By Haleema SS
The Pamella Roland Fall 2020 ready-to-wear collection oozed the cheer of party season combined with the ambience of modern femininity. The Palace of Versailles was the inspiration for this collection which is a great stimulus for Roland’s designs but to be frank, some pieces of this collection lacked the lavish aura of Versailles. The outfits pursued red-carpet ready-to-wear and not royalty. The first look was not enticing and some of the looks which followed seemed a bit too commercial and not runaway.
However, there were some looks which captured a contemporary sense of femininity. In particular is look seven which was an off-the-shoulder black tulle dress which has white beaded detailing in its layers. The dress was stylishly simplistic yet impactful. Another dress which captured a refined and feminine style and more importantly captured the Palace of Versailles charm was look twelve. This look featured a strapless, floor-length royal blue dress with mirror detailing.
Furthermore, look twenty-three was another dress which caught my eye but did not wholeheartedly please my vision. This jade-green, off-the-shoulder, floor-length dress which featured a lovely V-neck cut and embellishment at the top. I would love to have seen the embellishment carried further down the dress and the dress to have a fitted finish rather than a mermaid’s tail design. The light ruched detailing in the mid-section was unflattering and the dress could do without it.
Ultimately, the show was good but not great. Roland’s signature style which is the usual shiny and dazzling formula could have been elevated to exude extravagance, which would have evoked Versailles succinctly.
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