Fashion designers look forward to `Bruno`

Berlin, July 03: Austrian fashion designer Lena Hoschek says she is not put off by the prospect of "Bruno" — Sacha Baron Cohen`s new film where he plays an over-the-top flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion enthusiast.

Hoschek, who is popular for her 1950s pinup girl style clothes with U.S. pop star Katy Perry, says she`s actually looking forward to seeing the movie. "I think it`s gonna be a fun film," she told The AP on the sidelines of the Mercedes Benz Fashion week in the German capital. "Bruno" is the follow-up to the surprise 2006 box-office hit, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," in which Baron Cohen played a clueless journalist on a U.S. tour. Munich-based designer Marcel Ostertag was a little more reserved about his expectations. He says while he`s looking forward to the film — which opens July 10 — he was worried that it may give people the wrong idea of the fashion industry. "The world of fashion isn`t really like what he shows," Ostertag said. "I can laugh about it because I liked `Borat,` but I am also worried if people will take him seriously." Bureau Report