Putting a lot of attention to detail, fabrication, and silhouettes, Marc Buchanan has created a
unique look for Pelle Pelle.
Fall 2000 Collection
Written by: Susan Redstone
Photos by: Visko Hatfield
Fashion week isn’t fashion week without one mad show for drama. And the Pelle Pelle show did just
this. Designer Marc Buchanan threw a sometimes cheesy, sometimes eighties totally over-the-top-show
but theater it was! Smart ‘street’ wear with iridescent and sharkskin denims and the tiger logo
splashed large over bomber jackets were sort of ‘eclectic deejay’ looks. Music ‘turntable’ bags
were slung across the body as accessories.
One or two women’s looks punctuated an endless stream of gym toned muscled African-American models.
Some of the denim with interesting twists like the canary yellow stitching was new and small children
modeled cute miniature outfits. Sadly the ‘street’ look has still not really steered away from the
big oversized, over-exaggerated denim basics but I couldn’t help myself liking an ice blue bomber
jacket with the Pelle logo as it looked ‘upmarket street’ in this color.
Models came out in large groups so it was near to impossible to write notes, you just had to watch
the theater of parading topless men and gimmicks like the body-painted T-shirt. At the pinnacle of
the show, a live black tiger padded out with a trainer as a female model swanked down in a patent
leather tiger body wrap and burnished mini-skirt.
The low point of the show were the brightly colored 80’s inspired velour sweat suits, so weak that
half way down the runway the models removed the tops to bare their chests. The verdict on this
marathon production? A show with great spirit, even if you were not a fan of the clothes.
