• Erdem print mini dress collection

    Written by Dana Karlson
    20.10.2009

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    Ok so it’s not entirely a collection of dresses (there’s a few trousers and an evening gown or two), but the Erdem print mini dresses are right on-trend for autumn, decorated with vivid swirls, florals and patterns.  The colours are intense and the prints, decisive and bold, enriching Erdem Moralioglu’s legacy of superb craftsmanship.  Those traits are the only viable link between this season and last, as the designer’s rich autumnal palette banished the gentle pastels and summery lace of a warmer time.  This shows an innate understanding of what women want to wear from season to season, and the Erdem print mini dresses are certainly it for autumn.

    Show some leg. I love this hemline, and the puffy skirt makes the models look like dolls dancing down the runway, complete with deep red lips and a messy bun on top.  Whether peaked shoulders (because they are every where, after all) or no shoulders, the Erdem print mini dresses stand out.  It’s this baby-doll shape mixed with such rich colours that cuts a smarter figure (if the dresses were a pale blue or light pink, we’d hear crickets–it’s been done. Overdone).

    But Erdem, the designerdu jour, has used prints to help reinvent the mini empire silhouette quite nicely.  Even the jutting shoulders are less Balmain tennis ball, and more properly pinched. I appreciate this.  The designer has taken such a pervasive trend for autumn and has shaped it accordingly, so no one is yawning in the shops.

    As is so often the case, acute detailing separates the men/women from the boys/girls in the design room.  With the collection of Erdem print mini dresses, there is an emphasis on the neckline.  From simple sweetheart to fluted and sprouting ruffles, there is something for any occasion.  Likewise, the prints are applied is different doses, varying between heavily blurred and more tangible shapes (I see a flower print up there, second from right).  The outfits are all rounded out with opaque tights, and with ornate shoes as a finishing thought.

    Shop the Erdem print mini dresses on LynkU.