Wear If You Dare

2008-09-16 Word Count: 729 Category: Marketing

This season's accessories are as bold as the clothes they're designed to

complement - more extreme, and even confrontational, than ever before. The "

it" factor is achieved by an element of surprise and originality, by the

inclusion of something unique - like a wooden heel at Yves Saint Laurent, or

primary-coloured plastic mesh on the footwear at Balenciaga. Bags are, for

the most part, still oversized, and tooled and ruched to within an inch of

their lives, and belts are best when they're as hard as nails.
Only a woman as powerful as Miuccia Prada could persuade the world that a

ribbed footless sock is fashionable. But then, the fluffy teddy-bear coats

such as paul smith,Abercrombie and Fitch,dsquared etc in curious colours, and

the curved-heel shoes they are designed to be worn with have proved something

of a talking point, also. This, of course, is only to be expected, and by the

time everyone else has caught up, Italy's First Lady of fashion will have

moved on.
The Kelly Muff By Hermes
True to pleasingly playful form, Jean Paul Gaultier has, this season, offered

his take on the classic Hermes bag: the Kelly muff. Wit may be its

outstanding feature, but rest assured, waiting lists will be as long as ever.
The hat By Marc Jacobs
The American favourite Marc Jacobs showed a collection that mixed influences

from both the Seventies and the Twenties, and it was the hats that gave the

decade away. Combined with pointed-collared shirts and satin tea-dresses, the

retro wide-brimmed hats and close- fitting cloches gave a grown-up finish to

the collection. Expect to see them on every stylish head this season.
The platforms By John Galliano for Dior
Trust Galliano to take fashion's current love affair with colour and run with

it. Amethyst, emerald and fuchsia were all given a new lease of life by gowns

fit for a Forties cocktail party. Accessories, meanwhile, came in equally

vibrant hues, and feathered headdresses and ladylike bags graced the catwalk.

The lace-up, platform-soled ankle boots were the perfect finish to a perfect

silhouette.
The satchel By Miu Miu
Unusually, leather was the material of choice for rigid skirt suits in Miu

Miu's autumn collection. Echoing the structured forms, handbags at the young

Italian label were given a utilitarian edge, with envelope fastenings and

long shoulder straps in soft shades of camel and taupe leather. Chloe and

Mulberry have also gone with the book-bag style, so it looks as if the

satchel is the intelligent choice this season.
The scarf By Giles Deacon
Larger-than-life knits are de rigueur across the board this season, with

Stella McCartney, Sonia Rykiel and Burberry all focusing on chunky styles.

But the designer with the biggest knitting needles is the London Fashion Week

star Giles Deacon, whose giant scarves cocooned models' necks and heads. So,

to ensure that your winter wardrobe is on trend, an oversized, simply crafted

scarf is the only way to keep warm.
The clumpy boot By Chloe
Paulo Melim Andersson had a tough act to follow, replacing Phoebe Philo as

creative director of the Parisian fashion house Chloe. Rather than playing it

safe, and continuing with the much-loved romantic and whimsical signature

style of the brand, he has turned it on its head and revealed a much harder

image. The star accessory is a wedge-heeled boot based on the Doc Marten.

Worn half-laced, and gaping around the calf, it screams rebellion.
The gloves By Yves Saint Laurent
What with the delectable wooden-heeled court shoes and ribbed woollen beanies,

all of Stefano Pilati's accessories for Yves Saint Laurent are as refined

and chic as a girl could wish for. The gloves put the finishing touch to one

of this season's most desirable collections. Whether sexily cut off at the

wrist or reaching way past the elbow, nobody does them better.
The toy shoe By Balenciaga
Only the truly style-savvy individualist will dare to wear this season's

Balenciaga heels. A hybrid of plastic, leather, mesh and studs, the primary-

coloured shoes look part-athletic, part- futuristic. Designed to resemble

children's toys, according to their creator Nicolas Ghesquiere, they're

unlikely to be seen striding across too many office floors any time soon.

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David ZHENG is the CEO of www.mallbrand.com . A company specialized in selling all kinds of shoes clothing bags and others in China such as paul smith,Abercrombie and Fitch,dsquared etc.