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Article: New York Embellishes Spring.
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- April 1, 1998
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EBONY FASHION FAIR
New York designers embellish fashions for Spring with a focus on femininity. They offer shimmery, sexy designs that add flourish to the season. For evening, there are gowns and ensembles made of flowing, breezy fabrics, such as ribbon chiffon on silk charmeuse, and the silk organza used by Bill Blass in his long skirt. Thigh-high slits continue to be popular--for day and for evening, and skirts vary in length from the ankle to the knee to the thigh, and above. Also in the creative mix are splashy jackets, such as Todd Oldham's opulent red satin design with peaked lapels, and Oscar de la Renta's more sedate short-sleeve jacket with rollback ...