MODELS SHOWING 'SAFARI' LOOK; OTHER CREATIONS.




Initials PW/V/JF/MM



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Background: COUTURIER TO SUCH FASHIONABLE WOMEN AS ELIZABETH TAYLOR AND MRS JACQUELINE KENNEDY, TIZIANI OF ROME SHOWED HIS SPRING FASHION COLLECTION IN ROME ON THURSDAY. AND THE STRIKING FEATURE OF HIS SHOW WAS THE 'SAFARI' LOOK -- INSPIRED BY BIG-GAME HUNTING KIT AND EXOTIC AFRICAN MOTIFS.

MUCH OF THE TIZIANI COLLECTION IS BASED ON VERTICAL LINES IN VIVID CONTRASTING COLOURS. AND IN HIS SPRING COLLECTION, SHOULDERS ARE NARROW, SKIRTS SHORT AND SLIGHTLY FLARED AND SHOWS EXTENSIVE USE OF SHINY LEATHER BELTS AND DECORATIVE BEADS.

FABRICS CHOSEN INCLUDE WOOLS, SOFT CREPES AN LINEN IN BRIGHT COLOURS SUCH AS YELLOW, RED, GREEN, VIOLET AND TURQUOISE -- AND VERY LITTLE BLACK.