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fashionologie — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:16:58 -0700

>> Richard Nicoll Designing Cerruti? -Italian heritage label Cerruti promised it would disclose the name of its new womenswear designer, succeeding Jean Paul Knott after his 18 month stint, in September. Although there hasn't been an official announcement, word from JC Report is it's London designer Richard Nicoll who's quietly taken over and is showing in Paris, although WWD has the Spring 2010 collection up and credits "Cerruti's design team" with the work. [JC Report Twitter, WWD]

UPDATE: Nicoll confirms that he has signed on to Cerruti for three seasons, his first runway show for the brand will be in Paris for Fall 2010. [WWD]

fashionologie — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:27:27 -0800

>> INSIDER WIRE -Speaking of awards, Rodarte won double honors - 100,000 euros for the Swiss Textiles Award, the first American designers to ever do so - last night. The prize, which Laura and Kate Mulleavy snatched over fellow nominees Richard Nicoll, Louise Goldin, and Jean-Pierre Braganza, is to be used to fund international development of the brand. Last year's winner was Marios Schwab. [Style File, WWD]

Richard Nicoll Spring 2009: Awash with Colorblocking

fashionologie — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:17:49 -0700

>> Over in London today, Richard Nicoll carried on the "Malibu palette" that got started in New York. Vivid pink and tangerine colorblocked their way through the parade, fading into muted shades of blue and gray. This collection seems like London's answer to Francisco Costa's Calvin Klein - Nicoll was inspired by nineties minimalism paired with fifties modernism, after all.

For the full collection, go here.
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