ABC Carpet & Home’s chandelier, settee and rug; Ercole’s screen; Lanvin’s silk and nylon velvet dress, at Barneys New York; Mikimoto’s 18k gold and South Sea cultured pearl necklaces, at Mikimoto, Beverly Hills; J. Mendel’s fox and silk charmeuse stole, at Bergdorf Goodman, New York; Murano’s coffee table; Baker’s lamp from the Tony Duquette collection; Hearts On Fire’s 18k white gold and diamond necklace (on table), heartsonfire.com; Kotur’s brass mesh and crystal bag (on settee) and clutch (on table), koturltd.com; Giorgio Armani’s leather clutch and black patent-leather and velvet shoe, at Giorgio Armani, New York; Roger Vivier’s yellow silk faille and Swarovski crystal shoe, at Roger Vivier, New York.
Trend: Lush Hour
It’s a moll, moll world, as designers look to the Jazz Age for inspiration.
April 2009
Who doesn’t love glamour tinged with nostalgia? For this prefall season,
the designer set glanced back to the Roaring Twenties. Lanvin’s Alber
Elbaz, for instance, went lush and lavish with languid dresses, tiered
lace gowns and a brocade blouson jacket, while others piled on the fur,
pearls and gilt for some serious speakeasy swank. Here’s to a new glam
nation.
