Okay so, this season we got “Old Donna,” New Donna,” and
then as with every show of hers in the past years, we got “What were you
thinking Donna.” What never ever changes
is the fact that Karan is at her best when she uses her tailoring chops to show
off her amazing ability to sex up these hard edged tailored pieces.
She went back to jersey and leather and added a bit of
softness with the “wrap element.” Then,
of course, there is the “drape element” which again is most effective when used
with restraint. My favorite pieces were
the outerwear jackets and coats which were as clean and sharp as possible
without looking old and tired. Somehow
it seemed that either the brown grouping
became the group where all the questionable styles were collected or that she
really isn’t fond of the color and subconsciously used the weakest styles in
that group.
There is not a question in my mind that Ms. Karan is one the
greater talents of the 20th century but she slips and slides along
season after season creating collections which are end results of her own
emotions and ego rather than the “retailability” of any collection. This is not to say that any Donna Karan
collection was of a forgiving silhouette, well any beautiful collection, but
there are times when Karan successfully adds “any size” elements which become a
great asset to that collection.
Part of me wants that exhilaration and rush that came along
with Donna’s very first few collections and I can’t ever seem to reclaim that
feeling from those early times. At any
rate, I surely wouldn’t pan this collection but then again I surely can’t rave
about it either. What I certainly can
say is there is plenty here to please the DK client and even to beckon a new
client.
With all this being said, this collection is a lot better
than what has been shown in the past week or so! So, instead of a bravo Donna,
it’s a yay Donna! (y)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGOGmCDfdk8
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