March 5, 2006 OOH LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA MAILLE by Antonia Leslie UN GRAND SPECTACLE IS WHAT THEY SAY HERE AND SHE CERTAINLY KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW SHOWS THAT STILL HAS TIES TO THE BIG ERA OF FASHION SHOWS THE LATE 70'S AND 80'S. LOADS OF MODELS WITH LOADS OF HAIR AND KNITTING EVERYWHERE (EVEN DUNGAREES). THE GIRLS ARE ALWAYS HAPPY AND THIS TIME MORE SO BECAUSE ONE OF THE CHOSEN SONGS WAS FULL OF BLUNT SEXUAL INUENDO. THERE WERE BIG BERETS, BIG CARDIGANS AND BIG FUR. IF THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH THERE WERE ALSO FEATHERS. THE CLOTHES ARE SO PARISIEN THAT SHE HARDLY NEEDS TO WRITE I LOVE PARIS ON THEM WHICH SHE DIDN'T DO THIS TIME. THE SHOW FINISHED WITH SEX AND LACE AND SKIN (DESIGNED BY HER DAUGHTER). JUST THE SORT OF THING THAT MOST MEN WOULD LIKE TO HAVE WAITING AT HOME BUT PROBABLY DON'T. SONIA RYKIEL