I would be remiss if I excluded Azzedine Alaia from the
roster of designers who showed for Fall 2013; not to mention I would be one
lousy critic as well as a shortsighted one.
Mr. Alaia, as is his wont, shows when he wants and to whom he
wants. He is a master of his craft and
thusly follows no rules other than his own.
This is not a collection about trend or the latest and the
greatest. Every Alaia collection is
about the evolvement of the métier of fashion; this is about his personal
evolution and possibly just about what HE feels like showing for any given
season.
Anyone who has an understanding of what Mr. Alais does with
his eponymous brand knows that he is all about shape, silhouette, construction,
innovation, creativity, self-expression and most of all his personal
individuality that reigns supreme within
the fashion community. While so many us
in the Fashion Flock are worried about what Raf is doing at Dior or what
absurdity Hedi has heaped upon the house of
Saint Laurent, Mr. alaia just travels his own path, the path that has
been paved in the glory of HIS fashion, HIS way.
This season, he is all about knits… short, long, slim.
Shaped or any way he sees them. Each
piece is a deception of simplicity. Each
piece is a demonstration of masterful and signature design. I feel that Mr. Alaia is an acquired taste
for fashionphiles as either you get it or you don’t! He is, what I consider to be, a 21st
century Balenciaga; maybe not as cerebral and as expansive but nonetheless a
master of the art of fashion.
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