The first sign that something was afoot was the black pencil skirt on look 2.

Everything had an ineffable sense of cool.

You didnt quite know why it looked so appealing, it simplywas.

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I immediately Googled Bellotti and was surprised and dare I even say delighted to find… absolutely nothing.

Just my own article from a few months before when they had announced his post.

I re-learn the facts.

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It made everything even better.

It was the sensuality of the latter which really stood out to me, very coy but powerful.

By then, everyone was talking about Bellotti and how good the new Bally was.

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These clothes are so good that everyoneobviouslywants to wear them, they seemed to say.

Every collection built upon the previous one in a way that was a genuine thrill to observe.

It turned out to be his weirdestand sexiest yet.

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