Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2011 RTW

Dear reader stylemefab suggested I take a look at Christian Siriano's Fall/Winter 2012 collection.  Siriano is still a fairly new designer, and has had three collections in total.  I, like many others, heard of Siriano through Project Runway, and to be honest, I know more about his flamboyant personality than his actual work.  But I'm excited to see how he will develop a vision for his label in the coming years.

Despite a couple of model trip-ups and one unfortunate fall near the end of the show, the clothes at the end were much stronger than what Siriano started off with.  To start, Siriano introduced dark romanticism with sheer black fabric:

From this, Siriano moved quickly onto dark, but ladylike silhouettes.  Some of the dresses here I thought were lacking a uniqueness that is often what makes designers stand out among fast fashion brands.  However, the detailing near the end did demonstrate more of Siriano's skill.

Then in a breakaway from the dark, somber tones, Siriano heightened the sense of glamour with the usual red-carpet hits:

As the gowns came out, dark romanticism returned in a sheer skirted dress, and mingled with the glamorous in the final look:

Siriano definitely ended on a better note than he started with.  There wasn't a clear vision in this collection and there were times when Siriano failed to exercise and go beyond his abilities.  However, there were chic looks in this collection, and I do believe Siriano will find his way soon enough.

Watch the entire show here.

Image Source: Style.com