My invitation must
have gotten lost in the mail... AGAIN!! But being as intrepid as I am,
reviewing the collection is no problem and it can still be accomplished in the
age of the internet. With that being said, let me start off by saying something
positive about the collection… pretty palette!
I really thought that sanity had returned to this world and
that MK was once again going to be the king of clean and slick sportswear
looks; alas that quickly devolved into this sort of slouchy sloppy ROW version
of Michael Kors. Maybe he and the twins collaborated on this or else how could
you explain some of these looks.
Yes, in fact I did think the color palette was beautiful,
the tie dyes looked great and the maybe 6 dresses were perfect for anywhere
dressing either during the travelling sort of resort season or summer in the
city. And then... bad dah dum... came these shapeless earth mother dresses and separates
that would certainly work in the lineup
at THE ROW or maybe Celine or Chloe or
Stella but they surely don t fit the mind set of that MK has built over the
course of his career.
Aside from the Birkenstock like footwear and the Hunteresque
boots which add that J Crew sort of feel, please explain to me where these
clothes fit the image that is projected in the institutional ads that Michael
Kors runs in national magazines. Can we talk about that crochet 60’s dress or
some of the seemingly loving hands at home knit wear and oh yes let’s talk of
the shearlings or curly lambs and the sable lined field jacket… okay .. So we
spoke of them … moving on…..
If ever there was a time for Mr. Kors to stick to his guns
and exercise the DNA and vocabulary of the brand, it would be now since there
seems to be an endless supply of sameness out there. Where are the slick
cosmopolitan looks that populated his collections for years? For me, it is
gravely disappointing that one of the rare American designers who have built an
empire has succumbed to the miasma and malaise that has befallen the saddening
world of fashion.
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