Here is the thing about writing reviews that is always a sticking
point. When people read then they expect the writer either to fall on the floor
from the ecstacy of it all or throwing in the towel and carrying on about how
ugly a collection is but haute Couture is a totally different species from the usual
runway presentation. Enough of that and now it is time to get on with it…..
What I love about Giambattista Valli is that the man knows
what the meaning of couture is and by that it is to say he knows is way around
the ateliers and why the clothes are only related to the ready to wear and not
kissing cousins. Many would call it brand extension if one is into that sort of
chat.
Giamba, if I may, is brilliant at reading the times and one realizes
that he loves his women and he loves the clothes. He actually wants his ladies
to be beautiful and that is a novelty known to very few these days. While I may
not always agree with every aspect of the collection I can understand it and I
can rationalize it and attach its significance to the designer and his body of
work. I may not see the proportion as he does but I also know that haute
couture is a suggestion as the clothes are sold direct to the client and she maybe
adjusts to her own personal quirks and specifications. In essence, yes I think some
of the opening dresses are bit too short but there are nonetheless exquisitely
done, just not to my personal taste. This whole concept is contrary to let’s say
Dior or Versace when I might be pressed into saying the clothes are just
downright ugly or unattractive.
Once the very short segment passes, we get to see a
beautiful assortment of gloriously rendered dresses that live up the terminology
of Haute Couture. This meaning that the clothes reflect the vocabulary and DNA
of this rarefied aspect of fashion. The presentation is flawless, the colors
superb, the utilization of what is available in terms of ateliers is in keeping
with the art of the couture and all of that is what makes the collection a
success and far more than just an excuse in comparison to what else is being
passed off as supposedly modern couture … why bother, just do ready to wear and
call it day and we will all have less to find fault with!!!!!!!
In the end, I tip my hat to Giambattista Valli who unapologetically
and consistently delivers beautiful clothes and designs with his ladies in mind
as well as what he designs for ... in this case Haute Couture… you do it proud!
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