<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"   Photo: Imaxtree  When Mary Katrantzou made the chandelier skirt at right, she didn&amp;#039;t actually expect anyone to buy it. &amp;quot;It took hours! Ages! And when we made it, there was no intention of actually selling the thing,&amp;quot; she said at the Soho Grand this morning, in the middle of the now annual, heavily anticipated London Designer Showrooms. Katrantzou was there to show off her collection to potential buyers, as well as editors who couldn&amp;#039;t make it to London Fashion Week (and those who did, but wanted a closer look), but she&amp;#039;d already enjoyed a successful week in Paris. They sold about twenty-five of the chandelier skirts, some with beading and some without, though she&amp;#039;s not yet sure how she&amp;#039;ll reproduce them. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s no pattern,&amp;quot; she explained, before promising to find a way. Spring&amp;#039;s dresses and skirts feature interiors culled from old magazines and re-painted by Mary before being turned into the prints, but she&amp;#039;s already moved on to fall: &amp;quot;I think it&amp;#039;s time to go dark.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.elle.com/fashion/news/a5073/mary-katrantzous-chandelier-skirts-are-a-surprise-hit-buyers-8568/>