Ferre Collection sans Nilsson in Milan

Lars Nilsson

Shift Dress. Check. Sack Dress. Check. Lars Nilsson? Lars Nilsson? Lars? Nilsson? Absent.
And so was the showing of Gianfranco Ferre’s collection. A missing Lars Nilsson who was unceremoniously let go or left depending on where you get your story. So what did we get from Gianfranco Ferre’s collection? A mish-mash hybrid of sorts that was put together by a creative team that may not be replaced by a head. Apparently the Gianfranco people have decided, for now, that they don’t need no stinkin replacement.

I guess my first wonder though is, can you imagine what the design rooms/studios were like before the show and in the weeks leading up to the show? It must have been a mess. Still you have to love what came out of it, even though the creative director decided to go AWOL with only 5 months under his belt and practically nothing to show for.