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John Rocha: Irish Rock-Star Tailor
Written by: Godfrey Deeny
Photos by Javier Mateo
London, Feb 19, 2001/ FWD/ --- There weren't technically any Irish rock stars in
the audience of the John Rocha catwalk show in London Monday. But this collection would look super
on Bono, Sinead O'Connor or one of the Corrs the next time any of them wins an award.
Rocha showed men and women together in this collection, an agreeable mixture of fresh tailoring
and edgy styling.
What worked best were the coats and jackets with neat panels and subtle central bands, especially
John's great long leather coats with peaked shoulders. For handsome boy bands, Rocha showed
some razor-sharp leather shirts accessorized with seashell cufflinks, and natty topcoats with
ragged-edge lapels.
Not everything worked. Rocha gathered up the hems on quite a few dresses, which looked awkward
especially when the fabric was perforated leather. And too often he couldn't resist the temptation
to over-embroider his outfits. His obsession with attaching lumpy coils of rope made several
otherwise-refined chiffon dresses oddly eccentric rather than edgy.
But if you're short-listed for the next VH1 Video Music Awards and you need something in which
to make a suitable entrance, look no further than this collection.
John Rocha Fashion
John Rocha Fashion
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