Kamali had shirred skirts that looked a little too much like Austrian window shades for comfort, but her strapless sweater dress that converted into a boat-neck sweater dress with long sleeves could be fun.
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Her use of smooth silver-blue paper fabric was interesting enough, but then she went further, sculpturing it into a feminine shirred slipover paired with a skirt enlivened with mirrors the size of compacts.
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But if you're looking for a Southwestern pattern in ready-made slipcovers for upholstered chairs and sofas, the availability is limited, and most have shirred skirts rather than the more suitable tailored skirt.
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Andrew Sheinman, the company's owner, says he favors slipcovers with distinctive details-- skirts with box or pencil pleats, shirred skirts, buttons " that actually button up the back ."
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Elsewhere on the runways, Nicole Miller must have parsed Tom Ford's most recent collection for Yves Saint Laurent, with its shirred satin skirts and smudgy hooker hues, which landed like a bomb in Paris.
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There were shirred effects in bicolored taffeta, long silk dresses with lace petticoats, even long black velvet gowns for sophistication _ at one point ripped open at the chest by Naomi Campbell for the benefit of photographers.
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Malandrino, in the collection she calls " Wanted, " advocates shirred seams on floor-scraping, thigh-hugging, low-slung pants and heavy hand-knit, pierced tops of significant volume.
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Her shirred eggs, while fiddly to assemble, were quick and delicious once in the oven, with a browned topping of Parmesan cheese that contrasted with the slightly runny egg yolks just the way salty, smoky bacon does.
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The collection's strength lies in an appealing, casual sexiness, one that is confident without being aggressive or tough _ for example, the skinny stretch pinstripes with vibrant jersey tops and minidresses shirred or draped at the hip.
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Served in the august dining room, breakfast the first morning consisted of a shirred egg with fresh chives; a " German pancake, " rolled with a fruit compote and dusted with confectioner's sugar; bacon, and sausage.
