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Published
by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. CLICK FOR NEWSPAPER DELIVERY
Sunday, October 7, 2001
Outside the box
TRADITIONAL PATTERNS, DARK COLORS SIGNAL FALL
An unusual thing happened in July when Vogue magazine unveiled new fall fashions. There were almost no blonds pictured.
Quietly, the zeitgeist has shifted. Gone is much of the color, the frivolity, the in-your-face excess and luxury that have driven design for the last couple of years. The mood is darker, more sober and sophisticated.
Fall's biggest colors are shades of brown and camel, black, and gray, broken most often with red. Big trends are traditional menswear patterns.
Does it mean fashion hounds, lately fed on a rich diet, will now accept meat and potatoes? Not likely. The new fashion embraces contradiction. Along with the classics, there is gypsy romance; along with the tweeds, a lust for real fur and sparkle.
THINK PINK CAMPAIGNS FOCUS ON BREAST CANCER
October is the pinkest month of the year.
Pink is the signature color of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and several clothing and cosmetics companies are thinking pink:
The Estee Lauder Cos. is putting the spotlight on breast cancer awareness with its Global Landmarks Illumination Initiative, bathing landmarks around the world in pink lights.
Sears, which donated $1 million to be shared by three breast cancer charities, also teamed with Lifetime Television for the benefit concert "Women Rock! Girls & Guitars."
?Clinique is selling a small berry-colored bag with a full-size lipstick for $7.50, donating $3 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
FASHION STRANGER THAN FICTION OF 'ZOOLANDER'
The hardest part about poking fun at fashion in the movie "Zoolander" is that real-life fashion is funnier than anything you can make up.
In the comedy, Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) are the world's top models - but not the brightest bulbs - who set out to foil an industrywide plot to keep sweatshops open in Malaysia.
"Fashion is an easy target for parody," says costume designer David Robinson.
Working on the movie has improved Robinson's overall opinion of models.
Model-actress Milla Jovovich was Robinson's muse. As the cold, cruel Katinka she wore "torture chambers," including a super-tight PVC dress paired with 31/2-inch heels, and didn't complain once.
- Caller-Times wire services
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