Can Pucci move beyond prints? The fact is that it has to, which is a concept that Peter Dundas, the house’s new designer, seems to understand. His first collection had all the signs of a new direction: new venue, chosen to reflect the splendor of Palazzo Pucci in Florence; new light-speed pace, and new clothes of the sexy, party-girl variety. It’s a theme Dundas played with during his time at Ungaro, where one season’s collection was an ode to his love of nightclubbing. That’s exactly where his Pucci getups are headed, most likely onto the backs of leggy ladies who favor big, blue furs and will look great in flashy minidresses emblazoned with a zigzag pastiche of sequins, lace and, at times, denim. It’s not immediately obvious, but that pattern, which appeared on several dresses in various fabrications, was actually inspired by a classic Pucci print, one pulled from the founder’s 1957 collection. Dundas abstracted it as embroideries and cutouts on knit sweaters and more dresses. It took a more literal form on squiggle-print silk shirts, which again, didn’t scream Pucci but suggested it in an edgy, out-on-the-town kind of way.