If things were looking grim before today, it was before Gn
and definitely before Akris! After what I thought was superb pre fall Herr Kriemler
delivered a perfectly beautiful vision for the brand for Fall 2014. The continuation
of purely chic and urbane clothes takes a slightly more modern turn with the
end result being just what one hopes a Fall collection can look like.
Slick is a word that comes to mind as well as chic, tasty
and soigne. The clothes retain all of the DNA and vocabulary that Mr. Kriemler
has built during his tenure and has in fact resurfaced after a temporary
departure from the past few seasons.
It just all worked... the styling, the
shapes, the palette, the mood, the layering and the general tone of the collection.
It is greatly re assuring when designers go back to doing what they do best instead
of testing the waters unsuccessfully, (IMHO). The collection is restrained without
being boring and contains the flourishes that Mr. Kriemler has now fully
integrated into the collection... ie the photo print images!
We have enough collections that look like
Chloe, Celine, Givenchy and contemporary sportswear, the time has come to
regain the luster of what makes great fashion and that DOES NOT include regurgitated
inspirations which usually accompany ugly and unwearable clothes. Akris is a
collection that speaks for itself and not a collection that requires an
instruction manual or a translation for what you see.
I tip my hat to Akris and Albert
Kriemler!
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