The Expanded Tiffany Collections

Simple solid-color dresses, jump suits and pants from designers like Carolina Herrera, Geoffrey Beene and Pauline Trigere served as backdrops for the expanded collection of lively printed scarfs and handbags, often in two colors, that will be appearing in the 13 Tiffany stores.
The emphasis is on classic styling: flower prints for the scarfs, two-color effects in the handbags.
While there were many fiery colors, Mr. Beene, who was in the audience, was impressed with the gray-and-white patterned scarfs shown with black or white clothes. Gray looks particularly appealing in fashion today, said Mr. Beene, who is working on his fall collection.
Miss Trigere said she was ''blinded'' by the bold scarfs of yellow, orange and blue.
Scarfs were wrapped over models' heads and around hips, and an oblong scarf more than five feet long had ''Tiffany'' spelled out in bold block letters. A group of models wore scarfs tied as halter-neck blouses over satin pants by Fernando Sanchez.
Some scarfs were even tied to the straps of the new handbags, including a red calfskin envelope that fastened with a T-shaped tab.
T was obviously the initial that counted, and it was woven into black canvas satchels and other shapes edged in red leather. Beige bags will be introduced later, said John Loring, Tiffany's senior vice president and design director, who supervised the accessories collection.
The store, known for its jewelry and silver, introduced its first scarfs in 1987 to celebrate its 150th anniversary. There are 35 new scarfs, in crepe de chine and chiffon, and by the end of this year, there will be almost 200, Mr. Loring predicted.

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Monday, November 16, 2009