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Show DAILY HERALD DC Sunday. September 11 2004 NEW YORK; PASpiQIT-Brl, g Casual elegance sets tone for spring collections Samantha Critchell THE ASSOCIATED PRESS n NEW YORK Carolina Her-rer- a makes it look so easy to create an outfit that's both casu- al and elegant: She'll pair a retro-prin- t blouse and a sophis- ticated broadtail skirt, or add semiprecious stone embroidery to an otherwise simple tank-stra- p dress. That blend of business and . pleasure sums up the overall feel of Herrera's spring 2005 preview, shown Thursday at the tents in Bryant Park on Pay Two of New York Fashion Week. Cynthia Steffe's collection was also easy and breezy, offering a more Bohemian mix to an audience that included retailers, the fashion press and front-roguests Katie Couric and Deborah Norville. Other designers who previewed their collections included Michael Vollbracht for Bill Blass and maternity designer Liz Lange. Herrera took inspiration from 1940s-er- a textiles and interior design. Some prints featured tile patterns and others looked like mosaics in colors such as espresso brown, ivory, w C j C r '"'" I """" -- A Press BEBETO MATTHEWSAssociated Models wear dresses hi flame red during the fashion show for Carolina Herrera's Spring 2005 collection in New York on Thursday. green, bright red and tangerine. "It was classic Carolina Herrera fitted tops and fuller skirts," Glamour editor in chief Cindi Leive told The Associated Press. "What makes it new is the experiments in patterns, mirror plates and niching." This collection had a sUghtly more deconstructed look than Herrera usually offers, with frayed seams and rough edges, but it was still ladylike. "Her clothes are for the cool girl, but not the bad girl," Leive said. "You can see why young Hollywood stars who like a Renee Zellweger classic look or Reese Witherspoon r wear berthings." Uf : The gown with metal beading and floating panels of fabric that Herrera sent down the runway as her finale piece was particularly stunning. Steffe described her spring line as "Morocco in the 70s ... an heiress traveling in the desert." Jewels and embroidery dressed up loose chiffon harem dresses, and a shrunken peplum jacket in a sunflower-poppprint added a tailored touch to a crochet top and linen shorts. A metallic brocade cropped jacket and matching skirt in light green with a loose tangerine camisole certainly could take a woman from day to night. Steffe's most enthusiastic fan MARY ALTAFFERAssocialed Press was her toddler-ag- e daughter, A saffron jeweled boho top is modeled over a rose chiffon market Ava, who sat in the front row dress in a skirt during the presentation of the Spring 2005 collection of wearing a pint-sizconfetti tweed fabric also seen Cynthia Steffe on Thursday in New York. on the models. She jumped onto the runway at the end of the d for all women show and gave her mother a models, a rarity on the runway. wore The mothers-to-b- e their social events, in pique standing ovatioa suits with grosgrain ribbon trim As befitting their collections, shapes, including baby-dollshort shorts and both Herrera and Steffe's modand flowing chtffon evening even a tube dress, in bright els wore loose, flowing hair and gowns that looked like e rainbows. minimal makeup. green, powder blue and coral at back the tents in that embraced their very femiMeanwhile, Vollbracht took a Lange, nine figures instead of trying to midtown Manhattan for the more conservative approach, first time since Sept. 11, 2001 hide them. displaying an understanding of Fashion Week continues her show was going on as the typical Bill Blass customers: ladies who lunch. World Trade Center towers through Wednesday, with Zac showed Posen, Calvin Klein, Michael were being attacked This marked his third appearance at Fashion Week as the Kors, Ralph Lauren and Oscar , . that pregnancy doesn't mean a de la Renta still to show their head designer of Blass, and wardrobe of boring, shapeless while he didn't break much new muumuus. spring collections at the tents and other venues throughout She presented an upbeat colround, Vollbracht offered d lection with even more upbeat the city. loks that will keep y CAN YOU SOLVE THE MYSTERY? Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre September 17 7:00 pm Amber Room Join this talented dinner theater group for a night of interactive entertainment as they overcome adversity and find love in this lovable spoof on Les Miserables. presents Lez . well-dresse- Miz-te'- y in Ozark County. 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