Nina Ricci Spring 2011

Contrary to many of his contemporaries, Peter Copping still wants his woman to think soft and pretty. So from the pink walls to the feminine frills, the charm Copping has emerged to show a lovely collection ripe with feathers, ruffles and lace. The haute couture fabrications recalled Monet’s water-lily paintings infused with a sportswear motif for a collection that was both sensible and chic. The starting point came from the house’s relationships with a trio of artists: Christian Bérard, who created many of the images for the Ricci perfumes; Marc Lalique, who designed the iconic l’Air du Temps bottle in 1951 and Janine Janet, a sculptor who devised the decor of Ricci’s couture house and created the profile head of the woman with her high-rise hair studded with flowers. All that translated into day and evening looks that included such carefree pieces as a trench worn over a short tutu of ivory chiffon, a Peter Pan-collared leather jacket and sequined flowers come to life on shrunken twinsets.