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L'Afrique, c'est chic; Resort's best dress has roots in Lagos and London.(Brief Article)

Vogue

| November 01, 2004 | Singer, Sally | COPYRIGHT 2004 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Sally Singer

Funny how a dress can feel like a classic from the first zip. In the spring, I tried on a V-neck frock with billowing sleeves at OG2, a tiny boutique at the scruffier end of Portobello Road. It has rarely come off since; in fact, I ordered a second one a month later for the odd laundry day. I've worn it with platforms to Hollywood dinner parties; with studded thongs to the beach; with ballet flats to the office; and with spiky heels for really big New York nights. (This winter it will pair nicely with mock-croc boots.) And all the while, I've been pressed by men, women, and teenagers for details of its pedigree and availability. For the dress looks like nothing else; no one can quite place it.

Perhaps not surprisingly. Its designer is Duro Olowu, and this dress-the Duro, of course-was ...

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