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lifestyle TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 FASHION Fashion Week Fashion Milan Discreet detailing Bottega Veneta creative director Tomas Maier gave some rock ‘n’ roll edge to a decidedly wintery wardrobe. Amid the tweeds and wools, plaids and checks, the German designer incorporated stage-worthy statements, from velvet double-breasted suits that catch the light in burgundy and a deep peacock blue, to leather trousers with eye-catching zippers all the way down the front of the leg, silken Henley shirts with tuxedo ruffle details and long scarves, silken and woolen both, that added drama with every step. Maier joined other Milan designers in tipping his hat to music and fashion icon David Bowie with the occa- sional felt brimmed chapeau to create an aura of mystery. The overall silhouette of the collection was long and lean, something Bowie could have worn well, with pants that gently flair at the square-toed boot and elegant coat lengths below the knee. Details set the pieces apart, including diagonal buckle to close the collar on cash- mere overcoats to the coated tweed wool coat that had an eye-catching sheen. Maier said in his notes that the collection has “no tricks, nothing ostentatious. It is very discreet.” Save Venice Models present creations for fash- British designer Vivienne Westwood is imploring the ion house Bottega Veneta. world to “be specific.” By that she means to be specific about what needs to be changed, part of her runway activism. For her latest menswear preview show, Westwood added a plea to save Venice from cruise ships. To drive the point home, the invitation featured a repro- duction of a painting of the canal city’s historic canals with an enormous cruise ship hulking in the background. Westwood’s collection was nothing if not eclectic, including loose-fitting pinstriped suits, sheer open- backed sweaters, a dramatic hooded burgundy cape, and a silvery dress worn suggesting a knight’s chainmail over a turtleneck sweater. The designer paid tribute to Bowie, playing “Starman” for the finale. —AP Fashion full-circle: Derek Zoolander hits cover of Vogue t was 15 years ago that Ben Stiller’s Derek Zoolander first unleashed his signature Blue Steel Ifashion face on an unsuspecting public, and a lot has changed. Mega-model Gigi Hadid was kinder- garten age. Netflix didn’t exist, let alone selfies. So why bother taking on “Zoolander 2,” the upcoming quirky sequel to his long-ago quirky “Zoolander?” Because, why not, especially now that the actual fashion world is laughing out loud. With a few more wrinkles, Stiller’s not-so-bright supermodel hit the February cover of Vogue with actual beauty and co- star Penelope Cruz. The cover and an inside photo spread were shot by actual photographer phenom Annie Leibovitz. Stiller tells the magazine of his first go-round with Owen Wilson at his side: “We were on our own - both in the fashion world and with the studio, too. They were just like, ‘We don’t quite know what this is.’” That was before Zoolander and Wilson’s Hansel crashed the Valentino show at Paris Fashion Week last year, bringing the usual jaded crowd to its feet as they strutted down the runway. The first comedy wasn’t a runaway success, released less than three weeks after the September 11 attacks, though it eventually turned a profit. Thanks to DVDs and cable, it developed a loyal following. So what can we expect this time? There’s Cruz, for one, as Valentina Valencia, a motorcycle happy Interpol agent in the fashion division. “I’m one of those people who’s seen the first ‘Zoolander’ four or five times,” she tells Vogue in the issue that hits news- stands Jan 26. “I’ve done comedy in Spain, in my own language, but I’ve always said I want to do more comedies in English. I do all these intense dramas, and all my characters are always suffering. For many reasons I need to once in a while do a crazy comedy.” Stiller’s crossing fingers, joking: “There’s that saying - ‘They want a sequel until they get one.’” —AP Models present creations for fashion house Vivienne Westwood..

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