Backstage At Nina Ricci’s Fall 2017 Show
Think: Parisian rodeo circus queen.
The Nina Ricci show was a carnival of rodeo and circus references that included fringing, metal accents that were seen tips of shoes and as collar clips, yoke seaming and snap closures. Designer Guillaume Henry, who has helmed the storied brand since 2015, gave nod to the American West but reinterpreted under the sophisticated femininity of the Nina Ricci lens.
Henry’s collections are always full of surprises. Last season, the French designer presented a striped soccer jersey motif while this season marked the first time he used pastels in his collection since being appointed the brand’s creative director.
“When I first entered the company, for me, there was no question of pastels at all,” the designer told us. “But then things grow in your mind and you feel that it’s the right moment to do it. It’s very spontaneous.”
Click through for an up-close look at the collection, and to hear more about the inspiration for Fall and why pastels don't *have* to be girly.