Burberry Prorsum's revolution at London Fashion Week

 　　LONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The iconic British brand Burberry released its 2013 autumn and winter collection at the Kensington Gardens in royal park Monday afternoon.

　　Although the palette remained oxblood, camel, black and white, the tradition check pattern was missing, while heart-print added some love stories into the collection.

　　Animal print was the main theme of this season, with camel lap given an animalistic twist with leopard¹, and black-and-white zebra print juxtaposed with traditional design.

　　When the sun light fell upon the models through glass ceiling, it gave on-lookers a sense of returning to the nature.

　　The designers also played with fabrics², mixing mink³ and calfskin with see-through rubber, or cashmere with plastic leather.

　　Burberry, established in 1856, is among the most classic brands in Britain. "We want to mix something a little subversive⁴, a little bit naughty, a little bit sexy," said Christopher Bailey, Burberry's Chief Creative Officer.

　　Talking with Xinhua, he noted⁵ that China is an important market for them. "We have already have a big presence in China," he said. "We gonna be out to Shanghai this year. We gonna do something fun there."

　　The catwalk show attracted lots of audiences, among whom are some celebrities⁶ from China, like famous actress Zhao Wei, fashion plate Han Huohuo and Aimee Sun, cover figure in Taiwan.

　　"I think the distance between catwalk and our wardrobe is being shortened," Zhao Wei told Xinhua after the show. "In the past we used to believe that the clothes on models are out of reach for ordinary people."

　　She said she loved the windbreakers from Burberry. "They are so classic," she said.

　　Sun who has her own brand loved the heart print and the use of transparent⁷ material. "This is a novel idea," she said. "It is great to add so many novel ideas into a classic brand, which makes it more interesting."

　　To Han Huohuo, Burberry was a little boyish with some elements from uniforms. "But today I saw grace in it. There are metallic⁸ elements, a perfect combination of masculinity and grace."

1 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

2 fabrics   

织物( fabric的名词复数 )； 布； 构造； （建筑物的）结构（如墙、地面、屋顶）：质地

参考例句：

• cotton fabrics and synthetics 棉织物与合成织物
• The fabrics are merchandised through a network of dealers. 通过经销网点销售纺织品。

3 mink   

n.貂，貂皮

参考例句：

• She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.她穿着一身蓝色的套装和一件貂皮大衣。
• He started a mink ranch and made a fortune in five years. 他开了个水貂养殖场，五年之内就赚了不少钱。

4 subversive   

adj.颠覆性的，破坏性的；n.破坏份子，危险份子

参考例句：

• She was seen as a potentially subversive within the party.她被看成党内潜在的颠覆分子。
• The police is investigating subversive group in the student organization.警方正调查学生组织中的搞颠覆阴谋的集团。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

7 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

8 metallic   

adj.金属的；金属制的；含金属的；产金属的；像金属的

参考例句：

• A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
• He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。