Fantasy Island  The Fall 2000 Collections  No theorizing was
required to bask in the wonderment created by the real stars of
the alternative fashion world, the masterful Michele Savoia and
the quartet that calls itself Future Planet of Style. Savoia's
runway show would have been a smash no matter whose auspices it
was held under. A completely realized triumph of serious, grown-
up, black, white, and gray menswear—high-waisted tweed pants,
double-breasted suits, velvet smoking jackets, lavish overcoats,
suspenders, two-tone spectator shoes, and other mid-century
masterpieces—proved that being true to your desires (Savoia's
been making this sort of thing for 16 years) is always superior
to a half-baked, watery vision that changes every six months.
Future Planet of Style didn't bother with a runway show at all.
Instead, they bought 44 cheap mechanical dancing dolls, popped
off their heads, re-dressed them in tulle ponchos, foiled
leather capes, and other shrunken versions of Future Planet's
collection, and set t