Lanvin designer Cristina Ortiz reworked the season s loose, sexy silhouette in a simple palette of white, tan, black, pink and red. Billowy short dresses, paillette-trimmed off-the-shoulder blouson tops and tab-collar shirts with keyhole cutouts played up the current cocktail-dressing motif. Beaded bell tops were paired with fitted knee-length skirts, and simple pantsuits were worn with masculine shirts.
Ortiz s designs were in tune with the fashion moment, but parts of her collection seemed overly derivative. The studded skirts and dresses with a woman s face on them brought to mind Chloé s embroidered looks; the diamente plunging bodysuits and the edging on white trousers were at times reminiscent of Loewe. Ortiz s collection was well cut, but the house of Lanvin has yet to develop a strong personal identity under her creative direction.
