I perused this collection out of sheer curiosity being that Alexander
Wang has been appointed the new creative director at Balenciaga. I consider that personal emotion fully sated now
as there was no epiphany but I am just not sure what the impetus was for the
new appointment…
This capsule pre fall collection is a glimpse into the world
that is Alexander Wang. The designer
apparently has an identity problem as he is either in search of a one true
identity or he wants to be the one stop shopping designer; somewhat like a Liz
Claiborne or Ellen Tracy of yore! He is
all over the place from razor sharp or draped to loose sweat shirt
sportswear. The only common thread... unintentional
pun... is the gray black color palette.
The collection, to me, is odd at best.
Then there is the moment when the clothes all seem to be one size or 2
too large for the model and not the
easy chic that may might have been
intended to be.
I continue to ask myself why the brand is so attractive and why
is he such a darling of the media… in particular Madame Wintour, whom you can
be sure had something to do with his new post.
Even if I dissect the collection I see a little bit of Jil, of Hedi, of
Rick and bits and pieces from many different past collections from other
designers. While I find the wool
degrades appealing, they are not new … the same for the sweat shirty type looks
and then that all black drapey very Rick Owens monastic grouping... If I want to
take it a step further, the heather grey jerseyish looking stuff smarts of
Norma Kamali.
The truth be told, I am still waiting for the revelation
that is Alexander Wang... either in his eponymous collections or at Balenciaga…
time will tell … sooner than later.
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