“Pretty, pretty,” Kobi Halperin said of our pink and gray floral scallop-edged Ted Baker dress as he bustled about helping customers during a recent Saturday appearance at Bloomingdale’s White Plains. “Bustled” was the operative word. The ladies couldn’t get enough of Kobi.
And why not? His creations — from a black halter jumpsuit to a floral print yellow dress with bell-shaped sleeves that can be hiked up to serve as a blouse with chandelier-print pants — will take you from the office to a cocktail party.
“It’s time to get dressed again,” Kobi told the audience that assembled for a small runway show. And Kobi was there to show you how to do it.
One way is with midnight-blue velvet moto jackets and fabulous knee-length gray-blue, leopard-print vests trimmed in fur in unusual places, such as on the deep pockets or on the elbows.
“What I love, too, is the mixing up of navy, burgundy and red,” he said. “It’s all about dressing up while dressing down.”
For more, visit kobihalperin.com.
