Ferretti's Fast Fashion

One of the more common complaints about high fashion designers doing capsule collections is the fact that their main and diffusion lines don't look alike. Most of them look like regular clothes with a designer's name slapped onto them.

Of course, there are cases such as the H&M collaborations with Lanvin and Versace where they actually got designs from their archives and mass produced these items.

In a recent press release for the Alberta Ferretti for Macy's collection, Ferretti said that her capsule collection is inspired by and based on her couture collection. And while this might sound like the usual release, I think her claim is actually true.

Here's an item from her current S/S2012 collection. A long, one shoulder gown in a pastel color.



And here's an item from her Macy's Collection.



In terms of the look and feel, they're very similar. The only difference are the little details like the ornamentation and embellishments. But overall, I think Ferretti was right in saying that her main and capsule lines come from the same aesthetic.

Now I'm interested to see what other designs she has for Macy's.

P.S.

This one's for Arnie.


Oftentimes, we'd talk about the young, dynamic duo of American fashion - Proenza Schouler. When they launched their capsule collection for Target this year, Arnie was in New York and bought a few key pieces. I told her that she was lucky for being able to. It turns out that today, i'd be the lucky one.

I was just supposed to accompany Ovvian and Mona to one of my favorite shopping haunts. In fact, I told them that I left my credit card at home to discourage me from spending. As they were going crazy over the shoes, I decided to do some browsing on my own. And this is where I saw this Proenza Schouler tweed dress.


It has one of the signature looks of the duo - the cup-like bustier. Their early collections were identified by this trademark, and i'm glad that this dress had it.


The best part of this dress is that I got it for about 80% off! It was the last on the rack, and I reckon Lane Crawford just wanted to dispose of it, ergo the price. It was tucked in a very remote part of the store, but still, I found it.

Yes, I broke my promise yet again. Not only did I buy that, I also ended up with 3 more designer pieces.

An Alberta Ferretti dress in distressed chiffon and jersey.


A Diane Von Furstenburg "Olivier" dress which fuses together snakeskin prints with black lace. It sounds like an odd combination, but you can trust DVF to make it work.




Lastly, a Max Azria dress that was a steal.


I let the Narciso Rodriguez dress pass today. But i'll go back next week, and if it's still there - it's definitely a sign!