Balenciaga is a French
fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga. He had a reputation as a
couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master
of us all" by Christian Dior. His bubble skirts and odd, feminine, yet
ultra-modern shapes were trademarks of the house.
With that being
said, let’s revert today to a review that will take the form of a letter to the
designer about his Fall 2015 collection:
Dear hair
flipping Allie…
just back from your latest effort for the renowned and fabled
house of Balenciaga and I need to ask you there... do you have mirrors in the
atelier or are they fun house mirrors? Apparently no one could see that while
you made valiant effort this season to reference the eponymous designer, you
somehow failed when it came to completing the task. I first noticed that in the
first half of the show, the coats were pretty great but then the top half of many outfits seem to
echo what might have been DNA of the brand but the bottom half was so you! I mean
really… couldn’t you find something a bit more feminine other than brogues or
pointy fur trimmed mules for the models to wear... you know like pretending
that you have some respect for the late designer. Ho did you ever wind up with
belts as a collar or as embellishment on a skirt and then adding school boy
scarves ..WTF are you thinking here?
Moving right along you get into that
hourglass shape complete with shaped skirt which might have worked had you bothered
to lower the waistline a bit and shorten the skirt... did no one notice the odd
proportions you were creating? You know … Wanger, Cristobal was also about
proportions not just shape! I really don’t get it... you went so far as to try
to really show that you have some respect for the brand and the eponymous
designer and yet you didn’t go the distance to perfect it.. Tsk tsk tsk! So... why
bother? Maybe it is because you failed to understand that women’s waists are
not scant inches from their bust lines??...Or maybe that you really aren’t
comfortable with actual dresses? BTW Laverne & Shirley Monogram pins?? ….
Really?
So, now AW, let’s
talk about those silly skirts that barely cover ones nether regions when
walking ... why? What is the deal? I get
it that you didn’t want to be too literal but hell you might have come up with
even a simple pencil skit with a slit
rather than that semi quasi wrap thing. It would be nice if you showed the
world that indeed you were all grown up instead of pretending to be an eternal it
boy... you know that only holds up for so long and then doll, it gets real
tired real quick.. I know you know what I mean... it is a long stretch from
cargo pants to almost couture like construction and actually living up to the reputation
of the brand.
One more thing
before I dash off... ya gotta cut that mop off as that hair flip is really
wearing out its welcome on ANY runway and it may be time to “tell” everyone you
have grown up!
Kiss … kiss …
ciao... ciao ... miss you!! …me
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