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Tue 09 Sep 2008Romantic Rocha adds colour to black Monday
Irish designer is inspired by ballet while Jasper Conran gets saucy, reports Deirdre McQuillanin London
JOHN ROCHA'S lovely show on the second day of London Fashion Week gave a lift to an otherwise black Monday in which the sudden chill in the city air reflected the darkening banking crisis. Known for his monochrome style and offbeat elegance, Rocha's spring collection was more shapely and structured than usual, more feminine in spirit.
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