ROBERTO CAVALLI, GOES CRAZY AT MILAN FASHION WEEK..

Roberto Cavalli, Went wild in his Just Cavalli diffusion line show at Milan Fashion Week.

He turned a mirrored catwalk in an old market, just off the Piazza del Duomo, into an exotic playground for Rhinestone Cowgirls, and jetset hippies.

 

The models appeared in leopard-spot and zebra-print chiffons, trimmed with sequins; bleached, frayed, and embroidered denim; metallic snakeskins; and flounced floral maxi-dresses, lavished with lace.

The collection, the first of several celebrations to mark his 40th anniversary in fashion, took in inspirations from Africa, the Wild West, and the holiday hotspots of Ibiza and Mykonos.

De luxe denim jeans and shirts were ripped, bleached, singed with fire, embroidered, and encrusted with crystals. Skintight jeans and fringed cowgirl jackets came in pink and lime snakeskin.

Python-print chiffon tunics, awash with frills and flounces, topped floral or palm-print silk harem pants, and gold-printed leather jodhpurs.

"Viva Maria" maxi-dresses came in tiers of flamenco-look lace, and peasant-blouses embroidered with mother-of-pearl and crystals, were worn with matching shorts.

All were worn with the highest heels - in a collage of snakeskin, suede, metallics and beading;tribal necklaces in agate, silver and gold; and crocodile-print leather and denim Stetsons.

Cavalli promises to top the collection with his main line, which will be shown in Milan on Monday.
Next week, in Paris, the designer will stage a celebrity-loaded, glitz 'n' glamour party during the prêt-à-porter season to celebrate his four decades as the king of the no-holds-barred jetset style.