Pierpaolo Piccioli is certainly a fashion genius, and it’s not just me who thinks so. For the Spring show, WWD first touched on it, saying, “He believes deeply that couture is about more than exquisitely wrought dresses that take forever to make and cost a fortune; that it is about a set of values of respect, aspiration and inclusivity, not in terms of purchasing power but in telegraphing messages of beauty and open-mindedness. As part of that, Piccioli maintains that the physical components of couture — silhouettes, embroideries, etc. — can be adapted for a wider audience. Hence, his grisaille concept for spring.”
According to Vogue, “In technical terms, Piccioli’s aim for Spring was casualizing the voluminous couture silhouettes he’s established over the last few, staggeringly well-received seasons. He pointed out how he’d removed all the stiffness, by translating dresses into light, floppy georgettes which gave a lovely fluidity to dresses in delicious one-shot colors; green, absinthe, peach, plum.”
So what do we think? The refinement of the brand has made it visually accessible to the consumer without sacrificing its solidification of high-end luxury, couture. Best yet, the fashion house can serve refined white silhouettes while still executing its mastery of color,
