Fausto Puglisi, creative director of the moment at Emanuel Ungaro, took the house in a much more controlled direction at Paris Fashion Week this season while still taking louder-than-loud pattern and bold, yet romanticised, bondage ideas forward in his signature fashion.
Florals were key throughout, despite the undainty underlies of SS16, and baby pink and blue tones were Puglisi’s only choices. Moving forward, his season continued as Ungaro as ever, with Puglisi’s heritage-honed references coming through finally, seeing the designer more appreciative of the forever modern girlishness that abuts an acute sense of cut at the still striving house.
By the latter end of the collection, the florals had evolved into flower power, another trait championed by Emanuel during his beginnings and equally, and, efficiently interpreted by Puglisi in 2015.
The maximum impact that Ungaro’s current creative tour de force markets most successfully came through in beyond thigh-high boots decorated in embellished flowers and in contrast, long skirts were the alternative to this statement design choice.
Other choices that definitely dominated included a vaguely 60s space-age-cum-Woodstock styling, but this never quite hit the spot. Unfortunately, due to this, it doesn’t feel like SS16 is going to achieve substantial critical success, but will probably level out much more in appreciation from consumers, and in this day and fashion age, Ungaro doesn’t really require much more.
by Liam Feltham
Images courtesy of Emanuel Ungaro