This season marked Peter Dundas’ first steps as artistic director at Roberto Cavalli. Dundas knows the fashion house well because he worked there for a long time, alongside its founder. Coming back, he seems to need to reinterpret the codes of the Florentine label in his own way: denim, fading, exaggerated flounces, asymmetric evening gowns, and studded suede tops, devise a more wearable wardrobe than in the past. Massimo Giorgetti also crossed his fingers for his first collection at Emilio Pucci. After plunging into the fashion house’s archives for weeks, Giorgetti chose not to emerge with seventies prints. This season, he’s obsessed with the universe of sailing: dresses and pants fashioned like fishing nets, shell and crab motifs, and mermaid tops compose this unexpected new wardrobe. Meanwhile, Arthur Arbesser tried…
