Although several designers have tried to forge a modern identity for Nina Ricci over the last decade, the French fashion house is still better known for the iconic fragrance L'Air Du Temps (launched in 1948 in the Lalique bottle with glass doves) than for clothes.
But the brand's new creative director, Peter Copping, is trying to change that. Copping follows on the heels of Belgian designer Olivier Theyskens, who wowed critics and fashion eccentrics alike with his collections (remember those heel-less fetish shoes?) but didn't sell much of anything.
Copping, who is British, is aiming for more of a balance between fantasy and reality on the runway. "It's called the fashion industry after all," he said over toast and hot chocolate in Los Angeles recently.
His first two collections have been sexy and sweet, with lots of lingerie-like details, lace and bows, and an emphasis on party dresses and feminine knits. Now he's on the road selling it and stopped at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills recently for a trunk show and charity event.
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