Simply Abu Dhabi XIII

2 0 1 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I C ruciani’s inspiration for Spring/Summer 2014 is Saint Tropez in the ’60s: a collection emitting colour, light-heartedness and joie de vivre. White, bronze, and neutrals are offset by fresh bursts of lime, orange, and fuchsia, while the boating colours of marine and china blue are highlighted by summer white. This season’s silhouette is a relaxed, palazzo pyjama style, with destructured lines. Dresses and light outerwear are made of duchesse satin to revive the golden age of Brigitte Bardot, while the knitwear is defined by its sophisticated patterns, complex stitches and drop-stitches of rush and rice. Cashmere, cotton, silk, and linen are the collection’s core materials, with bold inserts of jute. In an exciting development, after the success of its leather goods line last season, Cruciani has launched a set of impeccable quality crocodile skin shoulder bags created exclusively for the Middle East, “Middle Eastern women appreciate top luxury and quality and I wanted to create exclusive leather goods specifically with them in mind.” Cruciani founder Luca Caprai has said. This Middle East Exclusive Crocodile line strengthens the debut collection of prestige skin leather goods and elegantly complements the Cruciani Ready-to-Wear pieces for Spring / Summer 2014. In addition to crocodile skin, ostrich and saffiano leather are beautifully crafted into elegant bags in three “royal” sizes, as well as small clutches and wallets. The shoulder bag features gold plated brass, a detail that gives the accessories an extra touch of elegance. The colour palette embraces the entire rainbow: brown, forest green, orange, red, china blue, baby pink, fuchsia, purple, anthracite, beige, cream and black. The Cruciani main line leather goods are distinguished by the glamorous new logo of two Cruciani C’s mirroring each other to create a heart.The logo is a tribute to the love of luxury and quality that has always defined Cruciani products.

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