Issey Miyake's show was also strong on outerwear with long geometric-cut coats and short car coat lengths. The designer Naoki Takizawa has a millennium spin with fabrics, giving a space age feel to athletic pants sliced with zippers or jackets in what looked like crumpled laminated paper. Even beside the runway, I would have had a hard time with the inventive materials. Jean Paul Gaultier's show looked sparky. It is the debut collection of Antonio d'Amico, Versace's long-time partner, who is now launching his own line.
Modern technology is no substitute for the smell of the hair gel and the buzz of the crowd.