Giambattista Valli F/W 06.07 Paris

[j´adore dior]

in case is not up yet, from news.yahoo.com:

 

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[jssy4eva]

hmmm..not sure how i feel about this...i loved the spring collection but this doesn't seem as strong....it's not bad though

 

[Mr-Dale]

Pretty luxurious... I love the gold on Sasha!

 

[Velasco]

I too love the gold. Yes, the gold dress is definitely a head turner. Different. I like.

 

[Whitelinen]

It's nice.

 

[Hye Park Lover]

Uhhhh....

 

[JJohnson]

I love his style, with the big dresses and etc, its very sleek

 

[LoveMyBoots]

I'm disappointed- I was very fond of the dresses he put out last season.

PARIS, March 3, 2006 – The rest of fashion may be preoccupied with the cocoon and trapeze shapes he proposed in his breakout spring collection, but Giambattista Valli has moved on. Today he explored a cut he only touched upon last season: a mid-calf-length skirt of almost New Look proportions. Perhaps by way of contrast, he also introduced its diametric opposite, the hobble. In the former, models sashayed freely around a hall on the upper floor of the Musée de l'Homme, a venue boasting stunning views of the Eiffel Tower. In the latter, not the easiest style to strut a runway in, they had all the time in the world to admire the vista.

If wearabilty wasn't always foremost in Valli's mind, artistry was. Take one radzimir sheath, the face-framing ruffles of which trailed along a neckline that dipped to the lower back, suggesting angel's wings. Feathers were a recurring motif. They trimmed the thigh-high hem of a showgirl's orange sequined minidress, and more subtly, were layered from waist to hem on a slim skirt worn with a slouchy V-neck sweater.

Day-for-night dressing was another theme at play. What interests Valli, and what he excels at, is dressing a woman who never dresses down. After eight, it’s gold bugle beads; before, it’s a camel cashmere jacket with crystals the size of cell-phone screens glittering at her neck.

– Nicole Phelps

 

[JJohnson]

I still like it, I heavily support him