Emilio Pucci S/S 11

[Spike413]

I will say that even though I had my issues with Dundas' fall collection, I wound up being able to appreciate some of it. It did a pretty good job of making me forget that this is Pucci we're talking about. While there were a few things in here that I liked I just feel like it's almost too easy to do a spring/summer collection for Pucci, and that in the end you can't take it for more than it is. As nice as these clothes may or may not be they're pretty by-the-book. A collection like this at a house like Pucci is really just designing on autopilot.

 

[apriliciate]

omg, what's wrong with his collection! before i adore this collection a lot, but now i'm lost mood for this..

really unoriginal, and the styling of the clothes is just same.. nothing special..

 

[Janard Williams]

what was up with that one pant leg turned up????

 

[mikeijames]

i'd love to see him find a new way to make us love the mixing of pucci prints again, for example.

madam speaker! i ask for unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks! upon reviewing both the after runway video and the detail shots, i must say that i had it wrong. peter dundas has done a genius thing in this collection with those archival pucci prints -- re-interpreting and re-fashioning them -- such that they become something boldly and completely new. it takes quite the nimble eye, but in reality, it must look a-mazing. look very closely....they're hard to see, but they're there.

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[FashionablyVivid]

This collection is GORGEOUS. Love the shoes.. love the western 70s era style dresses..
everything is perfect! Those shoes..

This is just beautifully executed::

gosh that is beautiful...



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[disco54]

there is a kind of futuristic vibe in his clothes but its suttle , the indian glass work on that dress is made in such a way the design has a kind of alien futuristic look . In the war between Decarnin and Dundas, Dundas won by a mile!

 

[ari94]

I love it! Dundas delivered it all the way for me. Loving all those dresses and seem perfect for summer. Not to mention those boots. They are killer!!

 

[agee]

@ the prevalence of the asymmetrical fishtail skirts / dresses, loved the boots but they kinda got repetitive and that black swimsuit towards the end was flat out nasty. Having said this, this is one of the most impressive collections of the season. It's hippie, it's Pucci,* it's retro inspired but not too costumey or literal, yeah I saw the Birken dress but I am not going to fault him because the silhouette translated well to 2010 and also the 2010 knit pattern is very different and more complex than the 1.0.

I am wickedly impressed with how focused the collection is around its theme / aesthetic and yet it has variety, however I would have definitely like to see less of that fishtail, although admittedly, it moves beautifully. I definitely like the Dolce and Gabanna collection, but this is both its cousin (the focused part) and its antithesis (the variation). Dundas and Pucci have been just 'there' in my fashion consciousness, yes I have liked numerous looks from his collections and I've particularly have liked the staging and styling of his shows, but now he is on my "Ooo, FW is coming up and I can't wait to see Pucci," "ZOMG Pucci starts in an hour!" list.

" I am not an expert on all things Pucci, but I see the connection to vintage Pucci and yeah I see the Cavalli too, but I also know that Dundas worked for Cavalli and Lacroix who also designed for Pucci, it is all just so intertwined and incestuous!