Moschino Cheap & Chic Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review

Moschino Cheap & Chic

MILAN, September 25, 2010

By Nicole Phelps

Molto fresca. Those were the words Rosella Jardini used for her Cheap & Chic collection, but they were a spot-on description of the production itself, too. Having rejected tidy rows of seats in favor of an elevated runway and a cavernous space through which waiters passed with prosecco and pizza, she said, "It's more like a party, not a show." After everyone had enjoyed a drink and a slice, the models took to the catwalk, pausing halfway to blow kisses at the crowd and—here's something novel—it wasn't only the girl in the SMILE sweater flashing her pearly whites.

And why not? There was nothing po-faced about the lemon-print dresses or the knit chiffon sweaters studded with Gobstopper pearls, or the raffia bags embroidered with faux coral and turquoise. Patchworks of polka dots in girly shades of peach, mint, coral, and lilac were positively effervescent, but Jardini didn't neglect less bubbly types. For them, there was a black eyelet shirtdress with a yellow ruffle down the front and a black and white Vichy check dress. When the models came back for the finale and stayed on the stage dancing away, the people in the crowd were smiling, too. Mission accomplished.

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Aug	SEP	Nov
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2009	2010	2011

Acne	ADAM	A D�tacher
Alberta Ferretti	Albino	Alexander Wang
Alexandre Herchcovitch	Alice + Olivia	Altuzarra
Anna Sui	Antonio Berardi	Antonio Marras
Aquilano.Rimondi	Araks

Badgley Mischka	Band of Outsiders	Barbara Tfank
Basso & Brooke	BCBG Max Azria	Behnaz Sarafpour
Bensoni	Betsey Johnson	Betty Jackson
Bibhu Mohapatra	Bill Blass	Blumarine
Bottega Veneta	Brioni	Burberry Prorsum

Calvin Klein Collection	Carlos Miele	Carolina Herrera
Chado Ralph Rucci	Charles Anastase	Charlotte Ronson
Chris Benz	Christian Cota	Christian Siriano
Christopher Kane	Clements Ribeiro	Costello Tagliapietra
Cushnie et Ochs	Custo Barcelona	Cynthia Rowley
Cynthia Steffe

D&G	Davidelfin	David Koma
Dennis Basso	Derek Lam	Diane von Furstenberg
Diesel Black Gold	DKNY	Dolce & Gabbana
Donna Karan	Doo.Ri	Douglas Hannant
Duro Olowu