Malandrino F/W 09.10 New York

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<H5>NEW YORK, February 19, 2009

By Meenal Mistry

Catherine Malandrino was one of this week's many venue-switchers, trading the Chelsea Art Museum for the Rainbow Room. With a rotating circular floor set at a perspective-skewing view 65 floors skyward, it was a suitable locale for the designer's surrealist-themed collection, named—what else?—"Over the Rainbow." Much of it paid direct homage to surreal fashion's First Lady, Elsa Schiaparelli. On the back of a wool coat, for example, was a leather appliqué of two profile silhouettes that with a blink turn into a vase—a motif originally designed for Schiap by Jean Cocteau. But the backward bun hairdos, seamed stockings, and net-covered faces echoed the work of those more recent surr-torialists, Viktor & Rolf. Ultimately, though, such a criticism is beside the point with Malandrino, a retail dynamo whose fan club, both civilian and celebrity, will be more than happy with her new lean mid-calf silhouette dress and classic and sexy pointelles.

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[larien]

So many chic pieces! I love it!!!

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Very beautiful.
Very, very Elsa Schiaparelli.
Love it.

 

[FASHIONLOVA]

awww i love her. she s very good at what she does

 

[ponytrot]

i can see some of these pieces being attempted by celebrities and looking absolutely fug-i-licious.

 

[Peregrina_RZ]

nothing special...
next!

 

[*+*darietta*+*]

loved it so so so much

 

[Selket]

very chic, loving it!

 

[Deleted member 82231]

Wow. Some fantastic work in here.

 

[Hanne]

Very beautiful.
Very, very Elsa Schiaparelli.
Love it.

Yes Schiaparelli.. but also Alexandre McQueen fw06-07 ..the wings immediately made me think of McQueens collection..

 

[plasticky]

some good dresses...

 

[kinkexplosion]

Wonderful collection!

 

[malin_08]

very interesting. I haven't seen that much amount of lace in one collection before.
she makes it sofisticated yet chic - not trashy lace.
there's something about those mid-heels that makes the posture very elegant.

 

[diorrnottwarr]

I love the wing and hand details, very kitsch, but I like them. Overall, I'm impressed.

 

[Scott]

agreed about the schiaparelli influence. toned down of course.

i love the feather mostifs and raven prints.

 

[jacobs]

This is well constructed, but seems a little unfocused.