Pollini S/S 09 Milan

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STYLE.COM REVIEW:
MILAN, September 24, 2008
By Sarah Mower
A new British team has taken over at Pollini, the design label that grew out of an old-established Italian shoe brand. Jonathan Saunders, the Scottish proponent of graphic modernist print, is designing the clothes, and Nicholas Kirkwood—a rising talent with a hot line of his own—the shoes. In a brisk presentation of 28 looks (quick-march, and staged three times so audiences could flow in and out within 15 minutes), the duo framed a breezy snapshot of what's to come. "I started three months ago, so this is just the beginning," said Saunders. "But I just thought it should be light and feminine, with a positivity about it."

Saunders worked with dots and stripes, branching into pastel swirls in dresses cut with multilayered skating skirts or standout origami folds (like some of the shapes in his own collection, but softer). Kirkwood followed through with color-blocked suede and patent heels in lime, cobalt, black, and white, followed by high loafers with chunky tassels and inserts of polka dots. The best in the lineup, though, was the crisp monochrome tailoring for day: a jacket with Bermuda-length city shorts and a neat trench in black-and-white spots, and a gray menswear long-line jacket with collars and cuffs in piqué shirting material. It remains to be seen which tack the Saunders-Kirkwood team will take when they've had a chance to settle in, but if they're smart enough to keep up the quick and effective staging of this first show, they'll be doing time-deprived press and buyers a welcome favor.

 

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[almuerzodesnuda]

i see the silhouettes resemblance between these and the ones from jonatan in nyfw
it doesn't look bad so far, id like to see more..

 

[FRANCY ITALY]

I reaaly like the clothes on elise crombez

 

[sedirea]

I like some of these outfits.. I love the outfit on natalia(5th) & alana (1st).

 

[agneslo]

this is a very cute collection, but i expect a more sophiscated collection from Pollini though.

 

[Naïade]

It's so young and cute! I really like it. The dresses are adorable

 

[TheVeed]

OMG what happened to the first model's legs in post #3? (Suvi?) Takes away from the skirt. I love the outfit that comes right after it, though. Not as luxurious as fall/winter, but still nice.

 

[MeMe7]

its all so cute

 

[Crying Diamonds]

It's dull and TopShop, but I LOVE the look with the fitted blazer, the buttoned up collar and the flouncing skirt.
In nicer clothes that look could really look fab

 

[shirleebee]

Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vTl65v6b9k

 

[chessmess]

ugh rifat was so much better for the label

 

[Selfportraitgrl]

HQs from vogue.it

 

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