Friday, September 26, 2008 Love life By Clint Holton P. Potestas
LOVE can move mountains and build empires.
Along with an undying love is a strong devotion for romance. Inspired by this emotion, Edwin De Venancio collects his designs that foresee two recurring trends: the empire silhouette and the floor length gown.
These two are the easier fashion innovations among the many aroud because they flaunt a woman’s curves without too much constriction.
The empire silhouette can either be worn by voluptuous or slender women. Its fluidity, a term that refers to the flow of fabric, creates an illusion of volume from the bust to the hemline.
All hail to Oscar de la Renta for bringing back the empire through Sarah Jessica Parker and Melania Trump.
“Introducing the empire waist again is like moving mountains. I saw that everybody was wearing shorts and minis.
“Yes, there were belts, but not below the bust,” explains de la Renta on The Early Show. “Love for fashion, perhaps. Love can move mountains.”
But based on the style, De Venancio frilled his designs with feminine details that deviate from the declared statement. He started with vinyl cutouts on ecru fabric, flourishing through the floor: a contemporary stretch of the Greek goddess look.
“I’m always inspired by femininity and romanticism,” De Venancio says.
We’re heading for longer hemlines. Give your tent dresses a hiatus and a good sleep in your closet. It may not be a goodbye but floor length skirts are taking over.
Love brings back the old and transforms it into novelty. For fashion designers, it is a source of revival. And thus, de la Renta and De Venancio would have arrived at a common ground: Love conquers all.
