While the media pundits will no doubt
hail this as groundbreaking, well from its beauty, declare it exquisite, and declaring
how unbelievably well designed and so so original, facts are facts... one of
those being this; if the collection is all of the above, then why does a critic
or reviewer spend more than 450 of oddly 700 words on front row and venue in
their review? Then again there is this minor detail which is the collection is
only marketed in Saks Fifth Avenue (my guess is nothing ever on sale and all
merch supplied and owned by LV) and in its own on the
A stores of its 460. Lastly it should be noted and NEEDS to be
considered that this is a collection of stratospheric retail prices. That said,
now we can begin ... by the way... this was CONTEXT!
With all this being out there and in
your mind, I must say that I think I saw a few pigs fly by my window as I
actually found some pieces that looked quite beautiful and even wearable provided
you are a trust fund baby or just lucky enough to be a willowy size 8 or less
with an immense clothing allowance or with a 7 figure job.
Of distinction were the laser cut
leather dresses at the end, the “intricato” black gown, the 2 croco and
georgette pieces that looked as gossamer as devoré, the Mondrianesque sequined jacket and even some of the
drawstring pants. There was one bronzy
hued 40’s dress with a paillette like fish scale middy collar that was singular
in the detail of the collar but little else as was the beige and black laser cut dresses that were outstanding more
as a works of art and craftsmanship rather than as an articles of clothing. The
deeply quilted mini bags will surely be fodder for the accessory market while
the hard bags remain a sort of silly accessory for fashion victims worldwide,
especially when one considers the digital accessories and make up they must
contain. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the excessive amount of prints
from the mundane chain link to an oddly Hermès looking one.
So, the patent flip flops will be in
every store from Forever 21 and up in the food chain as well as versions of the
trainers, desert boots and motocross jackets. Somehow I can’t imagine even the
most voracious fashion vacuums sucking up hot pants and cropped jackets to be
worn as the preferred choice for running off to lunch, the office even if you
are the CEO or supermarket. Then again, even the most studied victim may not
have legs that need to be insured! Oh!! And housecoats are your guess!!!
Call me old
fashioned but the excessive amount of cropped and abbreviated jackets is just
that and the juxtaposition of stiff leather standing away from the body in a criss
cross or played out as pocket details seem oddly clumsy. On the whole one could
say it was okay, it had its moments, and yet somehow it wouldn’t be a stretch
to see it hanging in Zara or H&M albeit not of the same quality. So, what’s
the fuss other than the enormous sums of money that are being spent to try to
convince the fashion world that Nicky is a force to be reckoned with and that
LV is a major player in the fashion business as well as a mega brand!
