Here’s the thing... he will never really make or design
“normal” clothes but there are times he comes very close but alas this was not
one of those times. Today was Klaus Nomi meets “My Geisha.” Yeah, I got it ...
traditional Japanese landscape paintings, iconography and embroideries covering the surfaces of men’s suitings complete with
rice powder white faces, Klaus lips and traditional geta and their unique
socks.
Whether or not I ever like his collections is irrelevant as
he can always be admired for his vivid imagination, his almost surreal quality
and his precise razor sharp tailoring. For some odd reason, this collection did
not look as hard edged or as impeccable as almost all of the others
presentations that have come before it. Today the jackets were pulling and
rippling which is disturbing. The question that comes to mind is simply ... did
this look better on paper than in real life? The Thom Browne eccentricities
were in full attendance from , what I’m guessing were, 3 inch cuffs topping his
signature high water pants and his bracelet length sleeves but the jacket
lengths have increased and are unusually elongated given his penchant for
almost cropped if not shrunken
silhouettes. Then there were loads of vests and lots of flap pockets.
Honestly, this highly Johnny one note collection seemed
odder than usual and even more eccentric than usual. This might be overstating
the obvious but something seemed very off. To say the least, this was surely
not a favorite of mine and one of the least groundbreaking on his resume.
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