADICTIONS.
IT'S A SEASON OF
COUNTERPOINTS, GINHAM IN RED AND WHITE OR BLACK AND WHITE SILK- TAFFETA IS A BARE LITTLE
TOP, A FULL FLIRTY SKIRT OR A PAIR OF SIMPLY SEXY PANTS. FRINGE ADDS AN ELEMENT OF FUN TO
AN OTHERWISE CLASSIC JEAN. EYELET EMBROIDERY ]ENDS A NEW TWIST TO THE RICHEST OF LEATHERS
IN LITTLE, BUSTIERS WITH TIE DETAILING AND FLAIR-LEGGED PANTS. ALSO IN LEATHER, POLKA DOT
BIKINI TOPS OVER SLIM, CROPPED JEANS. FLORAL-PRINT CHIFFONS BRING- A ROMANTIC NOTE TO THE
MIX IN LITTLE TOPS, OFF-THE-SHOULDER DRESSES AND FLIRTY SKIRTS WITH SEXY CROCHETED LACE
SWEATERS.
IT'S MIXING ACCORDING TO
A NEW SET OF PRIORITIES WHERE INDIVIDUALITY AND ECLECTICISM ARE WHAT COUNT. THE NEW
DAYTIME DETAILS ECHO INTO THE NIGHT. THE EYELET OPENWORK, LENDS A FEMININE TOUCH TO RICH
SILK TAFFETA, ORGANZA AND LINEN IN BALL SKIRTS AND DELICATE SLIP-DRESS GOWNS. THE MOOD
CONTINUES TOO IN A RIBBON KNIT, CRYSTAL BEADED SMOCKING A POLKA DOTTING OF PEARLS, AND
NAVY SILK GEORGETTE COVERED IN WHITE BEADED DAISIES.
BY NIGHT, GINGHAM AND
SHIRTING STRIPES TURN OUT IN SILK TAFFETA AS THE QUINTESSINAL BALL SKIRT AND ULTIMATE GOWN
WITH LONG, FULL SKIRT AND FITTED SLIP TOP. THE OVERALL EFFECT: SEXY, FLIRTY, TOTALLY
SMART.
VAN
LAACK
SYNONYMOUS
WITH CLOTHING CULTURE
VAN LAACK
HOMME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH HIGHLY DISCERNING TASTE IN BUSINESS AND CASUAL WEAR. THE
UNMISTAKABLE STYLE OF THIS CLOTHING BRAND IS CHARACTERISED BY UNRIVALLED CRAFTSMANSHIP,
THE FINEST SELECTION OF FABRICS AND FINDINGS AND MAXIMUM PRECISION IN FINISHINGS -
SYMBOLISED BY THE PROPRIETARY VAN LAACK THREEHOLE BUTTON. PERMANENT, HIGH-LEVEL
OPTIMISATION OF OUR PRODUCT LINES AND ONGOING FABRIC INNOVATION AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
LEVERAGE THE VAN LAACK BRAND VALUE.
VAN LAACK
SHIRTS
MARC
ANTOINE
THE
MEASURE OF ALL THINGS - TAILOR-MADE FINISH, FELL SEAMS, GENUINE CUFF-SLIT TRIM WITH AN
UNOBTRUSIVE EMBROIDERED LOGO - WRAPPED IN TISSUE PAPER AND CLOSED WITH A SATIN RIBBON WITH
VAN LAACK EMBLEM, THESE SHIRTS COME IN A BOX LINED WITH LIGHT GREY MOIREE PAPER.
ROYAL
COMPLYING
WITH HIGHEST STANDARDS IN QUALITY AND FINISH, YET IN AN INIMITABLE ST@E, CUFFS WITH V-SLIT
AND EMBROIDERED LOGO OR FOLDBACK CUFFS.
MARC ANTOINE AND ROYAL: BOTH AVAILABLE WITH 64 AND 68 CM SLEEVES.
TERRY
THE
ULTIMATE QUALITY SHIRT WITH FASHION APPEAL - TARGETTING YOUNG AND STYLE-CONSCIOUS
BUSINESSMEN. FRESH BRIGHTNESS IS THE PREVAILING FEATURE OF THE ENTIRE VAN LAACK SHIRT
COLLECTION. BOLD AND DARING PROPRIETARY DESIGNS ARE TYPICAL OF THIS NEW AIR. THE FOCUS IS
ON STRIPE DESIGNS. THESE SHIRTS CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE BORDERS BETWEEN BUSINESS AND WEEKEND
ARE INCREASINGLY BLURRING. STRIPED SHIRTS BY VAN LAACK REQUIRE EXCELLENT FINISHING SKILLS
- THIS COLLECTION FEATURES SPECIAL STYLES WHERE COLLARS COME WITH STRAIGHT STRIPES.
THE NEW
LUMINOSITY IS CENTRE STAGE FOR COLOURING, STARTING WITH WHITE, WHICH IS USED TO BRIGHTEN
UP SUITS AND JACKETS WITH A CLEAN LOOK. OFF-WHITE CAN GO AS FAR AS YELLOW OR BISCUIT. THE
ACCENTS ARE SET BY A SUBTLE INTERPLAY OF COLOURS: YELLOW STRIPES WITH GREY ON WHITE
GROUND, LIGHT BLUE STRIPES WITH GREY OR ROSE ON GREY. RED SHADES SIGNAL A CHANGE OF
COLOUR: FROM SEALING- WAX RED TO VIOLET OR A COCKTAIL OF CAMPARI RED WITH ORANGE.
THE
'MIAMI' COLOUR RANGE SYMBOLISES SUMMER - FROM ROSE TO LIME GREEN AND CERAMIC BLUE -
PROVIDING INNOVATION AND FEELINGS FOR A SUMMER'S DAY. THE NEW SUMMER DARKS COME IN OMBR6S
BASED ON GREYISH BEIGE OR STRONGER BLUE CERAMICS. SEARSUCKER JACKET SHIRTS WITH ZIPPERS
PROMISE A COOL BREEZE FOR HOT DAYS. THE ABSOLUTE HARMONY OF COLOURS IN THE VARIOUS DESIGNS
IS MORE THAN IMPRESSIVE. THE SELECT CHOICE OF VAN LAACK MATERIALS INCLUDES FINEST CASHMERE
(THE LUXURY SHIRT OF THE SEASON), MERCERISED COTTON, BATISTE, PURE LINEN, ALMOST
TRANSPARENT VOILES AND MERCERISED COTTON JERSEYS.
POLO
SHIRTS WITH CONCEALED BUTTON PANELS, A FLASH OF CONTRASTING COLOURS, TIGHT SHORT SLEEVES
AND COLLAR LAPELS ARE REMINISCENT OF THE 20S AND 30S. THE COLOUR RANGE STRETCHES FROM
CHALK TO VIOLET AND . RED TO GREY PASTEL SHADES.
TRADITIONS
HERALD A COMEBACK
THE NEW
SHIRT COLLECTION RE-INTERPRETS ORIGINAL VAN LAACK DESIGNS FROM THE 20S AS WELL AS
DISPLAYING A LION & CROWN EMBLEM IN TONEON-TONE EMBROIDERY.
SOIROE
S
GIVENCHY
- MEN
MODERN
NEW DESTRUCTURED LASER CUT FUNCTIONAL STITCH DETAILS HAND FINISHING CORD NYLON SAIL FABRIC
GLOVE LEATHER REVERSIBLE SUPER TECHNICAL SOFT EASY COMFORT STRETCH POPLIN WOOL SUPER 120'S
'COUTURE' SPORTWEAR SILK 4G JACQUARD TIES METALLIC LOGO PRINTS GREY BLUE SPACE PRINT
RIBBON KNITS COTTON CREPE PIQUET GIVENCHY BLUE LABELS OPAQUE PLASTIC LOGOS HOODS ZIPPED
POCKETS VISCOSE JERSEY HATS IN MATCHING SPORTS FABRICS OFTEN REVERSIBLE JEANS WITH RUBBER
DETAILS ZIP OR HIDDEN BUTTON CLOSURES WATERPROOF FABRIC MATCHING COLOUR KNITS AND JERSEY
SWIMWEAR WITH PRINTED LOGO DESIGNS HANDMADE SUEDE TRAINERS AND ELEGANT SHOES IN THE FINEST
LEATHER WIDE AND ELASTICATED PANTS DENIM EFFECT BLOUSON SHIRTS COLOURED BUTTON HOLES
CONTRAST STITCHING FOR SHIRTS AND LEATHER PLUS SHOES TROUSERS WITH DRAWSTRING TIES PATCH
POCKETS FITTED SHOULDERS BUTTONS WITH SQUARE HOLES UNIQUE 'VACCHETTA' LEATHER PAPER LOOK
FABRIC PRESS STUDS HIDDEN OR SHOWN FOR SHIRTS AND SPORTSWEAR CONTRAST LININGS POLO SHIRTS
WITH ONE OR TWO BUTTONS AND V NECKS WITH SMALL SHIRT COLLARS SLEEVELESS KNITS SHORT
SLEEVED 'OVERSHIRTS' UNSTRUCTURED LIGHTWEIGHT SUITS HAND STITCHED LAPELS FOR 'COUTURE'
INSPIRED JACKETS AND CANVAS 3 BUTTONED SUITS WITH CLOSE FITTED SHOULDERS PERFORATED
LEATHER INDIAN COLLARS TO SHIRTS LEATHER AND SPORTS BLOUSONS SOFT COLLAR SHIRTS 4G
JACQUARD SHIRT FABRIC IN WHITE PINK AND PALE BLUE EMBROIDERED 4G LOGOS ON SHIRTS FLAP AND
'WIND SHIELD' POCKETS JERSEY BACKED SPORTS FABRIC RAINPROOF COTTONS LONG/SHORT PARKAS
REVERSIBLE RAINCOATS FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2000:
A LOOK AT THE ELEMENTS ENERGISING OUR LIVES A MULTITUDE OF LOOKS URBAN ENVIRONMENT
SIMPLICITY AND RELAXATION WELL-BEING AND REFINEMENT SPORTY VERVE MINIMAL SILHOUETTES
COMFORT SOFT LINES UNEXPECTED HARMONIES AZURE BLUE MISTY GREY PINK MAUVE LAGOON BLUE SEA
GREEN TURQUOISE CARMINE RED INTENSE RED YELLOW SAND CLAY BRONZE LIGHT COTTON THICK COTTON
COATED COTTON RESINED COTTON DRY WOOL CRISP WOOL CREPED WOOL COMBED WOOL LINEN SILK
VISCOSE LEATHERS BLENDS TEFLON.
CALVIN KLEIN JEANS
PERSONAL. REAL. SEXY. CK CALVIN KLEIN JEANS SPRING 2000. AUTHENTIC JEANSWEAR REINTERPRETS
INDIVIDUALITY. A NEW FOCUS: DIRTY DENIM-WORN-IN AND WEATHERED-AND DESTRUCTION DENIM-RUGGED
AND RESILIENT DENIM.
DIRTY
DENIM: FADED NATURALLY, BROKEN IN TO CREASE SOFTLY; IT'S DENIM THAT'S BEEN AROUND.
DESTRUCTION DENIM: ROUGHED UP AND RINSED; IT'S DENIM THAT ENDURES. IT'S MODERN DENIM; NO
TWO ARE ALIKE. ALSO, INDIGO AND STRETCH DENIM. THE FIT IS SOPHISTICATED; THE LOOK IS
VERSATILE: STRAIGHT LEG, BOOTLEG, ZIP-LEG, CROPPED, CUFFED, FRAYED, KNEE-LENGTH,
SHORTSHORT.
JEANSWEAR. CONTRAST IN COLOR, FIT AND TEXTURE EQUALS EASE, ENERGY AND FUNCTION; IT READS
SEXY. FOR MEN: BRIGHT COLORS WORN WITH NATURALS IN GRAPHIC SHAPES, LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNO
FABRICS.
FOR
WOMEN, A FRESH MODERN MIX THAT CAN BE FEMININE OR BOYISH: PRINTS AND BRIGHTS AGAINST
NEUTRALS; SKINNY BOOTLEG OR DIRTY DENIM STRAIGHT LEG PANTS, MICRO-SHORTS AND MINIS-IN
PORTABLE ULTRA-LIGHT FABRICS.
FOR MEN.
THE DIRTY DENIM ZIP JACKET WITH SLASH POCKETS WORN WITH STRAIGHT LEG JEANS. A TECHNO-POLY
SURF SHIRT IN STONE WITH TANGERINE SIDE-PANELS PAIRED WITH SLATE UTILITY PANTS IN RIGID
TWILL COTTON. A SLEEVELESS LEMON CREW WITH DIRTY DENIM CARPENTER PANTS.
FOR
WOMEN. THE BOYFRIEND-RIBBED WHITE CREW WITH CROPPED BOOTLEG IN DIRTY DENIM. IN NAVY
STRETCH CHINTZ, A TINY JEAN JACKET WITH SIGNATURE OMEGA POCKET AND MATCHING ORIGINAL
CALVIN JEANS; A GREY HEATHER T-SHIRT IS UNDERNEATH. A SORBET SLEEVELESS CREW IN
POLY/STRETCH WITH DARK INDIGO ORIGINAL CALVIN JEANS, CROPPED AND CUFFED.
SPRING 2000: MODERN LIVING-EASY, FUNCTIONAL, SEXY-AS DEFINED BY CALVIN KLEIN'S AUTHENTIC
DESIGNER JEANSWEAR.
VERSACE
CLASSIC
VERSACE
CLASSIC V2 JOINS THE NEW MILLENNIUM WITH INNOVATIVE SPIRIT, RICH IN DETAIL AND AT THE SAME
TIME, CONSERVATORY IN THE TRUE TYPICAL ITALIAN STYLE, FOR A MAN WHO DEMANDS TO BE
RECOGNISED AS SOPHISTICATED BUT ESPECIALLY AS A MAN WHO STANDS OUT OF THE RIGID LIMITS
THAT THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY IMPOSES.
THE COLLECTION IS EXTREMELY DANDY, GLAMOROUS, PLAYING THE ROLE OF THE SEDUCER SEDUCED, BUT
ONLY IN APPEARANCE, IT IS THROUGH HIS MELANCHOLIC CHARM, THE SECRET OF HIS SUCCESS. SOLAR,
MEDITERRANEAN, ALWAYS AT EASE NOT ONLY IN FORMAL OCCASIONS BUT ALSO IN HIS FREE TIME.
FABRICS
AWAY FROM THE HYPER-TECHNO PULSE, THIS COLLECTION IS PERCEIVED HIGHLY NATURAL NOT ONLY IN
TERMS OF FIBRES BUT IN STRUCTURES AND ASPECTS TOO: NOBLE BLENDS OF SILKS, LINEN, COTTONS
AND VERY FINE WOOL'S, EXPERTLY WEAVED TO BECOME SOFT FABRICS, NOBLE AND EXCLUSIVE.
SMOOTH HAND FEEL, STRUCTURED JACQUARDS, PAPER HAND FEEL AND CHALK FOR SPORTSWEAR, LOOSE
WEAVES AND FRESH FOR KNITWEAR, DOUBLED AND BURN OUT FOR JERSEY, STRETCH FABRICS WITH NEW
FINISHES FOR COTTONS AND VISCOSE FOR CASUALWEAR. SHIRTING, SOFT IN TONE AND WEIGHT, MOVING
FROM SOBER TO JACQUARD WITH NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF PRINT THEMES TYING MORE WITH THE
CONTEMPORARY WORLD.
FIT
THE FORMAL UPDATES ITSELF WITH SOFTER FITS, WHICH ADAPT THEMSELVES MORE WITH THE NEW
FLOWING FABRICS.
THE FASHION PART, THE FITS REMAIN TAPERED TO THE BODY, BUT THE TROUSERS ARE LOOSER, TO
LESS DRAMATISE THE CONCEPT OF THE JACKET WITH A RETURN TO THE EARLY 80'S.
THE INFORMAL IS TOTALLY REINTERPRETED NOT ONLY IN VOLUME BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF PATTERN
MAKING: TROUSERS AND SHIRTS PIECE-DYED ACCOMPANY MORE UPDATED FABRICS; THE OUTDOOR JACKETS
ARE EASY TO WEAR FOR THE FREE TIME AND SOME ARE MORE INDICATED AS NAUTICALWEAR.
COLOURS
THE COLOUR CARDS PRESENT A VAST RANGE OF LIGHT SHADES: CHALK WHITE, POWDER BLUES, CLOUD
GREYS AND TROPICAL SAND BEIGES; THE INTENSE COLOUR IS GIVEN BY THE LIGHTENING BOLT BLUE,
FROM CORAL RED TO SAFARI GREEN, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE BLACK.
ACCESSORIES
THE SHOES, BELTS AND TIES ARE COORDINATED WITH THE CATEGORIES OF THE COLLECTION,
COMPLETING THE 'TOTAL LOOK' ELEMENT FUNDAMENTAL AND DISTINGUISHABLE OF THE VERSACE CLASSIC
V2 COLLECTION.
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