No, just smart marketing, Italian style. Rifat Ozbek is a fashion original, interweaving his personal heritage of magic-carpet Turkish culture with English irony. In a season when geometric patterns are all the rage, Ozbek's multicolored marbleized print was refreshing. With one day left of Milan showings, the trends for autumn 2000 are for bright color and new volumes, both in silhouettes and with fabric effects like pleating and smocking. Knitwear is big on full sleeves and cable, rib or loop stitches.
Blouses are back.
Coats are mostly long, but knee-length to balance cropped pants. And for the new season, Italian fashion is banking on gold.