“Unbelievably, McCollough and Hernandez are a year
shy of their 20th anniversary; it was 2002 when Barneys bought their Parsons
graduate collection.”
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Even more unbelievably is that first that they are
still in business, second is that they have never developed a look, a signature,
a style that can be identified with them and lastly that they are still hyped
and praised for collections that shop for a new client each and every season
and have no reason for being
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“a spongy knit dress with an askew head hole
or a top with a swooping asymmetrical hem. The former snaked around the body,
while the latter had a buoyant sculptural volume.”
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The above quote is written by a so-called fashion
maven who apparently can’t find the words to describe the absolute fantasy that
this is yet one more collection with no point of view and no raison d’être. It
is indeed the emperor’s new clothes. How can a critic talk around the clothes
let alone outright lie about what is in plain sight?
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Every business model they have attempted has failed,
people have lost stellar reputations and their jobs because of them and lastly
their last great cheerleader has finally gotten canned, hopefully for all the
pandering she has effused about them and so many others while far more original
and talented designers get unnoticed and actually sell clothes season after season. It is sort of a very fitting finale to whatever season this was as this collection reflects something that once existed in one of the major fashion capitals of the world. If this is the best of what we have then we should throw in the towel and just call it a day.
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It is far more difficult to lie than tell the truth!
PS a few parting thoughts ... what season is this with furry slippers that don’t
fit, straw bags, white sandals, fur trim and slip dresses? As far as Kamala’s step-daughter
is just one more PR trick /distraction from the clothes themselves!