So, yes it’s all very Dries and then on the other hand it is not very Dries at all and yet when it’s all put together it creates a world of Dries. He is the man of color, the man of pattern, the man of the outrageous and the man of wearable clothes.
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This collection offered a dichotomy of his design repertoire in that prints were not first and foremost and yet stripes made a huge impact. There were some incredibly chic simple dresses and then of course there were those out there fringe and mesh pieces where one might shake their head but as said when it’s all assembled it makes perfect sense in the Dries solar system. I did love the cellophane fringe and the bow references which did not seem to equate with his oeuvre at all. Not being a fan of orange and golden yellow I had a bit of a hard time with those pieces and with the oversized pieces as well; but none of it was unpalatable.
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Yes it looked like spring and no it did not appear to be pandering to influencers, label whores, fashion victims and of course those bought and paid for fashion critics but here is a case where Dries offers no ad dollars to the till so one might get a few dissenting opinions or maybe not now that he has sold a stake in the company.
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Let it be known I am not a diehard Dries fanatic but unquestionably I can say he is a designer’s designer who remains true to himself in a world of me too fashion competing against the mega financed designers most of whom are the least talented of fashion designers to ever own a presence on the fashion stage. It’s refreshing to see a designer do what he does best and in this case it is being himself!
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