So, what’s the message here? I saw odes to YSL, Courreges, Halston, Mona Bismarck and her Balenciaga opera coat and yet not one reference from the eponymous designer of this brand!
There surely was a lot fabric used in the making of this collection which ranged from almost 2-dimensional flatness to voluminous shapes that swallowed the model. The color range was a highlight, yet it was more like a pantone color book than a well thought out palette... yes refreshing but at these prices you want something more than just colorful “stuff.”
In his efforts to be inclusive, which he certainly was, he went overboard by showing some of these confections on more than reed slim models and that really didn’t work so well... cellulite is not something makes women dream! All in all, to me it told no story, it’s a lot shock, spectacle and awe but upon further examination it made not a lot of sense. Lots of nods to the pasts of others and to his own works but as a total it really didn’t have a lot to say. He made a point of conjuring all sorts of questions such as why an hourglass silhouette has on seam pockets, why do some dresses look like they were lopped off after the fact and where are you wearing a probably $20,000 3-piece suit with puddling pants and a bra top...if it sells at all I highly doubt it will be sold as shown!
The feather lashes were been there done that and who in the world sends out a model with a hole in her stockings while wearing a 5-figure ensemble! Hair was neat/ slick, the model range was much larger than most and by that, I mean in size and age. It might have helped a bit if some of the models didn’t appear to be sleep walking. The men’s pieces were filler and superfluous and as once again why were they even shown!
PS... don’t expect
Sheikha Mozah banging down your door!
