Apparently there is something that came of the debacle that
once was the revival of the Halston brand. Well yes maybe make that several...
shedding the no talents of Ms. Parker and Ms. Mellon was the first and now
apparently there is a designer in residence who might understand the Halston
esthetic.
From the look of it, Marie Mazelis has certainly captured
much of who and what Roy Frowick was all about especially when it comes to
dresses and the deceptive ease of those dresses; the lightness, the shape, the
patterning and of course the materials and silhouettes. It is far more
difficult to capture what Halston did for daywear and sportswear as he was
still all about ease and softness and a very casual soigne approach as
exemplified by his stellar list of clients ... Babe Paley and Jackie O to name
a couple.
Anyone who ever walked into the shop on Madison was first
assaulted by the wall of cashmere separates that were all part of what made
Halston who he was. My question is simply can that be accomplished in this
collection or is it even necessary to pursue that segment of his own particular
genius.
At any rate it is so gratifying to see that something rise
from the ashes of that initial disaster, something akin to a Phoenix, and now
if things moves on a smoother path, there will be a brand that honors and
respects the DNA of its eponymous designer rather than tossing it aside in
favor of some trendoid pile of useless clothes. Yes shock of shocks, a
collection of clothes that looks like they might be worn and that women of many
ages will look good in!
PS it isn’t much of a
stretch to imagine Karen, Alva and Pat parading down a run in many of these
pieces
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