MILAN, March 4, 2001 – Gianfranco Ferré's designs walk the line between
fashion and architecture, combining couturelike
opulence with careful tailoring and construction.
Ferré played a game of extremes, mixing and matching
dissonant styles. A fur-lined motorcycle jacket, for
example, was thrown carelessly over a sharp gray-flannel suit. Pedestrian jeans were decorated with elaborate tartan brocades, masculine origami-style
shirts were bound with black armbands and thick-wale
corduroy was put at the service of strict lace-up
corsets. Ferré's dramatic evening looks veered from
tight tailcoats to silver coats
with metallic embroidery à la Ziggy Stardust; organza hankies whipped into
bouquet tops and gathered jersey dresses that
followed the body's every curve.
– By Armand Limnander
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