Subversive fashion
International fashion brand Anna Sui released its new collection for 2007 spring and summer, which combines 18th century style with a punk attitude, outwardly traditional with an undercurrent of subversion. There are fabric mixes of eyelash lace, faux patent, metallic tweed and slashed mesh. Prints are widely used, such as bandanas, polka dots, and radiating stars. Details include cascading ruffles, zigzag pleating, draped bodices, scarf necklines and Byzantine gemstone beading.
Boost for the fur trade
Last week Kopenhagen Fur, the biggest fur supplier in the world, opened its first design lab at Tsinghua University to help train professional fur designers in China. Zhang Zhifeng, the CEO of top Chinese brand NE.tiger, attended the opening ceremony. According to him, China has stepped into the luxury era with consumers snapping up an increasing quantity of foreign luxury products, including fur products.
