Peter Som has so much going for him these days. He is the new Creative Director for Bill Blass, he recently collaborated with Gucci Westman to create P.S. Kiss for Lancome (available in October) and now NRDC Equity Partners has bought a majority stake in his company. With so much excitement, I really expected his Spring SS08 RTW collection to mimic this upward peak in his career, but I was a little disappointed by the mainly monotone pieces.

Silver, grey and paled down pastels dominated the color palette of Peter Som's collection, while the style screamed chic, the lack of color took away from what would be an otherwise glorious collection. A few ensembles did have a pop of color here and there--bright yellow and red belts, a deep red bead necklace; the absence of color, in both the clothing and makeup, left me feeling grim.

Towards the end, the mood of the collection seemed to come to life with five gorgeous coral colored shirts, dresses and skirts. This is what I love about Spring collections; the transition from lifeless and drab to bright and carefree. After staring at snow and the landscape devoid of color all season, the last thing I want to do come Spring is slip into clothing of the same nature.

Peter Som's style--fabulous, but overall I was left wishing for the brightness of the Som.

*Photo Credit: Style.com