"Slick, tactile clothes with luxe fabrications, expert cutting and just enough going on to make the mimimalism interesting."
BY Lisa Armstrong | 25 February 2013
Photo: VLADIMIR POTOP
Beautiful double breasted coats in navy cashmere, black alpaca or pale grey leather, slouchy mini dresses with black mesh necklines and asymmetric hems, sleek cropped leather jackets and skinny pinstripe trouser suits - these were slick, tactile clothes with luxe fabrications, expert cutting and just enough going on to make the mimimalism interesting. Coats had internal belts, jackets were double layered and Milan's beloved pony skin got a look in too. There was much to like in other words.
Of course you could argue that in updating this grande dame of Italian houses, the designers signed up to the wrong year. The glossy sandal-bondage boots didn't help. Sure they were sharp and sleek, but they're hardly what 2013 is about. In fact Ferragamo's metro-vamp looks altogether out of step with the more romantic cinched in heroine we've been seeing elsewhere and if modern restraint is your thing, next winter's model is oversized rather than this slinky sexpot. On the other hand, away from the catwalk semantics, there were plenty of wearable pieces. If Ferragamo is trying to push its ready to wear, this isn't a bad way to go about it.