To open her Fall/Winter 07’ collection, designer Alberta Ferretti toned it down. She focused on full silhouette in a dark color palette with only one color splashed on the opening section, a dark shade of emerald. Ferretti did take up a few of this season trends like the heavy outerwear pieces and her print looks. One of the standout outerwear pieces is the draped black wool coat with the sleeve over draped with a bubble shape hem. The coat is belted below the bust line creating a pleat on the coat. For the second section Alberta introduced brown in the color palette with an emphasis on brown leather, beading and prints. One of the key leather pieces is a classic a-line light brown leather coat. The collar is oversized with metal studs detailing the front seaming and covering the collar, pocket openings and sleeve cuffs.

Then, Ferretti moves back to black for the third section with mild shades of gray. Overall this section is a little less inspired than the previous sections. The highlight of the collection are the closing evening looks, from the playful feather detailed black cocktail dresses or the gorgeous column evening gowns in black. The gowns are highlighted by prints, feathers, moiré taffeta, velvet and heavy beading. On the best cocktail dresses is a black silk chiffon simple sleeveless tube dress covered in the deco style bead design. Another great evening look is a square shoulder layered evening gown. Ferretti’s sunset print layered with black tulle beaded and trimmed in black ostrich feathers. The top of the gown is detailed with a beaded deco design.

The must have pieces from the collection are two of Ferretti bold cocktail dresses. First is one of Ferretti’s deco style beaded gowns. The dress is a caramel color knit dress covered in a layer of sheer black chiffon covered in the heavily beaded deco design, top to bottom. The other must have piece is one of Ferretti’s feather cocktail dresses. A box shape a-line dress with ¾ length sleeve in black silk crepe with the body of the dress is finished with strips of black silk satin spaced between bands black and white quail feathers. Most certainly one of the most elegant and grossly understated collections Ferretti has created in a while. Missing is her young, sexy and colorful looks. Instead Ferretti gives us a trend collection of black pieces and earthy brown pieces for day. Bravo Madame Ferretti!

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