Strange New Fashion Trend: Nuns on the Runway
Is fashion finding religion? For starters, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana play priests in the upcoming musical film Nine. As for the Fall runways, the models at Todd Lynn's show carried rosary beads and walked to chants; there were cassock coats at Giambattista Valli; and the headgear at Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, and Fendi recalled medieval wimples. A photo of Grace Jones in a draped hood by Azzedine Alaïa influenced the severe geometry of Bruno Pieters' collection. "Hers was soft and draped. I wanted to do mine in a constructed way," the designer explains. "Nuns were not an inspiration-more the result, I think." Do you say hallelujah or good riddance and amen to the trend?
By Laird Borrelli-Persson
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