It was Frida Kahlo from topknot to wedge platform toe at Clements Ribeiro, that is except for the merciful omission of the monobrow. It s not hard to see why the couple glanced Frida s way. Inacio Ribeiro is himself South American by birth, and in any case, an arty-crafty version of the forties has always suited the CR duo. So, for fall, it was (as ever) all about a floral vintage-look dress, skirts with flowers appliquéd in tape, and a few windowpane-check tweeds (seasonally inspired by Kahlo s lover, Diego Rivera).
Clements Ribeiro are practiced at doing this sort of thing and know well how to turn out a pretty, non-tarty party number (this season it was a peach chiffon flapper dress with spangle-edged ruffles). What s new is the way the couple have been steadily building their core business into a brand that now encompasses leather goods and fur. The huge wedge butterfly-decorated sandals, high-heel Mexicana boots, chunky bags, and a feathered fox coat testified to that.
