I fully understand that Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have
re-imagined what Valentino is to look like for the 21st century but
do they have to show it this way? The ghost
like wan faces of these waifs who appear to be other worldly and ashen do not
add any luster to these clothes.
Yes,
the clothes have the spirit of Valentino but they sure do lack the sparkle, drama
and pizzazz that its namesake designer imbued into every collection. The clothes come off very 2 dimensional, flat
and almost lifeless which is very unfortunate as I continually read how this
design duo is trying to use more couture techniques with each collection.
I
realize I just said they have the spirit of Valentino but hell, what exactly
are they thinking to show patent leather dresses which if styled a bit differently
might turn up on the pages of a fetish magazine. How does one show all white on these unmade up
stiff as a board models? How can almost every
single piece of this huge collection look so straight up and down? Ms. Chiuri and Mr. Piccioli need to visit the
archive and study how not to make a ruffle look like it is erect. The femininity that was once integral to the
Valentino collections has been swapped for an almost genderless kind of appeal
with an emphasis on the matronly with that below the knee length. Can I also mention the appearance that the
clothes all look high waisted and using fur does not make a collection look
rich!
Well
all I can say is that certain critics refer to these as resuscitating the eponymous
collection when all I can think presently is “get the paddles and stand back!”
All
of this being said, I do need to say that there are some pretty clothes here
… if you can stay awake to see them. It
is also time to ditch those sissy missy looks and recall what lush and
extravagant mean in terms of this collection.
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