TIME EUROPE
October 9, 2000, Vol. 156 No. 15
From New York
Miguel Adrover's moneyed moment
By LAUREN GOLDSTEIN
With no money but a lot of good friends behind him, Miguel Adrover turned out a fall collection last February that showed just how ingenious a fashion genius can be. It starred a coat made from the mattress cover of his friend and neighbor Quentin Crisp, a vintage Burberry raincoat twisted back-to-front into a dress, a bunch of Burberry scarves sewn into a poncho and a series of sweaters knitted by hand by a childhood friend. The show got him rave reviews and a financial backer — he was the first to sign on with Pegasus Apparel Group. Pegasus promptly sent him to Italy to — gasp! — buy fabrics for his next collection.
At his show in New York, Adrover showed well-cut private-schoolgirl suits, trim military uniforms, soft chiffon dresses. No one could say the clothes weren't beautiful. "The buyers were salivating," said a fashion editor. "But it lacked a certain wit that he had when he had $5 dollars to his name and was forced to rely more on his creativity." Still, Adrover is on his way.
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