Oscar de la Renta was just the beginning.
Paris brings the the cave couture of Vivienne Westwood, who spoke backstage of her cavewoman vision, a girl “who doesn’t know she’s a human being yet.” Vivienne acknowledged the audience’s Flintstone connection with denial – “I don’t watch television!” Which is unfortunate – if she’d seen Betty and Wilma, she could have turned out this sheath dress in electric blue and pale pink, too.
Meanwhile, the initial thoughts for Rick Owens were “Bigfoot Chic,” though once you get past the fur-covered flippers, some of the coats are almost beautiful (maybe really beautiful, with something simple underneath?).