Simone Rocha fall 2022

Here’s the deal... NO! I don’t get it ... ever... each season I shake my head and wonder who and why anyone would want to look like this and yet I know she has a cult like following. What also struck me this season is that the clothes used to stand out from all others as being the exception but these days it’s more the norm as far as what’s presented by so many.

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It's very 19^th century mixed with Miss Kitty, a few of the Japanese mixed with Von Beirendonck and Jeremy Scott. Where is anyone going in these clothes since the days of horse drawn carriages are long gone. Imagine getting into a Mini Cooper in one of these get ups ... you’d suffocate!

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I mean these clothes are like caricatures... I honestly don’t know what else to say here but it’s certainly not often that I can’t express myself ... in a positive or negative way.

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I leave it you then

Simone Rocha fall 2021

 YES! I know she has a following but what I want to know is why? In 25 years or more of doing trunk shows and selling on the retail floor I never crossed paths with any woman, of any size, who wanted to look heavier or bigger than she actually was! Other than maybe that kewpie doll lipped sometimes editor at Vogue.

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To me these are clothes that swallow the wearer as well as I just need to know what makes these clothes appealing to anyone. I shake my head trying to come up with some sort of logical, reasonable answer to a simple question which is why do you want to look like this?

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Someone out there must have a reason for me or an explanation beyond craftsmanship or originality!!

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I want to know what that is... talk to me.

SIMONE ROCHA Spring 2021

 I know it’s an acquired taste. I know the brand has a sort of cult-like following. I know she is always singled out but what I don’t know is WHY!

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My conundrum comes from do women want to look like they are wearing demented doll costumes or school projects? Do women want to be pointed at in the street as fashion freaks? I am flummoxed! They all look like they might  come from Lynn Yaeger’s closet.

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Lastly please explain to me that given our present international “situation” what’s the point of point of clothes that look like this… where is one wearing them and what exactly are, they appropriate for? Maybe if you add a mask that completes the total outrageousness of it all.

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And one more time, making all these esoteric historical references used as reasons for design just doesn’t cut it especially now! Someone might have to explain all this to me as to why women want to spend over $1000 to look like this. Personally, they look like terribly oversized disproportionate renditions from “dolly” dress department from Lane Bryant!

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