Gucci’s Spring 2009 collection had many maxi dresses, some with geometric prints. Also on display were very feminine military dresses, suits with low-slung pants, leggy micro caftans in bold prints and sexy safari looks.
For the evening Frida presented silk jersey and chiffon gown, some of which were embellished with jewels. My favourite was the lilac gown Chanel Iman wore. She became the first black woman to walk for Gucci, since Tom Ford was Creative Director in 2005.
Rihanna was in the front row wearing a black Gucci Fall 2008 halter dress, with Gucci Devendra over-the-knee boots. Her boots are very much on the fringe trend of this season.
The singer who was named the spokesperson for the brand earlier this year, is rumoured to be co-designing a gown for a future Gucci collection.
Anna Wintour was also in the front row, flouting the unwritten rule to wear clothes of the designers show you are attending - as she can - by wearing a coral and turquoise Oscar de la Renta Resort 2009 tweed dress.
Roberto Cavalli Spring 2009 collection was full of what we have come to expect from the designer: bold prints and long flowing dresses.
The flowing silk chiffon dresses in powder blue and candy floss pink, were so light that they billowed as the models walked down the runway. Surprisingly some of these dresses had very high necklines.
He also presented peasant blouses, micro minis dresses with fitted bustier tops and skirts with stiff ruffles or mini pleats.
There was also a lot of black. Black dresses with cut-outs, maxis, pant suits and jumpsuits.
Kelly Rowland was in the front row, wearing a plunging maroon Roberto Cavalli halter, with a gold brooch on the empire line.
The now London based singer, wore her dress with matching sandals.
