St. John s darkly glamorous Fall presentation indicated that Senior Vice President of Design Greg Myler has now found his footing. "Sometimes people don t equate St. John with sexiness, but our customer definitely can be," said Myler, who brought out that side of her this season by updating the house s signature knits. Myler worked sleek, vaguely seventies silhouettes in a range of vivid "Scorsese colors," as he termed them. A floor-scraping, double-breasted cashmere coat in a deep military green was paired with a tie-neck silk blouse and boot-cut trousers, for example; and a teal cape gown cut from liquid satin made a bold yet sophisticated eveningwear statement. Even the collection s bread-and-butter Milano basics stood out here thanks to playful styling. Case in point, a navy knit tunic shown over ultra-slim lace pants, finished with a luxe red fox fur collar and leopard booties. That look in particular felt elegant but fresh, and suggested a promising new chapter for St. John.
