Mark Montano: Gangster Girls
By Boyd Davis
Photos by Visko Hatfield
It was mayhem at Mark Montano's show even before it started. It was almost like a movie scene - reporters,
cameras flashing and people waiting at the door to be allowed to enter.
Maybe it was because of Mark Montano's invitation. Written like a tabloid and designed to look like the
FBI's America's Most Wanted Flyer, it caught your attention! Usually invivations were written in nice
stationary or card. Mark Montano's invivation was in newsprint, and something you expect to see at the
U.S. Post Office's Bulletin Board for the FBI's Most Wanted List. And it worked! People lined up to
see his show.
As always, Mark Montano's show is all theater, and a lot of fun! If you were expecting Elliot Ness or
Bonnie & Clyde, you would have been disappointed because the gangster girls were FASHIONABLE, clean and
someone you would see at New York's 21.
Using the basic pallette of pink and black, Mark Montano used solids, stripes and houndstooth for the
collection. High slits, slashed sleeves, and slashed skirts made the collection sexy with a generous
dash of FUN!
A lot of the clothes should be worn at clubs and parties and still a lot can be worn for an early
dinner or going to the theater. Some can be work for work if you don't mind standing out like a peacock
because of the bright colors. All in all, it was a very wearable collection! And judging from the look
of interest from the store buyers, expect Mark Montanon's clothes at department stores boutiques area
this June.
Fur and feather were used as embellishments. And the models walked the runway with "gold guns."
As a Texan, I knew that those were either toy guns or collectibles. Gold is a too soft for a metal to be used
in a gun. Hence, I knew that those guns were just for the spirit of FUN!
FashionWindows was actually part sponsor of Mark Montano's show! We did it because we believe in his work.
The King of Downtown Glamour proved it once again that he is still King!
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