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Catherine Malandrino is French to the bone, but she is completely in love with her new adopted city- New York, which inspired the collection, called "Oiseau Rare" (Rare Bird). Actually, according to the designer, what really inspired her was "Central Park in the middle of Manhatttan. Poetry in the Inner City. Heavy tweed on bare legs. Contrast". The idea of contrast was apparent in the play of volume and proportion, and Catherine's most standout pieces were the really sensational knits that were either chunky and gutsy or delicate and spider- weby. Her outwear was also quite notable- from nubby tweeds to distressed shearling, and including a magnificent champagne wide wale corduroy trench coat. Almost everything was paired with bare legs and sandals (which tended to look a little artificial and tricky after awhile) and oversized Finn Raccoon fur trapper's hats courtesy milliner Kokin.
The finale was comprised of the designer's Limited Edition pieces - most satisfying were the pink or black kidassia cropped fur vests, a mixed distressed tweed blouson jacket, a shell mohair bubble knit short sleeved sweater and an equally feminine and charming aquamarine mohair bubble knit capelet.
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