Perry Ellis Spring 05

[orlem]

Originally posted by softgrey@Sep 8 2004, 03:28 PM
it's hard for a store to know where to place it...

In FWD Robinson said he imagines it next to Marc by Marc

 

[stylegurrl]

Vogue UK

PERRY ELLIS

PERRY ELLIS designer Patrick Robinson thinks his latest collection ranks "next to Marc by Marc Jacobs". A grand statement indeed, but the mosaic of brocades, silks, laces and muslins in vintagey shades of turquoise, powder-pink, antique rose and lime certainly were highly persuasive. Relaunched by Public Clothing Company, when it acquired the license from Perry Ellis International during spring/summer 2003, the Perry Ellis womenswear label is associated with all-American quality. Under the direction of Robinson - whose do-it-yourself collection comprised Victorian tiered dresses with wide bowed sashes, quirky cropped jackets, romantic broderie anglaise vests and Capri pants that finished with a bow on the side of each knee - it is now fast acquiring cult status, too. "After wearing tweed and camel hair all winter, I wanted to offer women something light, delicate and pretty," he told reporters. He chose the right reference - Jacobs' infamous grunge collection may have lost him the Perry Ellis job back in1993, but his influence is giving the house serious kudos today. (September 8 2004, AM)

 

[kimair]

Originally posted by seraphelle@Sep 9 2004, 12:11 PM
In FWD Robinson said he imagines it next to Marc by Marc

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That's exactly where I think it should be too, but when I saw it in NY in Feb., it was next to Calvin Klein's better collection, Diane vonFurstenberg, etc. That could be why it wasn't selling like hotcakes.

 

[LibertyRose]

A pleasant collection, but the capelets, the ruffles at skirt hem and above the neck, the ribbon belt, and the cotton candy colors and the gold accents are directly borrowed from Marc Jacobs and Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. This is not to say that Patrick Robinson does not give it a personal spin--perhaps due to the pricing limitations, his designs are girly in a practical way and certainly not as whimsical and retro as Jacobs.

My favorites:

 

[LibertyRose]

Mini Marc:

Very Vuitton circa SS04

 

[Dixie]

I love it, and I'd be willing to buy a lot of it. Sure, it's sorta Marc Jacobs/Rebecca Taylor, but I agree with LibertyRose that this collection is practical.

 

[runner]

Perry Ellis: Couching It

September 09, 2004 - New York

With all of the madness that comes with trying to find one’s assigned seat in the tents at Bryant Park, the folks at Perry Ellis decided to make life easier for critics, buyers and photographers by presenting the Spring 2005 collection vignette-style, a tactic they used last season as well.

The models stood in what resembled a very colorful police line-up as shutterbugs snapped away and editors scribbled furiously in their notebooks. “Luxury madness” and “deluxe fever” were some of the phrases tossed around, describing the collection of jewel-colored jackets and skirts made of disparate fabrics including velvet, seersucker, lace and silk.

Romanticism by way of a late sixties brocade couch was another take, as the color palette of olive green deep maroon harkened back to the heavy-handed aesthetics of the period.

Keeping things light were bows and ribbons accented by pearls and rhinestone. A sassy favorite was a flirty ultra-short lace skort that looked as if it were made using found trim.

Perhaps it was. It was overheard that some of the fabric in the collection was purchased in China for less than dollar a yard. Fortunately for Perry Ellis, the textiles looked like a million bucks!

FWD

 

[TheSweetest]

i absolutely adore this collection. there's nothing wrong with it resembling some other collections. for the past couple of seasons ppl have been saying that everything resembles Prada and Chanel and now Marc Jacobs. That's not stopping ppl from buying, ya know? I just love, love, love this man's work. Great collection!

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[stylegurrl]

In todays WWD there is an article which states that the line may not be produced due to problems between Patrick and the powers that be at Perry Ellis Buyers called to place orders and were unable to. This really stinks. After all of the positive press and critical praise why don't they just give Patrick a chance to show what he can do?? I am not a WWD subscriber-can anyone post the article?

 

[TheSweetest]

Can anybody tell me what the problem is with the house of Perry Ellis? I mean really! Can they do anything right. This man can do so much for them and this is what they do to him?

 

[TheSoCalledPrep]

Great designs, pretty clothes... not my style. Some of the simpler pants look exactly like items I own, but I probably wouldn't seek this collection out or even look at it in a store.

 

[AlmostFamous]

Originally posted by LolitaLuxe@Sep 8 2004, 09:33 PM
it reminded me of blumerine meets marc jacobs.......

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Blumarine+Marc Jacobs=Perry Ellis/PERFECTION!

 

[Lena]

no tperfect, still very cute and great colour combinations, what i call fresh..
i'm sure they will keep Patric where he belongs, he did wonders for PE

thanks for the pictures everyone