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Paris fashion: Castelbajac's British icons

www.chinanews.cn 2006-03-01 16:20:29

A model presents a creation for Jean-Charles de Castelbajac 27 February
2006 during the Autumn-Winter 2006-07 ready-to-wear collections in Paris.

PARIS - Britain -- its icons, culture and even its passport -- inspired
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's bright and witty catwalk comeback.
From iconic Brits -- Shakespeare, Robin Hood, Queen Victoria, Princess
Diana, George Best and Kate Moss -- to the multi-coloured Union flag and
Buckingham Palace busbies, de Castelbajac chose 'Cool Britannia', of past
and present, for the French house's return after a four-season absence.
'Dedicated to The Who, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things of
Today', he made witty references to British culture for a punchy, sporty
collection with a strong dash of humour.
The pacey show, set to upbeat music by a live band, was full of red,
white and blue, but also yellow and green, black and white.
His cropped shirts came in silver or pinstripe, while he added epaulets
with thick red fringing, yellow 'smiley' buttons or black patent bone
motifs.
Coats enveloped the body for winter warmth and bright ski gear was ready
for heading straight out on to the slopes, complete with skis.
A red crochet-effect Empire skirt and top had a cutsey yellow ribbon tied
at the back, but was perhaps not the kind of outfit most of us would wear
to walk the dog in, as the model was doing down the catwalk.

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