Luca Orlandi looked to the East for pre-fall. Japanese woodblocks influenced the designer s prints, while origami appeared to be the basis of his seaming and draping. Orlandi described the palette—cinnabar and teal cut with steel and cream—as "romantic and nostalgic." A fur-collared double-breasted coat had a whiff of forties glam about it, and a black silk brocade dress trimmed with sable at the neck and sleeves was perfectly suited for an uptown empress.
