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After the abrupt firing of Alessandra Facchinetti last Spring, Valentino handed the reins of design over to Maria Grazia Chuiri and Pier Paolo Piccioli . The inspiration for this Spring collection was ethereal princess – a look that will appeal to a younger generation. First I will start with the positive: I liked everything on the top row, assuming the clientele who purchase these confections will wear nude body stockings under the fabulous sheer fabrics and lace. Already I have visions of inebriated celebrities fueling TMZ or the cover of Enquirer by letting it all hang out.
Overall I thought the collection was an overload of similar colors that are neither here, nor there. Additionally it’s a shame the models were told not to smile; only spoiled and pouty princesses don’t smile. Perhaps that’s who they were hoping to appeal to.
As far as the bottom row, ruffles used carefully can be beautiful and elegant the way a princess should look. But instead, many pieces in the collection came across as underage beauty queens (see the colorful photo bottom left in case you can’t find). This grey mess second from the left looks like a French poodle at a canine contest. For Chuiri and Piccioli, this was their first Spring collection at Valentino. I’m looking forward to commenting on their Fall 2010 collection.
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