
NEW YORK - Carly Mark, the designer of Puppets and Puppets, is known to enjoy a Surrealist “ little joke.” Her best-known creation is a black leather purse slapped with a lifelike resin sculpture of a chocolate-chip cookie. Puppets and Puppets “Gloves” Made of Stars Not to mention the impeccable tailoring for both men and women, particularly in calico and a deadstock bluebell-printed twill. The audience was especially charmed by the bunny ears, which came covered in corduroy, leather and striped jersey. Daley runway had grassy knolls and was strewn with flowers. Sackville-West owned one of England’s prettiest country gardens, Sissinghurst Castle, and the S.S. “Rabbit” was the code word the two women used in their letters when referring to their romance.

The main inspiration for the collection, he later explained, was the forbidden lesbian love affair between the British writers Vita Sackville-West and Violet Trefusis. Daley show since then, at London Fashion Week, bunnies were clearly on the brain. Steven Stokey-Daley hopped onto the fashion radar earlier this year when he won the LVMH Prize, the most prestigious young talent award in the business. The final giveaway? The recurring “Bunny Boy” slogan on sleeveless vests and wool sweaters, or wild hare prints on oversize rain macs. Then came a model with painted face whiskers, a button nose and two large bunny ears, later followed by another, and then another.

A pair of embroidered blue rabbits, scampering with paws skyward, across a chic cream-collared polo shirt. LONDON - It began with a playful glimpse.
