MILAN, March 4, 2001 – Models wafted onstage in a zig-zag pattern on Alberta
Ferretti's extra-wide runway, ultimately forming a
gray and black army of perfectly nice girls exploring
their more daring side.
There was a vintage feeling to many of Ferretti's
short velvet dresses, wool minishifts and
top-stitched leather coats. Everyday basics included
sharp, straight trousers, chiffon aqua shirts, pearly
satin tops and skirts pleated at the knee. Ferretti's
main strength remains her way with frothy, delicate
femininity—in her hands, last season's punky strapped
dresses became subtly knotted and gathered slips
embellished with short streamers and beaded insets,
Empire-waist baby-doll dresses, and rough-cut (but
always delicate and feather-light) sheaths.
– By Armand Limnander
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