Bruno Pieter’s collection for ss2010 was one that resonated with me back in september. The stark simplicity of it has a placating effect on the viewer, and perhaps it has the same effect on the wearer. There is an uncanny duality between vulnerability and strength. The nude in the color palatte gives the feeling of being bare and exposed—being stripped of any security blanket or façades. The Belgian-born deviated from the things that have now recently defined today’s fashion (peaked shoulders, drop crotch, et al). Pieters did not allow trends to define this collection, but allowed his intuition, without the muddling of what else is happening in fashion, to conjure up such demure pieces.
I love the look of nude or pale colors upon fair skin— it echoes purity. But, not everyone agrees. You hear the same thing fair-complected women usually say: “this color washes me out.” So it was a daring move on Pieters’ part to make nude a dominant aspect of his collection, but an intelligent move.
