>> Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi had a tall order to fill for Spring 2009. Before Gianfranco Ferre passed in 2007, his architectural-based label had ceased to become relevent — as Cathy Horyn put it, "It’s been a while since anyone [has] paid serious attention to the Ferre name." So could the newly tapped designers bring it back to the forefront?
The general consensus says yes. Nicole Phelps of Style.com was pleased: "They deserve high marks for this outing." Cathy Horyn of The New York Times, a Aquilano-Rimondi fan, loved the effort, with one caveat: "The designers distilled the essence of Ferre in a new, eye-catching way. Now to just refine the elements a bit more . . . " WWD felt the same: "Aquilano and Rimondi have the right ideas, but what they need now is a little restraint."
Suzy Menkes of the International Herald Tribune also echoed the same sentiment: "Not all the Ferré collection was approachable. Yet . . . the two designers created the clothes and the buzz that will bring fashion life back to Ferré." With another season under their belts, Aquilano and Rimondi could definitely hit the right stride at Ferre.
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Laura Scott
Mon Showroom
Vera Wang
The Italian Dynamic Duo strikes gold.They are indeed dignified succesors to the Late Great Gianfranco Ferré.Oh how I miss his architechural virtuosity and clean modern approach to design.This collection from A and R for the House of Ferré is gorgeous in its futuristic appraoch to Ferré's signature folds and pleats.Some dresses seem quite unwearable but I suppose what matters is the direction they're leading us.The future!I read somewhere a reviewer claimed she saw Barbara Bain from the 70s cult TV sci-fi series 'Space 1999' everywhere in the collection.Touché darling!