Aesthetics + Economics: Alice Ritter

About

Aesthetics + Economics is my attempt to find an outlet for an intense interest in fashion and design in general. My aims are twofold: to find interlocutors so that I might refine my knowledge of the inner workings of fashion and the design-oriented business world, and to share that interest and information with fellow fashion devotees! Comments are VERY welcome. Please tell me what you think, whether it be to agree, disagree, argue, or enlighten me. The banner image features a picture from "Bad is the New Good" photographed by Eugenio Recuenco.

We know and love Alice Ritter for her cool, coquettish designs. Her clothes are smart and appeal to the most chic of show goers (and quite literally so--the audience at the French designer's Fall 2007 show was one of the best dressed I have ever seen at fashion week). For fall, Alice succeeded in producing original, wearable pieces imbued with her signature charm and sense of subtle stylishness. Highlights included some great, creative coats and jackets, as well as a number of simple, satin dresses and tops. The dominant colors and trends in this collection were the colors amber, champagne, plum, navy, black, and white, the use of satin and light brocades, and the forms--more skinny black legs, trapeze and shift dresses, and--wait for it--breaches. More pictures after the jump!

PS - One more reason to love Alice Ritter? She studied economics in Paris!

View the rest of the collection at Getty.