Giambattista Valli SS13

Is Valli's streamlining of his RTW collection a direct response to his foray into couture? If so, bravo. The designer's clean, tailored take on Spring was an exercise in transparency (lace, organza), texture (brocade), and suiting (shrunken jackets and cropped, tapered trousers). Particularly fetching? A crinkled, gold short-sleeved jacket, an ornately embellished tunic/trouser combo on Hanne, and a slouchy jacket/pencil skirt in a delightfully retro shade of yellow.