Well, truthfully, I don't know if it is so shocking that Marco Zanini is out at maison Schiaparelli but I am a little sad that he was not given more time to awaken a sleeping beauty. Schiaparelli had slumbered for nearly 59 years before Zanini showed his debut collection for the house and it has to be expected that it would take a little time and perhaps a few espressos before the house was up and running and finding its way in a new century. But in this new century, everything is now! Right now!
I think given a little time, Zanini could have been a good fit - there was perhaps too much nostalgia for the 'hard chic' of Elsa Schiaparelli's 1930s but there were also some beautiful moments that showed promise...
a few of my favorites - I loved the accessories...
Spring 2014:
Best dress - there should have been more like this (the price points were very expensive - even for couture). It looks modern, fresh and yet still within the codes of the house and soooo fabulous - love the cuffs on each arm, the pockets, the flip flops...
Haute couture is for dreamers, fast fashion is for realists and the twain should never meet. The fashion world needs a place for dreamers to dream and I am dreaming of rats on silk and a gilded ring in the shape of a Venus the fly trap...
xo, Juliana
xo, Juliana
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