Marni Fall 2012 Review
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Marni Fall 2012
SHOW: Marni (See the full collection.)
HAIR: Paul Hanlon
MAKEUP: Tom Pecheux
ACCESSORIES: Platform pumps with contrast toe caps, top-hand satchels and handbags with intarsio leather details
OVERALL TAKEAWAY: A graphic new era for Marni
Control and precision aren't exactly words you associate with the Marni look. Eccentric and exuberant, maybe—those are certainly the qualities embodied in the Italian house's H&M collaboration, due to be unveiled on March 8. Maybe it was refining the Marni look for masstige fans that sent Consuelo Castiglioni and her team off in a different direction for fall. Whatever the reason, they took this season as an opportunity to sharpen the label's signatures and offer a new message for Marni's legions of fans.
The silhouette was neat and to-the-knee, cut in firm wools and slick patent leather with a hint of the Sixties to it. Furs were inlaid to resemble houndstooth or dyed in hot shades of tomato to contrast against Lurex bouclé—just some of the textures in a grouping that included silk crepe, snakeskin, and three-dimensional floral sequins. The garments themselves felt innovative, too. For example, jackets were given a trompe l'oeil effect, with cargo pockets fused to a piece of mink. And the giant cape motif that opened the show was oft-repeated, but each time it felt like a breath of fresh air.
Granny style can sometimes get musty: this season marked a new string to Marni's bow, and a welcome evolution of the house aesthetic that has become so imitated (even by the likes of H&M).
SEE THE FALL 2012 RUNWAY COLLECTIONS
