"Since arriving at Rochas two years ago—how time flies!—Alessandro Dell’Acqua has honed a rich, decorated aesthetic. Never more so than last Spring, which combined torso-spanning bows, beaded giraffe embroideries, and anachronistic graphic T-shirts, among other things, to head-spinning effect. It’s a testament to the sheer muchness of that season, in fact, that Dell’Acqua’s show notes described today’s somewhat subtler, superior collection as “almost muted.” In Dell’Acqua’s world, muted is still very bright indeed. [...]"
N. Phelps, Vogue Runway - Review and Images
