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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 2 March 2019
Balmain celebrates trouble-makers in sexy Paris show

By THOMAS ADAMSON woman's natural form,
Associated Press some of the layered
PARIS (AP) — Balmain cel- dropped-waist looks had
ebrated rebellious trouble- some issues with proportion
makers at Paris Fashion and made even these six
Week Friday in a sexy show foot gazelle-like waifs looks
with spikes and studs, while square.
Issey Miyake turned fashion MIYAKE: IN IT FOR THE
design on its head with a DOUGH DOUGH
fabric that can be molded The Franco-Japanese
and shaped by its wearer. house of Issey Miyake prides
Here are some highlights of itself on the use of cutting-
fall-winter 2019 ready-to- edge "techno-fabrics."
wear collections. Their collection, held in a
BALMAIN'S TROUBLE-MAK- spacious college hall in
ERS Paris' northwest, began
Metal boot tassels whipped with a bounce and a ripple
fiercely against the models' thanks to a flexible textile
legs as they walked. called dough dough. (The
Spikes on stiff A-line skirts led name pertains to the mal-
to menacing studs, kinky leability of the clothes, not
long black leather gloves their high-end price tag.)
and see-through and black Models wear creations as part of the Issey Miyake ready to wear Fall-Winter 2019-2020 collection, The material, the brand
PVC. that was presented in Paris, Friday, March 1, 2019. said, has shape memory
The fall-winter woman, Bal- Associated Press that turns its wearer into "art-
main said, was born of the ist and creator." An oversize
recent need to don "new Olivier Rousteing was defi- hyper-femininity, pushed to had guests snapping at lapel on a gray wool coat-
defensive armor for battles nitely in a fighting and re- its limits. their cameras. dress was scrunched into
that we hoped were al- bellious spirit this season. One truncated dress, with a American actress Shailene the shape of a cloud. A
ready won." With signature excess, sheer spliced waist, sported Woodley applauded from collar on a loose coat de-
Whether or not this was large 80s shoulders and black and white horizontal the front row. scended like a wilting tulip.
a veiled reference to the ultra-cinched corset-like stripes — nature's pattern- Though designs clearly A looseness defined many
post-#MeToo era, designer waists captured a notion of ing to indicate danger. It aimed to strengthen a of the key looks.q
John Mayer launches foundation focused on veterans

By MESFIN FEKADU that the musician-guy was
NEW YORK (AP) — John going. That gave me a re-
Mayer is launching a foun- ally fluorescent look at
dation focused on improv- what was going on in the
ing the health of veterans barracks. It wasn't like they
through scientific research. rolled out the red carpet for
The Grammy-winning sing- a celebrity, it was kind of
er on Friday announced a normal day," he said. "It
The Heart and Armor Foun- was going to the wounded
dation, which plans to fo- warrior barracks that I think
cus on veterans with post- changed me forever. It im-
traumatic stress disorder mediately showed me that
and meeting the emerging my notion of what I think
needs of women veterans. (are) the wounds of war
Though he publicly an- are completely wrong. The
nounced the foundation way in which I was proven
on Friday, Mayer has been wrong was so compelling
working on the organiza- and fascinating and nu-
tion since 2012 alongside anced."
veterans, scientists and cli- The foundation has re-
nicians. leased 10 publications in
"We're going to the public peer-reviewed journals,
with things like published developed an exercise-
research papers and hav- based intervention for PTSD
ing raised enough money and created a screening
to really build some pilot This June 27, 2017 file photo shows musician John Mayer in New York. tool for nutrition in women
programs. We have some Associated Press veterans, among other ac-
really great data and ... we complishments.
want it to be working first so "I think it just makes it that This is something that is at mor Foundation came af- "I've been in meeting af-
that a lot of the questions much more compelling 50 and we want to get it to ter he visited the Marine ter meeting where people
were answered before we and much more concise to 100.'" Corps Base Camp Lejeune ask, 'Where did you get the
brought things to people bring it to people with the Mayer, whose father was in 2008. money to do this exercise
by way of awareness," message being, 'Hey, this is a World War II veteran, "Now this was with a friend study? Where'd you get the
Mayer said in an interview not taking something that is said part of the reason he of mine, so I was just plus money?' I'm like, 'Well I'll tell
with The Associated Press. zero to try to get it to five. started The Heart and Ar- one and nobody knew you.' q