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February 23, 2005
MY FAVOURITE LONDON FASHION WEEK MOMENTS
by Peppe Orru

PREEN and NINA DONIS: beautifully produced collections, super slick presentations, the proof that intelligent clothes can be elegant, feminine and sexy. The best shows of the week. PETER JENSEN: for clothes that evoke a mood of about-to-be-lost innocence, for finding inspiration in the Ingmar Bergman movie Fanny and Alexander, for the Yves Klein blue rabbit mask. BASSO&BROOKE: the energy, the excitement, the enthusiasm: what a rush! SIHNA-STANIC, BORA AKSU, FUTURE CLASSICS, JEAN PIERRE BRAGANZA: for polishing their own signature looks. The menswear designers at the Central St Martins MA show: RAIMUND BERTHOUD, DEEPTI BARTH, XAVIER BRISOUX and especially NORBERT STUMPFL. Wooden accessories at TATTY DEVINE, PETER JENSEN and BASSO&BROOKE. The floodlit trees at the entrance of Battersea Park.