Move over Liz and Dick. Wednesday saw a different example of the marriage of British elegance to ostrich-feathered ostentation. This one came courtesy of Dries Van Noten, who managed to extract the volatility of the original while keeping it utterly captivating.
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Van Noten announced said invasion from the first look out, an amply proportioned coat with explosive red and gold embroidery down one side, belted in a skinny strip of crystals and worn over gray trousers. He continued on with the tailoring — a twist on the three-piece suit, here a jacket over skirt over pants; trompe l'oeil dresses that appeared to be layered pieces. With the British wools as his base, the designer sometimes introduced rich, pale brocades into the mix. Almost every look bore some fusion of masculine and feminine: the austerity of a jacket and pants interrupted by an all-over fringed chemise; the collegiate dash of a big, striped sweater countered with an embroidered velvet skirt. Another sweater look — slouchy dark gray knit over a tiered, tailored skirt — got its girly glow from a giant “diamond” brooch placed on the hip.
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Ultimately it appeared to me as if The Wedding Shop was almost a pilot episode to see if people would accept a full series of this programme and I think if the ratings are good then we could see more from Confetti and Lace on our TV screens in the near future. If it does return I would like to see the show focus on the staff members rather than the brides and maybe just feature one wedding per episode rather than three. If The Wedding Shop does return and these changes are made then I can see it being just as successful as the other wedding-related programmes as it has enough going for it to be another bride-centric hit.
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