“Dolly Parton mashed with Jay-Z”, read the show’s notes. Our version reads something like: the O.K. Corral has met its contemporary and much wittier match. Cowboy-on-horse prints, eclectic 10-gallon hats, urbanized Doc Martens and a soundtrack of hip-hop classics including a funky version of “Sweet Home Alabama”, all served to drive the point home.

The models, fitted with gold tassled, loafer-ized Docs, paraded down the runway in dramatic duster coats accessorized with punchy pink wide-brimmed hats. At one point a rogue photographer over-stepped her bounds and jetted out onto the catwalk, but the scene-stealing cocktail dresses came out at the perfect time, quelling the commotion in the photographer’s pit. The collection was a spunky and playful color blast of deep forest greens, rich cherry reds, bubblegum pinks and amped-up periwinkles anchored with soft grays, earthy sandstone and eggplant purples. But it was Aggugini’s nod to a more romantic side of the good ol’ Wild West days that had everyone smiling. (We’re not sure how the models could smile with those gold glitter-crusted lips, though.)

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