BEAUTY: Clothing--Etro

Once again, as with Thom Browne and Umit Benan's Formula-One racing themes, we see an example of the Hundredth Monkey theory, the zeitgeist at work...

While Frankie Morello used Central American Indian patterns and colors to tell the story of the spiritual evolution of man (the "Frankie Morello man")...

Etro also showed a wild collection clearly based on the Indians of Central America. After several black and white ensembles featuring more traditional patterns such as damasks and paisleys, he segued into lots of Mayan/ Aztec-inspired prints--with actual feathers adorning jackets and vests (Quetzalcoatl!), as in the third and fourth photos down. We also saw the unexpected colors that have been popping up for Fall-Winter '12-'13, such as coral, salmon, teal, and in the case of Etro, rich, heavy greens.



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