“Ackerman's show is full of silken jersey dresses, decked with panels of various block colours. It is remarkably reminiscent of the show by young designer Jonathan Saunders in London … but while Saunders is being puffed beyond expectation by the British fashion industry, Ackerman is more realistically viewed by the French as one to watch.”

“Ackerman has a vision and, although he does not move forward rapidly, his way of developing his aesthetic has an honesty about it. This particular collection, using jersey drapes in baked mud colors, had a whiff of Rick Owens, yet the designer has an individual spirit in the way he melds sporty clothes with a modern elegance.”