One of Fall 2010 s hot tickets will be Marios Schwab s debut at Halston—it s certainly one of the most interesting and buzzy fashion "castings" of recent date. In the interim, a design team produced a small collection for Spring that was orchestrated to harmonize with the relaunch of the Halston fragrances. (The biomorphic bottles were originally sculpted by Elsa Peretti in the seventies, but what s in them has been reformulated with "modernized juice.") Two of the fragrances top notes, lavender and poppy, even inspired the season s color palette. How s that for a neat merchandising package?
As for the clothes, they leaned heavily on the heritage of the house, although there were some of-the-moment jumpsuits and minidresses in trendy neutrals. Timeless was a simple, strapless, sunset-hued chiffon dress with a deep ruffle hem that just smelled of summer.
