After the misstep of pre fall 2104 Michael Kors is on the
road to redemption ... well sort of anyway. Discussing Fall for men’s would
only cause me to lose control as using socked feet in Birkenstocks with a
puffer coat is, well… offensive. I understand that that now MK is a literal
billionaire which means town cars and drivers but we lesser folk navigate
streets and crosswalks in snow, hence that footwear is laughable, but I
digress.
Fall 2014 is an ode to lots of inspirations and colleagues
of the past. One would not have to stretch their imagination to see YSL, Perry
Ellis, Ralph Lauren, J.Crew, Chloe, a nod to Prada and Celine. Then there is a
most obvious nod to tiered skirts and gypsy/peasant tops along with those flowing
georgettes. Guess who?? As a total, the look is highly generic and a departure
from the slick looks that built the empire of Michael Kors.
My problem is that it doesn’t have the usual polish of
Michael Kors, the ads are always so wonderfully crisp with essences of Euro and
all American perfection and then we have these collections that look like who
did it and ran. There is this dishabille element or maybe it is just this very
forced off handed casualness that goes against everything I visualize bout the
brand. In essence, the whole thing lacks the usual polish of his past collections.
I guess this can all be attributed to expectations and that
is simply... never expected and never be disappointed. Was the collection
ghastly? … No but it certainly wasn’t anything to write home about. I am sure I
will be taken to task with my evaluation but the proof is at retail and not in
my words. I just wish he would go back to thinking about Babe, Jackie, Nan and
Gloria …they would never understand this or want it as they bought it the first
time around.
PS.. I was once asked what it might take for me to look more
favorably upon a collection, my reply was simply … beautiful clothes and then you would think an invite to a show might be a lovely gesture as
well !
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