Kendall Jenner was recently spotted in Los Angeles on her way to sister Khloé Kardashian’s birthday bash; she looked resplendent in cropped skinny jeans, stylishly paired with a pair of shocking pink pointy velvet Balenciaga boots, a Gucci backpack, and a sumptuous Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition golden fringed camisole. It goes without saying that the pic went viral and the fringed camisole, too; it sold out within minutes. Jenner is one of the many red carpet beauties who appreciate Ferretti’s ultrafeminine, wispy concoctions: Lady Gaga, Susan Sarandon, Taylor Swift, and Heidi Klum are also fans.
Ferretti is smart and down to earth, a win-win combination in life, as it is in fashion. Her approach to the demi-couture Limited Edition collection she launched in 2011 is refreshingly straightforward and nuanced at the same time: “They’re very special pieces,” she explained. “But they’re made for real women, for the lives they’re leading, for the bodies they inhabit, flaws included! I know women, I know how they want to feel in a dress; they are even more beautiful if they’re at ease and confident in the dress they’re wearing.”
Yet for all the reality factor, her dresses make you dream. Inspired by the splendor of Mughal iconography with a touch of Hollywood glamour, the lineup was a blend of impalpable fabrics, sensuous cuts, sinuous drapings, and jewel-tone colors. As in the couture tradition, every dress was named: Minuit à Jaipur, Jardin de Rêve, Amour de la Pleine Lune, Vent de Vénus. Lines were kept delicate and liquid, as in a series of sumptuous satin gowns cut on the bias, or in peplums in filmy chiffon. Chantilly lace peeked from short pleated georgette dresses, delicately embroidered with pearls or trimmed with velvet ribbons, and a white organza long dress was so ethereal, it looked made for an otherworldly creature. Did you hear that, Kendall?
