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By Christine Suppes

The hobo is an enduring couture look. It was made unforgettable by Gelsomina, the loveable down and out street performer in the 1954 classic Fellini movie, La Strada, played by the director's wife, Giulietta Masina. Fred Sathal recreated a beautiful hobo-tramp who picks up flowers, nets and little shiny things she finds along the way and decorates herself with them. The result is a charming elegance that doesn't try too hard or take itself too seriously. It is young and chic. The embroidery is breathtaking, the cut is youthful and the collection gives a lyric announcement of spring.