“Hey Mikey... he likes it!”
Even though this is not my usual cup of tea, I must say I
find the fall collection by Maria Grachvogel very appealing. There is the obvious softness, the easy
draping, no severe hard lines, the beautiful use of prints and that slouchy,
feel good attitude that this collection exudes.
I am not saying this is perfection, I am not saying that
this sets the world on fire but what I am saying is that these look
commercially viable wearable clothes that I can see women wanting to wear and
own. In the past 2 weeks, that sentiment
is something that seems to be an enigma to many designers. Ms. Grachvogel sues a somewhat unusual
palette yet makes it intriguing and I am one who normally hates that shade of gold
and that awful pinky taupe but she does make it work by taking it a shade off
the norm. Soft draping at the neck and on the torso is the name of the game and
the photographic/degrade prints are artfully used without being overbearing... another
unusual moment.
London has shown me or introduced me to some new names and I
am hoping that these people are not one show wonders who hit the nail on the
head once and then go off on some arty tangent with unwearable clothes and never
to be seen or heard from again. The
world of fashion is in need of a reality check or in other words the polar opposite
of what Tom Ford showed last evening.
There is absolutely no need to be an attention grabbing media whore when
there is business to be done and there is a severe shortage of resources with
which to do that business.
P.S. .. the stand up collar and the sagging boobie dress need some work
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