Catherine Malandrino F/W 07.08 NYC

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NEW YORK, February 7, 2007 – Malandrino's models walked with slick black caps of side-parted hair: a gamine 'do in homage to Zizi Jeanmaire, the French prima ballerina who lit up fifties Europe with her magical Carmen.

Like the Spring show, which had a (slightly questionable) zing of eighties flavor, this was undeniably a retro moment, mining the sixties of Zizi's heyday (funnel-collared coats and graphic tunics) as well as the twenties (straight flapper dresses trimmed with marabou). For the most part, though, Malandrino avoided the dusty vintage pitfall, the one exception being a purple A-line coat that looked like it came off the rack at Resurrection. Pretty draped-jersey pieces, the least nostalgic look, tipped a hat not only to Jeanmaire but also to Malandrino's own dance background.

Over the past year, the designer has moved away from crafty fare and toward a cleaner look. Perhaps to fill a tactile void, she allowed herself to play with volume everywhere you turned—in the ballooning sleeves of a knit blazer, chic blouson jackets, and an iffy bubble evening gown.

In short, Malandrino packed into the collection everything that a modern-day Jeanmaire might tuck into her traveling trunks, from a sexy daytime suit to a kicky little beaded houndstooth shift for aperitifs avec her own modern-day Roland Petit.

– Meenal Mistry

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This collection isn't too bad. Some of the pieces are a bit too 60s for me, but I liked some things, like the purple pleather? coat and the silver flapper dress.

 

[Tinetush]

I'm disappointed - none of these pieces gives me that WOW feeling. . .

 

[lucy92]

I LOVE that purple trench!

 

[Diamond Star]

I'm disappointed - none of these pieces gives me that WOW feeling. . .

No me neither. But I do like a couple of the black dresses

 

[redhotfuss]

these are gorgeous. they arent so recognizably catherine malandrino.. i like that. her color palette is beautiful too. my favorite colors!

 

[Lucia-]

Pic 1, 2 and 5 in #3 are nice. Lovely colours!

 

[Waldorf]

I think her collection is beautiful, and really wearable, although that might be too good.

 

[bedtimestorynyc]

yeah i love the colors! love a lot of shapes. solid collection!!!

 

[Senna]

Great coats and dresses!

 

[xmodel citizen]

I love the shapes, but not the colors. Some pieces are lovely, but there's nothing too amazing. I think the short black wigs were chic and a great touch though.

 

[Miss Galliano]

yes lovely collection great shapes and colors used y es solid kust cute...

 

[ilaughead]

This is so Chanel S/S 07 it's not even funny. But it's not like she copied Karl or anything. Unless she designed the collection in three weeks, of course.