Blah … blah… blah, blah, blah ... insert oohing... aaahing ...
fawning ... lauding…. Orgasmic rants … well that is if you are of the blindly
faithful and/or the terminally trendoid … or maybe of the baaaaaaaaah club (the
sheep)
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What I saw was a flicker of Galliano in the razor sharp tailoring,
the antics of the hair /make-up and of course the gender bending. Aside from
the design theatrics of fraying and wrapped plastic and torn and flaps, there
was this very heavy handed folded seamed bust line that surely looked less than
fabulous or worthy of Galliano’s hand. The styling was almost to the point of
just plain ridiculous and let’s talk about what looked like bonded fabric! You remember
bonded ... it was fabric heat set, backed to a foam like material to provide roundness
without all the seaming architecture.
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Having never been a fan or Margiela enthusiast, maybe its appeal
is lost on me. BUT, my eyes tell me that the Galliano input was most evident in
the tailoring and in a few styles that reminded us of how Galliano sees/saw
fashion. i.e. the Japanese/Ferre type tie closures on jackets and dresses. So …
This is all about pieces and not so much about a total look by any stretch of
the imagination. The proportion of so much is visually disturbing to me.
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What struck me odd was the embellishments which one can
suppose were to be humorous but they just seem to be in stark contrast to this designer’s
M.O. ALAS, there was this amazing studded and frayed sleeveless tennis sweater
which was pretty amazing and while on the subject of pieces there was there was
that skirt and coat with the “diamante” earrings hanging of them. If one is looking
for conversation pieces, then you have come to the right place.
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