A beautiful brunch at Loring Place, the “in” restaurant of the moment, that featured hand-embroidered napkins and specialty cocktails, set the mood for Lela Rose’s fall outing. Models walked through while guests enjoyed their salads and tartares. This wasn’t the first time Rose ditched the runway; last season, she hosted a similar fete at Café Altro Paradiso. “You know I love entertaining, so I just thought this would be a better way,” she said. No one was complaining. “It’s really important — especially now — to make beautiful things. I find tulips to be very cheerful,” she added. So almost everything at Lela Rose was coming up tulips: There were tulip-print dresses; they were embroidered and painted on short and long frocks and pantsuits. But it was the off-the-shoulder suiting that gave the lineup a more modern edge.
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