As I have
written time after time about Olivier Rousteing, the boy has talent! I have always
been a fan of his underpinnings that he has consistently shown under his
tailored pieces in previous collections BUT one more time an editor’s pencil
was sorely needed especially with this collection!
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Not only was
it repetitive to beat the band but then he opted to choose an Hermès like print to populate the collection…. Not a good idea at
all for someone who says he was thinking of Africa, his ancestry and his roots
when he designed the collection… waxed batiks??/ ikats?? C’mon girl get your shit together and do your
homework. Your ancestors weren’t mummies!!
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While the
palette worked the collection was overkill on so many levels ... all that
wrapping, swathing and draping and cowling and yes, I personally love it but how long
does it take to get into these get-ups and where are you going in them. The
tailored pieces were as usual razor sharp but there were these odd pieces like
the calvary placket outerwear jacket and a seemingly ode to Schiaparelli’s sunburst
cape. What’s odd is that all the wrapping seemed to recall the very beginnings
of Haider Ackerman which all fell by the wayside and maybe today we can see why.
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With 35 or
40 exits he could he have created a far more cohesive and impactful collection
that really made a statement rather than his audience being beaten over the head
with these looks alike looks. If you want to base a collection on your roots
you don’t have to imagine what your ancestors or genetic relations wear... that’s what google is for or better yet get
on a freakin plane and go look!
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One last thing...
your over 3 million Instagram followers…. Well my guess is 2,995,000 of them are
H&M customers and that’s a generous guess on my part!!
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