December '03
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Pirelli is almost as famous for its limited edition, not-for-sale calendar featuring near-naked models draped over hoods of cars as it is for its high-end tires specially made for Ferrari and Porsche racecars. But just as fast as it gets models to take it all off, the Italian tire company is now getting them to put it back on with P Zero, a new industrial-inspired line of coats, shoes and watches. (Actually, Pirelli first produced a range of waterproof coats made of India rubber as early as 1877.) Prices range from $139 for leather boots bearing Pirelli's tire-tread imprint on the sole to $1300 for its Bulgari-designed watches (tables, lamps and mirrors are on the way). Available in New York exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman. -Elisa Steene

Milla Jovovich is now officially model-turned-everything-but-beekeeper. As if memorable stints on the big screen and in music weren't enough (Miuccia personally asked her to sing in the Prada segment of the Fashion Rocks concert in London last October), the charismatic chassis now turns her steely gaze to fashion design. Teamed up with former model Carmen Hawk, Jovovich is set to launch Jovovich Hawk, a vintage-inspired line featuring naughty-and-nice details like neat ruffles, ribbed pleats, asymmetric hemlines, dropped waists and princess sleeves (think Return to the Blue Lagoon meets The Fifth Element). The duo's first show is scheduled for L.A. Fashion Week this spring but they've already received orders from Fred Segal in L.A., Colette in Paris and 10 Corso Como in Milan. -Derek Blasberg
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If you were to mash together Iberian fairy tales and the weirdest of Tim Burton's films, you would get something resembling the Madrid-based label La Casita de Wendy. For the last four years, designers Iván Martinez and Inés Aguilar, who are not unlike a Spanish Hansel and Gretel, have infused their kaleidoscopic collections with a panoply of patterns and colors. In so doing, they've attracted a fan base—Bjork included—disenchanted with the cookie-cutter appetites of the big conglomerates. For their winter collection, shown at Paris Fashion Week as well as in Barcelona, the duo mixes "the white of snow with dark black hearts, music prints, bats and winter flowers". Available in Madrid at Deli-room, in New York at Barneys and in Tokyo at Matsuya.

Inspired by the early 20th Century architect Eileen Gray and her still-modern lacquer home furnishings, Danish designer Camilla Staerk is a disciple of crisply-tailored silhouettes devoid of deconstructed clichés or busy appliqués. Incorporating black leather, silk and tulle, accented by the occasional silver satin, her collections resemble a gothic version of the film Chicago-dark, moody and mysterious. Staerk showed her first six collections in London (which Browns and Maria Louisa in Paris quickly picked up) until last September when she moved to New York. -DB
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