Fireworks and feathers as Daniella Helayel's Issa label keeps it curvy | Life and style | The Observer

Fireworks and feathers as Daniella Helayel's Issa label keeps it curvy | Life and style | The Observer: "ssa designer Daniella Helayel has been in the international fashion spotlight ever since Kate Middleton chose to wear one of her draped dresses for the announcement of her engagement to Prince William in November. Yesterday's show – called Celebration – was the first new work shown by the designer since last year's big publicity boost, and Helayel didn't disappoint.

The Brazilian-born designer says her clothes are for real women who are, like herself, 'full of curves'. Voluptuous fans will be pleased with the variations on the classic flattering Issa dresses lined up for autumn/winter 2011, though this season's version was shorter than normal.

Issa also used a diverse range of models for the show, from curvy Dutch model Doutzen Kroes to 46-year-old Yasmin Le Bon. Helayel's friend Andrea Dellal closed the show in a floor-length, plunge-neck red jersey dress. Dellal was a famous model in the 1960s and is the mother of model Alice Dellal and fashion designer Charlotte Dellal."

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