12 January 2010 new York
With the phone ringing off the hook with requests for his sexy little party dresses, Peter Dundas made sure to include plenty of them in his latest collection for Pucci. His celeb fans will be able to choose from ruched animal prints, second-skin black jersey with zip details, or asymmetrical hot pink numbers. He's put his experience at fur specialist Revillon to work here, too, turning out belted cashmere jackets with fox sleeves and a shaggy black coat that would have appealed to Janis Joplin, a pre-fall muse. A pair of great-looking double-face capes in camel and black were less rock 'n' roll, more armed and dangerous, and he kept the military thing going with epauletted blouses and high-waisted trousers. Dundas likes to think of the Pucci girl as a jet-set nomad, and this season, with all the ground he's covered,