Edible arrangements are all the rage this season, with artfully arranged fruit a popular alternative to flowers. If you're looking for a do-it-yourself version, something the kids can create themselves, try making edible bouquets at home out of cookie
Blooming flowers add color to your arrangement but also can help protect your herbs from pests. A good choice used to control aphids, in particular, are marigolds. They are bright and festive and very effective. Any edible blooming flower,
Milan runways as festive as Carnevale costumes
Taffeta and tulle, essentials for any proper princess and ballerina, are both staples of the season on Milan runways.
Designers have dipped into their troves of sequins and beads for next year’s winter womenswear collections, and they haven’t stopped there. They’ve added big necklaces, brooches and oversized hoop earrings for maximum pizazz.
Uniforms and hats are also mainstays — allowing women to adopt another persona, be it an officer, a warrior or a fun-loving flapper. Shoes are also costumey, from Victorian lace-up or button-up booties to comic strip Mary Janes.
––
JIL SANDER
Despite the standing ovation lead by Vogue America’s Anna Wintour at the end of the show, Raf Simons left the Milan fashion scene quietly, just as he had come in 6 ½ years ago.
In 2005, the 44-year-old Belgian designer took the helm at the faltering Jil Sander label, in search of a designer who could take the line further without abandoning the minimalist trademark of the founder, who had since left the company.
