eurodoll
07-01-2005, 02:53 PM
"Well-dressed" aren't exactly the first words that come to mind when discussing a Playboy bunny.
But that may be poised to change following a deal between Roberto Cavalli and Playboy Enterprises Inc. for Cavalli to redesign the iconic bunny costume.
It will be the first update of the outfit in more than 25 years, and the first association between a fashion designer and Playboy, which has been trying to up its fashion quotient with a line of trendy apparel and freestanding stores.
And Playboy might tap Cavalli's taste for more than just clothes. The designer is likely to create a concept for the interiors of the new Playboy Club at the Palms Casino Resort, scheduled to open in Las Vegas in early 2006. The new tower of the resort will include a boutique casino and lounge, a nightclub, a store and a two-story Hugh Hefner sky villa.
Cavalli, surrounded in his Just Cavalli store here by six bunnies flown in from Los Angeles by Playboy Enterprises, announced the project on Wednesday during Men's Fashion Week. The bunnies were slated to make an appearance at the Roberto Cavalli presentation Wednesday evening, which was all too fitting — the designer said his latest men's collection was inspired by a Sixties Italian playboy.
"I enjoyed the idea of toying with such a classic iconography and ironic reference to femininity," said Cavalli of the linkup with Playboy. "I'll keep the tail, but it might be animalier or spotted," said the designer, still in the early design phases.
can't wait :easterbun
But that may be poised to change following a deal between Roberto Cavalli and Playboy Enterprises Inc. for Cavalli to redesign the iconic bunny costume.
It will be the first update of the outfit in more than 25 years, and the first association between a fashion designer and Playboy, which has been trying to up its fashion quotient with a line of trendy apparel and freestanding stores.
And Playboy might tap Cavalli's taste for more than just clothes. The designer is likely to create a concept for the interiors of the new Playboy Club at the Palms Casino Resort, scheduled to open in Las Vegas in early 2006. The new tower of the resort will include a boutique casino and lounge, a nightclub, a store and a two-story Hugh Hefner sky villa.
Cavalli, surrounded in his Just Cavalli store here by six bunnies flown in from Los Angeles by Playboy Enterprises, announced the project on Wednesday during Men's Fashion Week. The bunnies were slated to make an appearance at the Roberto Cavalli presentation Wednesday evening, which was all too fitting — the designer said his latest men's collection was inspired by a Sixties Italian playboy.
"I enjoyed the idea of toying with such a classic iconography and ironic reference to femininity," said Cavalli of the linkup with Playboy. "I'll keep the tail, but it might be animalier or spotted," said the designer, still in the early design phases.
can't wait :easterbun