NEW YORK — At first glance, Norisol Ferrari’s new showroom-cum-concept store in far west Chelsea here looks like the work of someone with very dark tendencies. Her collection of predominantly black garments made mostly from leather and exotic skins is surrounded by taxidermy, fetishistic toys, corsets and fearsome jewelry.
The design and workmanship of Ferrari’s garments are intricate, created for a woman who wants to project a cool sense of power.
“Our collectors are the alpha divas of their worlds,” she said. “They aren’t motivated by what celebrities wear. I don’t care for celebrities. We’ve had our share [including Jennifer Hudson and Janet Jackson] but they’re not the driving force of the business.”
Ferrari’s clothes have hidden details, such as a leather scarf long enough to wrap several times around the neck and attached to the pocket in the back of a leather jacket. “The insides of the garments are more important to me than everything,” she said.
She uses innovations in cut and construction to trick the eye. A small, inverted triangle-shaped piece of leather inserted where the small of the back would be has the optical effect on a coat of nipping in the waist and slimming the buttocks.
The designer said she obsesses over comfort
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