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hite roses bloomed
on every table when
Saks Fifth Avenue
hosted designer
Linda Allard and her Spring 2002
Linda Allard Ellen Tracy
Collection at a special fashion
show and luncheon to benefit
HAVEN.
As the season's most important
color, white also dominated the
runway in crisp linen shirts, stretch

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crystalline tube tops and micro-
crepe pants.
"I wanted this collection to have
the true feel of sportswear; great
pieces that are sexy and elegant,
yet never lose their polished look,"
said Allard.
The shirt stole the show.
Whether tailored, cropped, curva-
ceous or long and narrow, shirt
silhouettes added new dimen-
sions to '70s-style pants and

pleated or bias-cut skirts.
Two new fabrics, doubleface
suede and microcrepe, hugged
the body, while matte silk crepe
and coutille provided contrasting
drape.
And Allard wasn't shy about
mixing colors to punch up her
whites. Pineapple, tangerine and
peach starred with meadow, grass,
deeper olive and lagoon blue.
Allard accessorized her collec-

tion with bold, chunky necklaces
and belts that ran the gamut from
skinny to double-wide.
HAVEN is Oakland County's
center for the prevention and treat-
ment of domestic violence, sexual
assault and child abuse. Hedy
Nuriel is its president and CEO;
Leslie Touma, president and CEO
of Best Friends Company, chaired
the event.
— Linda Bach. rack