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Genny: Casual Spring
By: Karin Nelson
Photos by: Gruber-FWD
Milan, Oct 1, 2001/ FWD/ --- To a crowd that, by the time the first look came down the runway, had
waited nearly an hour – putting it at T-30 and counting until Armani’s show - Genny presented, for the
most part, a concise, casual Spring 2002 collection for that working woman bound for a weekend in Connecticut.
Though there was nothing exceptionally directional or overly memorable in the mass of pleated, two-tone
tennis skirts, frilly blouses, simple button downs, long, bathrobe-belted sweaters, and pantsuits with
smaller cut jackets in solids and polka-dots, there were some pleasantly mediocre moments: a sexy but smart
backless tuxedo-vest blouse, a sweet (albeit unoriginal) French sailor stripe sweater, a bold pair of
well-cut blue and white floral print pants, and a standout lightweight gold cardigan wrap.
And then, unfortunately, there were the complete misses: a series of irridescent floral-print chiffon
pieces which stuck out like a sore thumb against the rest of the collection, as well as appearing a bit gaudy,
especially when paired with a gold skirt. And a few of the colors were a bit off. Is there really a woman out
there who can wear watermelon pink or canary yellow well? Even Karolina Kurkova looked a bit funny in a
pantsuit of the latter hue.
But if the applause at the end of the show sounded a bit weak, it could legitimately have had something
to do with the mass exodus of editors, anxious to get to Armani.
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