Showing posts with label Nina Ricci. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nina Ricci. Show all posts
1/16/12
Not Who You Are, But Who You Wear.
GOLDEN GLOBES
Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace, Brad Pitt in Ferragamo
Julianne Moore in Chanel & Fred Leighton Jewels
Rooney Mara in Nina Ricci
Michelle Williams in Jason Wu
[above photos by Tyler Boye]
Kristen Wiig in Bill Blass & Fred Leighton
[photo by Getty Images]
Emma Stone in Lanvin
[photo by Getty Images]
9/30/11
7/30/10
What's On Sale: Matthew Williamson, Lanvin & Nina Ricci Under $350.
Matthew Williamson Bead-embellished swimsuit
was $575, now $201.25
Nina Ricci Jackie acetate sunglasses
was $290, now $101.50
Lanvin Metallic gladiator sandals
was $685, now $342.50
5/1/10
Not Who You Are, But Who You Wear.
Gwyneth Paltrow in Antonio Berardi
*photo by Rex Features
Natalie Portman in Lanvin
*photo by Wire Images
Kate Hudson in Lanvin
*photo by Rex Features
Nicole Richie in Dior
*photo by Film Magic
Jessica Alba in Chloe
*photo by Startraks
Gwyneth Paltrow in Victoria Beckham
*photo by Rex Features
Kate Hudson in Louis Vuitton
*photo by Wenn
Rachel Bilson in RM by Roland Mouret
*photo by Startraks
Olivia Palermo in Prabal Gurung
*photo by Rex Features
Kirsten Dunst in Nina Ricci
*photo by AP
3/5/10
Nina Ricci Autumn/Winter 2010. Paris Fashion Week.
"Effectively, this Fall is Peter Copping's debut as a full-fledged runway designer after spending a decade as Marc Jacobs' right-hand man at Louis Vuitton. Though he's been at Nina Ricci since last spring, this collection was the first to be given an official on-schedule show since Olivier Theyskens left the house. What Copping showed certainly demonstrated a distinct departure from Theyskens' high-drama dark Belgian romance. At first sight, Copping's take on Nina Ricci is much more flowery and safely feminine, full of pretty, just below knee-length satin slipdresses; 3-D haberdashery floral appliqués; and hints of the Belle Époque in bustle-back skirts.
That part of the collection, as well as the four long finale dresses, seemed to be positioning Nina Ricci as the Parisian answer to, say, Alberta Ferretti or Collette Dinnigan. That's a respectable thing to be aiming for commercially, but looked at from the creative angle, Copping still has to assert himself as a designer with his own voice. A lot that was on the runway looked too much like holdovers from his days at Vuitton, where Marc Jacobs handed him sole authorship of cruise and pre-collections. Still, new house, new start; and by next season, maybe the distance will have given Copping the chance to whip up a new raison d'être for the Ricci label." - Sarah Mower/Style.com
*photos by Greg Kessler
10/2/09
Nina Ricci Spring 2010. Paris Fashion Week.
via WWD - A mere 15 minutes after the announced 8 p.m. start of Peter Copping’s first show for Nina Ricci, house owner and chief executive officer Manuel Puig signaled thumbs-up to an invisible someone, indicating it was time for the girls to hit the runway. His gesture proved prescient. Copping delivered a buoyant premiere, by far the best collection of an assistant-turned-lead-designer in recent memory.
This show, Copping insisted, was about the house’s “signature codes” — bows, lingerie, lace. But despite fashion’s irritating communal fixation on even the sleepiest houses’ “DNA,” in reality, long-ago stylistic chromosomes resonate not a whit with current consumers. (Mme. Chanel may have built a fabulous foundation, but women today buy Karl, not Coco.) When it comes to breaking out the plastic, it’s all about what have you got for me now. Copping debuted a take on overt femininity that commingled dreamlike romanticism with a sportswear comfort level. Working in a divine palette of barely there pastels, he showed pleasantly eccentric layerings — lamé over lace over chiffon over featherweight cashmere; cotton jersey over washed silk over tulle — that boasted more personality than much of spring’s omnipresent flou. Nor was it all about wafting silks as he worked in lovely leathers inset with lace.
Could one see a connection to the girlier side of Marc Jacobs’ work at Louis Vuitton? Absolutely. Copping spent 12 years there, so a shared sensibility is inevitable. Another comparison is perhaps more crucial: that to his Ricci predecessor, Olivier Theyskens, whose gorgeous, very specific dazzlers went bust at retail. Much of Copping’s lineup was as intricate as it was girlish, raising the affordability issue. But amid the froth, he highlighted a smart, tailored side easily accessible to a range of women: a belted cotton coat, a bird’s-eye shirtdress hemmed in lace. This balance of whimsy and good sense might prove just the prescription for reviving Nina Ricci from its recent ailments.
*photos by Giovanni Giannoni
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