Gregory Parkinson Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review

Gregory Parkinson

NEW YORK, February 10, 2012

By Meenal Mistry

After his all-white collection last Spring, Gregory Parkinson returned for Fall to his O.G. maximalist ways. "I think I have to continue with what's my strongest point," he said at today's presentation. "Everyone's doing print and color. I have to show them how to do it."

That might sound boastful, but Parkinson's quite the mix master, and his recent palate-cleansing season seems to have further refreshed his vision. His clothes were sharp, sleek, and more luxurious than they've ever been—nearly every look glowed with shine. He chalked it up to greater resources, evidence that business is good. Yet Parkinson knows how to take the stuffing out of potentially precious pieces, like cropped jacquard trousers with raw-edge lace tuxedo stripes, or even fur, which he had knitted into floppy little cardigans and trimmed with vintage lace. His models resembled ruined tsarinas, their finery now tattered enough to be cool.

Parkinson says his dream is to have his own store, an environment to showcase his world and put his clothes in context. Still, he doesn't impose his kaleidoscopic aesthetic as an all-or-nothing proposition. "I like the way that my clientele work my things into their wardrobes," he explained. This collection is sure to see quite a few women doing just that.

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A.F. Vandevorst	A.L.C.	A.P.C.
Acne	A Détacher	Akris
Alberta Ferretti	Albino	Alexander McQueen
Alexander Wang	Alexandre Herchcovitch	Alexis Mabille
Alice + Olivia	Altuzarra	Andrew Gn
Anna Sui	Ann Demeulemeester	Anne Valérie Hash
Ann-Sofie Back Atelje	Anthony Vaccarello	Antonio Berardi
Antonio Marras	Aquascutum	Aquilano.Rimondi
Araks	Azzaro

Badgley Mischka	Balenciaga	Bally
Balmain	Banana Republic	Band of Outsiders
Barbara Bui	Barbara Casasola	Barbara Tfank
Basso & Brooke	BCBG Max Azria	Bebe
Behnaz Sarafpour	Belstaff	Betsey Johnson
Bibhu Mohapatra	Bill Blass	Billy Reid
BLK DNM	Blumarine	Bottega Veneta
Bouchra Jarrar	Brood	Burberry Prorsum

Cacharel	Calla	Calvin Klein Collection
Camilla and Marc	Carlos Miele	Carolina Herrera
Carven	Catherine Malandrino	Cédric Charlier
Celine	Central Saint Martins	Chado Ralph Rucci
Chadwick Bell	Chalayan	Chanel
Charlotte Ronson	Chloé	Chris Benz
Christian Cota	Christian Dior	Christian Siriano
Christophe Lemaire	Christopher Kane	Christopher Raeburn
Clements Ribeiro	Collette Dinnigan	Comme des Garçons
Commuun	Costello Tagliapietra	Costume National
Creatures of Comfort	Creatures of the Wind	Cushnie et Ochs
Custo Barcelona	Cynthia Rowley

Daks	Damir Doma	Danielle Scutt
Daryl K	David Koma	Dean Quinn
Dennis Basso	Derek Lam	Diane von Furstenberg
Diesel Black Gold	Dion Lee	Dirk Bikkembergs
DKNY	Dolce & Gabbana	Donna Karan
Doo.Ri	Douglas Hannant	Dries Van Noten
Dsquared²	Duro Olowu

Edun	Elie Saab	Elie Tahari
Elizabeth and James	Emilia Wickstead	Emilio de la Morena
Emilio Pucci	Emporio Armani	Erdem
Erin Fetherston	Etro