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October 17, 2005
ZUCCA: THE LITTLE RED BOOK:
by Antonia Leslie

THE BEGINNING OF AN 8 DAY HEATWAVE SAW US SITTING IN THE BEAUX ARTS BUILDING IN PARIS STARING AT AN ALMOST LIQUID SHINY CATWALK. THERE WERE METALLIC REFLECTIONS ON SKIN AND CLOTHES MAKING THE MODELS LOOK LIKE THEY WERE UNDER WATER. THE MUSIC, WHICH IS ALWAYS WELL THOUGHT OF AT ZUCCA, WAS HEAVY METAL. I LOVED THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY METAL WITH ANCIENT CHINESE INFLUENCE, SUCH AS GOLDEN DRAGONS ON BELTS, OR CONCUBINE MULES. AS USUAL THERE WAS MENSWEAR TOO, AND SOMETIMES THE MEN HAD LONGER HAIR THAN THE GIRLS. THE MAKEUP GAVE THE HAIRLINE IMPORTANCE BY THE USE OF RED POWDER FRAMING THE FOREHEAD. THERE WAS MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE LEGS AND PALE SKIN WITH VERY SHORT SHORTS. THE FINALE HAD ALL THE MODELS TOGETHER IN METRES OF RED SILK JUST LIKE THE DRAGONS IN THE CHINESE NEW YEAR STREET PARTIES.