My latest piece for ON TRENDS was featured in W’s Fall Fashion issue. “If the devil on your shoulder has been telling you to embrace your inner villain, what better style icon is there to embody than Cruella de Vil? Though she first appeared in Dodie Smith’s 1956 children’s book, The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Cruella is better known among fashion-loving folk as Disney’s best-dressed and least hateable antagonist. This season, designers have anointed her as the ultimate muse: Over-the-top fur coats were spotted everywhere from Bottega Veneta to Schiaparelli. Fortunately, no dalmatians were harmed in the making of this outerwear.
Vegan designer Stella McCartney inverted Cruella’s narrative with a collection that was dedicated to McCartney’s love of horses and the importance of living in harmony with animals. And although it certainly does look like some kind of beast was sacrificed in order to make the striking coats that Balenciaga and Gucci sent down their runways, both brands are officially fur-free. Ostriches deserve a standing ovation for their memorable feather donations, which played a dramatic role in Valentino’s new angle on contrasting stripes. If any of the luxury labels on these statement pieces were to be replaced with “House of de Vil,” no one would bat an eye.”
You can read the full article for W here.
