Ennio Capasa has always favored an austere silhouette, so he surely feels at home now that fashion is infatuated with everything dark. Capasa showed a plethora of jackets—oversize with extra-long sleeves, single- and double-breasted, satin-trimmed and plain—paired with an equally exhaustive range of turtleneck tops that seemed to blend into an endless parade of black. A couple of olive coats with pointed shoulders, a miniskirt or two, and several bright green satin suits did little to lighten the weighty atmosphere.
Capasa's cocktail
dresses—puzzling collages of embroidered lace, satin
and leather—played up the all-too-familiar
juxtaposition of hard and soft fabrics that most
designers are exploring for Fall, but failed to
deliver an innovative twist.
– By Armand Limnander
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