First up for me was the long awaited Randolph Duke show which was a huge hit with everyone. It
was a parade of crisp clean memorable clothes, with nautical and Parisian influences throughout.
Lagoon colored silk sharkskin foul weather pieces like the popover and marin front skirts were
sleek and sexy and paired with white Celtic knits like long cardigans and a cheeky matching beret.
Shorts were visible through see-through long knit skirts.
I particularly loved a piece called a cardigown - a blue cashmere knit slinky to the ground in one
piece. Silk scarves were crafted into floaty skirts and gowns in sand, teak and lagoon. The gowns
were the biggest crowd pleasers however. The galaxy was simply a flesh beaded column with a short
train was stunning as were the cerulean and azure beaded gowns with patterns of wheels and flowers
worn with big beaded hoop earrings.
The dusk comet dress had panels of alternately heavier and lighter beading that graduated from
shades of navy through to white - a shimmering silhouette. Randolph received huge applause at
the finale.
Susan Redstone
