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Article: Paris now. (fashion shows by Barbara Bui, Corinne Cobson, Jacqueline Jacobson for Dorothee Bis and others)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- October 19, 1990
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PARIS NOW
BARBARA BUI: Bui has a SOFT TOUCH this season. She kicked off the Paris shows Wednesday morning at the Observatory with a discreet, feminine collection.
Bui's best looks were simple slip dresses that came in muted pastels and LOOSE CHEMISES with delicate flounces of iridescent chiffon. She took the dress trend to an extreme, tailoring the softest printed mousseline shirt into a dress. Jackets were shirt weight and paired with pleated SHORT DRESSES and short jumpsuits.
For evening, Bui should have left her plastic bustiers and tunics behind. But the turquoise and lime mousseline layered A-line dresses and sari skirts shown with the ...