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CAVALLI'S H&M PARTY: For Roberto Cavalli, whose one-off collection for Hennes & Mauritz launches Nov. 8 at 200 stores, it's never too soon to party.
In July, Cavalli gathered 150 friends and a bevy of models at his hilltop home in Florence and used his garden, its gilded birdcages and Otto, his cockatiel, as the backdrop for his H&M campaign, shot by Terry Richardson. In one shot, Cavalli is surrounded by models in leopard-print silk dresses, corseted and ruffled halter tops and sequined beaded gowns. Long and short evening looks and a lot of sensuality form the core of the collection of 25 women's pieces, lingerie, matching accessories and 20 men's pieces.
Cavalli also becomes the punch line in a TV commercial, where, late in the night, he emerges on his staircase, eliciting cries from the crowd below: "Mr. Cavalli! Mr. Cavalli! You missed the party!" To which he responds: "How can I miss the party? I am the party." His collaboration with H&M only solidifies his jet-set reputation and the festive spirit of his designs. "My name is very often associated with parties and entertaining, but it's not true. I am not such a party person," Cavalli demurred during an interview at his 56th Street offices...