Massimiliano Giornetti took a turn for Spring 2015 and he
was heading for reached a clean and simplified take for Ferragamo. There was
very little high drama and certainly bot a lot of the high fashion tricks that
he has employed in past seasons. What was left is a beautifully wearable and
inviting collection.
Mr. Giornetti made excellent use of his artisans with the
fringed pieces and gave a new life to the usually staid and classic scarf
prints of times gone by. The palette was soft and not washed out and the yellow
looked quite fresh. It was amusing to actually see a real Spring Coat which is
something of times gone by but these eyes were a bit thrown by an oversized belted
and bell sleeved top/jacket that appeared several times. Please note that there
were plenty of dresses for his ladies and all quite easy to wear without being
dowdy or overly bland. The best way to express this is that the collection was
well edited, tight, commercial and wearable. Havens all those dirty words all
in a row!! My issue is with that below the knee length which disturbs my sense
of proportion even though it is a fact that the length is very popular among
clients.
As seems to be an unspoken rule this season in Milan, the
clothes are minimally accessorized despite this brand’s huge dependence on shoe
and bags. That being said, the shoes actually looked comfortable and covetable
for women and they offered a stature that might be required to wear some of the
dresses.
This brings me to the point that the collection was very dress-centric
which in my eyes is a good thing on many levels but surely could have been
better if there some more sleeves and less cut
away halter necklines. What was interesting is that when it came to
evening, the dresses looked much more relaxed and causal rather than red carpet
ready and again my eyes, this is a smart move.
So here is the
skinny; no this was not as fabulous as
Mr. Giornetti’s Riviera collection of years gone by and one of my most favorite
but there is little to find fault with here as the simplicity is welcome and the clothes are far afield
from boring. Grande lavoro Massimiliano!
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