Let’s say it is the yin and yang of fashion. On one hand you
have the most amazing tsunami of color, construction and design and on the
other hand you have a collection that spares no expense rendering some of the
most unflattering clothes in the most unflattering colors as if to resemble
peignoirs and oddly designed parochial school uniforms. One of the collections
adheres strictly to its DNA and the other has strayed so far from its DNA as to
be sadly unrecognizable, unappealing and bland to the point of being boring.
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Unquestionably Delpozo is for those who are more than just a
clotheshorse as the clothes celebrate the art and craft of fashion. Valentino, on the other hand, seems to be
striving for simplicity albeit with extravagantly expensive, embellished, and
unattractive clothes aimed at the label whores of fashion.
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Staying on topic here, Delpozo offers constructed clothes
that rival the great architectural designers of the last century while Valentino
might offer the softer side and more wearable but at what price and I don’t
mean dollars and cents.
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Clearly I have made my feelings and my preferences known
here but despite my usual battle cry about wearability and salability there
comes a time when one must draw the line and say screw it, these clothes are
just too wondrously fabulous and hopefully there are a few women out there who
will bravely and proudly wear them. As for the more boring and frankly ugly, in
my opinion, the bases are covered.
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