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Naomi Mdudu — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:42:41 GMT

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Donna Karan Likes Gold - A Lot

Naomi Mdudu — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:00:00 BST

It's true when the say that DKNY is the polar opposite from Donna Karan's mainline. Where the contemporary sister brand showed fun, playful colours and prints yesterday, the designer stuck to a muted colour palette of varying degrees of sandy tones today. Models looked like goddesses dipped in pure gold with flawless skin and bronzed eyes courtesy of Charlotte Tilbury. “This is very, very clear vision that is all about one palette, which is a big statement for a designer to make,” Linda Fargo, the fashion director of Bergdorf Goodman, told the New York Times. “A lot of designers don’t have that sense of security in themselves to do this. Donna is a Zen master right now.”

The first look - featuring an intentionally crumpled jacket styled with a slinky dress with a high slit - set the tone for the rest of the collection introducing an interesting experimentation with contrasting textures. One minute models came down the runway in flesh tones on barely there floor length whimsical embellished dresses and the next, Karan showed jackets and coats in heavier fabrics with a crumpled undone feel to great effect. The theme of 'raw romance' was clear in the elegant movement on bias cut gowns and the beautifully draped floor length creations, which were ultimately the collection's strong point.

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