Gianfranco Ferre S/S 10 Milan

[thesydneygirl]

i adore the sheer pieces

 

[LadynoireAffair]

beautiful collection, very detailed

 

[RochaLover]

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[RochaLover]

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Nice volume of a gianfranco Ferre dress from the SS 2010 collection, Milano.
Photo Olivier Zahm

 

[fashionista-ta]

Some outfits I think could have been edited out because they don't look particularly "new," but for the most part, I think this looks great!

Some pieces, especially the white ones, remind me quite a bit of Tisci's earlier work at Givenchy, but I'm not complaining, really.

And while I do love the look of the shoe (from the front), I find the heel itself a bit forced.

Don't know if it's forced, but it's a bit much heavy metal for me ... I too love them from the front. I wouldn't wear that heel for the same reason I refuse to have any iron-legged tables in my house--too painful if something goes wrong

I loved Ferre's work, but love this too.

 

[fashionista-ta]

The whole collection just has this unforced, effortless feeling about it. Other designers send out elaborate looks like this and it seems like they labored over them. This looks like blowing bubbles, one after the other. This collection raises the bar ...

What a talented team ...

 

[Spike413]

The colors are kind of a turn off for me, though I don't know why. Those beiges and tans just aren't the kind of sophisticated shades that I expect from the house...they read a little cheap.

 

[fashionista-ta]

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Suzy ...

MILAN — “Delicate, weightless — almost intangible” was the message from the design duo responsible for upholding the legacy of Gianfranco Ferré.
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The super-light dresses wrapped like a mist around a waif are the work of Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi, now heading Ferre.

The super-light, ultra-short dresses wrapped like a mist around a waif of a woman are the work of Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi — and they are very much in tune with the mood of the Milan 2010 summer season.


Anyone wanting a party dress made with the lightest of hands in filmy fabrics has a wide wardrobe to choose from. In that context, the Ferré concept of a “butterfly evolving from a caterpillar” was poetic and pretty.
But was this collection Thursday, with its ethereal take on fashion, for real? And was it a genuine expression of the Ferré heritage? The late designer was a bold architect whose look was rooted in luxurious sportswear from leather jackets to white shirts, enlivened by his cultural knowledge and his love of India and its rich colors.
It may be hard to embrace all that in a single collection, yet the Ferré look from the new designers seemed too timid and pallid. Its plus points were the exquisite workmanship that made the heart of a rose twirl its petals around the midriff and embroidery imprint voile with fairytale stitches. And in its limited way, the look was in tune with current fashion that seems determined to escape the stark recession reality.
The palette of white evolving into sand, honey and ultimately black was often touched with gilding, offering gilt bands at the waist and metallic fork-heeled shoes that all glinted against the nude background. There were also trousers, either jodhpurs or more streamlined pants, as well as a few jackets among the light-as-a-cloud dresses.
The truth is that it is tough for two designers with their own creative vision to morph into someone else. Like so many current houses, Ferré is struggling to keep its original identity, yet to absorb a younger spirit.
The ultra-light look with a suggestion of escapism is the theme of these early Milan shows.

 

[dancorpse]

That was an ethereal collection! Totally taken by it.

 

[rip_ian curtis]

They could make some of the shapes simpler for the amazing fabrics. I LOVE that the shoes have a thin sole and simple uppers. I'm sick of all the designers showing platform-on-platform and a million different metallics/embellishments in one shoe.

 

[karina_zb]

Love the hair! This gives me a slight Rodarte feel but so much better.

 

[disco54]

Ferre made such cool non chalant clothes and amazing trousers but all structural at the same time. These guys focus on frivilous details which might work for an arty editor but have 0 commercial value. This collection is very contrived and trying to hard.

 

[simple_elegance]

i really like this, especially the shoes and the final dress.

 

[SGaspar]

Haaaaate the shoes, loooove the clothes. I've certainly seen better at GF but this is nice.

 

[Hei Hei]

i am always a fan of Gianfranco Ferre and like this colletion a lot.