Pierrot

NEW YORK, February 10, 2002
By Janet Ozzard
No one could accuse Pierrot of lacking imagination. For his Fall 2002 show, the knitwear maven performed not one, but two transformations: He conjured a fairy-tale atmosphere from the dank interior of dance club Webster Hall, and he dressed just about every character from the Brothers Grimm in a nifty outfit.

Little Red Riding Hood sported a peaked hood, Snow White had a floor-length white skirt and the supporting cast of elves and toy soldiers each got snug, whimsically decorated sweaters, often paired with skin-tight knickers or ruffled skirts so short, they should rightfully be called tutus. The biggest crowd-pleaser, though, was elegant veteran model Carmen Dell'Orefice, who played Snow White's evil stepmom to the hilt, sweeping her black, spider-decorated cape across the floor as she enticed audience members with glistening red apples (no one took a bite).

For the more workaday heroines among us, Pierrot produced straightforward knitwear like sexy, body-hugging dresses, lacy crocheted knee-length skirts, puff-sleeve tops and a black sweater dress with white crocheted lace at the neck and cuffs. Pierrot is not afraid of color: The palette moved from red, white, blue and black to lavenders, green, brown and gray, before ending with—of course—a snowy white bride. Aside from a few overly heavy pieces like a cape weighed down by granny squares, Pierrot spun a pretty yarn, indeed.

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