Christian Siriano Fall 2010

Christian Siriano may have been Project Runway’s youngest winner, but his clothes prove once again to be all grown up. His fall/winter 2010 collection was inspired by an elegant Parisian women from the 1960s. The first model came out in a ladylike leather skirt and jacket, cut to the body with a ruffle at the waist.

The tone was set for the rest of the show: sharp femininity. There were black silk cocktail dresses with asymmetrical petal-like draping and body-skimming LBDs with ruffles falling from the shoulders.

What started out to seem like an all-black show finally gave way to navy blue. A sparkle-metallic collared neckpiece gave way to a dress in two-toned blue chiffon. The juxtaposition lent visual interest, but the rest of the dress could have used more structure.

Then, fuschia. A surprise color both for Siriano and for fall. Fuschia silk gathered at one shoulder, cinched with black at the waist, then draped out over a thigh-skimming navy skirt proved to be on of the most inventive creations.

The final number was a strapless silk top gave way to a voluminous skirt of fuschia chiffon ruffles at the waist. Quite literally, thanks to a wobble on the model’s part, it was a showstopper.

Siriano’s take-home message for fall – ruffles and unexpected color.