Richard Nicoll

LONDON, February 12, 2007
By Sarah Mower
¿American football. Cheerleaders. Angie Bowie. Mr. Fish¿. These were the inspirations Richard Nicoll rattled off backstage before his show, adding for good measure, ¿It¿s joyful daywear inspired by eveningwear.¿ Actually, what he meant was that he¿d found some new things to do with shirts, specifically the signature striped, bib-fronted men¿s style for which he¿s received a lot of recognition these past two seasons.

The best pieces were the most elaborate, in black-and-white stripes falling to long, curved tails front and back, finished with piping details, corseted implants, pie-frill peplums, belts, and chunky Swarovksi buttons. Some had shoulder patches picked out in crystal, and others had stars appliquéd into their flanks. A couple of sweatshirt-inspired reproportioned knits with deep ribbing added a new dimension to the collection. Where he went wrong was with the fringe and cross-lacing. It might have seemed like ironic, playful Americana in the studio, but it messed up a few too many outfits to be funny.

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