Dubai means money right? Right... Furne One’s collection for his Amato Couture line at Miami Fashion Week was just that, rich and glamorous like Dubai itself.In my opinion, Furne One truly has what it takes to be a world-renowned designer. His shiny collection was beautifully crafted and the details were phenomenal. The models strutted down the runway to Madonna remixes since he wanted to show how elegant and sophistication can still be both fun and young. One of the models was on America’s Next Top Model and among the front row celebs was haute designer Nicolas Felizola. Furne used a loud color palette with combos of hot pinks, ruby reds, and sunny orange fabrics with a purple backdrop. Although Middle Eastern women are way more conservative, his cuts and draping were a bit more revealing than last years Dubai designers at Miami Fashion Week 2008. Some choices of materials were silk, wrinkled fabric, lace, and lots of fringe! Fringe was everywhere, kind of tacky, but at the same time it was fresh to the eyes to see fringe on even the shoes. Another big trend was corsets with pants and having a mini dress version of each gown, along with see-thru dresses which may have been a bit disrespectful for Middle Eastern culture. For décor he showed vines, leaves, and flowers to ornate his Easter-colored evening wear. He also made sure the shoes did not match the outfits and that the eye shadow on the models was deep and neutral, which to me was very Mardi Gras/New Orleans-ish.
Furne’s Amato line is definitely made up of ‘show-off’ pieces for Bollywood situations in my opinion, and his garments reminded me of Jasmine’s closet in Aladdin.
Furne One is a young Filipino designer based in the UAE; he is inspired by McQueen and Galliano. His Amato Couture collection can be found in his fabulous Dubai boutique and www.AmatoHauteCouture.com
-Jose Resendez, Freelance Fashion Writer, jresendez@aii.edu
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