Friday, September 6, 2013

Organic John Patrick

Weds. 09/04/2013:


Organic John Patrick

Am New to this Label. I am going to go back and catch up on what this Designer is about and his Aesthetic. Judging SOLELY from the Spring 2014 show... I cannot say I am Much Amazed.

The collection feels... Disjointed. Much more of a Mash-Up than a cohesive Whole. The Prevailing Mood felt like 90's Grunge Revisited with A bit of The Mid '90's Prada Thrown in and a Subtle Soupcon Of the Play of Strength/Sexuality in use of Sheer Materials that was one of Helmut Lang's Tropes back in the days of yore!

Admittedly, The First Exit didn't do much to Inspire. The colours were nicely conceived, but it felt, Rumpled. Schlubby, Colombo-Esque! Definitely that Feel of Grunge from the 90's that was so embodied by Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein And Richard Tyler (WOW, That's a Name from a Bygone Era!) And by the by... Exit No. 2 was so Terrifically Awful it bears mentioning only because it was so Deeply Misconceived! Tremendously though, Exit No. 4 Turned things around Sublimely and I  was ready to Shout Hallelujah! A Slink of Ice Blue Slip gown That Channeled All that was Right about Grunge! Really, A Stunning, Simple, Louche Piece of Design here!

And Then... it was gone. Evaporated! Relief seem to be at hand by Exit No. 9, A Preppy-ed Out look with a Prada-ish Circle Skirt and it had some Appeal, But before and after that... Frumpy, Dumpy, Schlumpy! Sheer Skirts injected neither Sex Appeal nor Knowing Irony as if in the hands of a Master like Signora Miuccia! Everything appeared... Ill-Fitting and Dreadfully Joyless! There was no Sly Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge to the clothes and the colours did not one single thing to lift the Miasma of Sturm Und Drang that pervaded this collection!

The Only saving Grace... A Moment of Jil Sander Severity In a rather Stunning Aubergine Skirt suit with Circle Skirt and Wrap-Waist Jacket that Could have saved the collection, But was more like a Cessation of the Bleak for one brief shining exit! The Final Exit ended the show on, if not a HIGH Note, At least a Consolation for all that transpired before. A Beautiful Bronze Circle Skirted suit in Shantung or Taffeta... Not really Sure. But It was a Quietly Confident and Cool Moment. Something this collection Lacked in the Utmost!

Not sure whom the client base is for this collection, but... if this collection is any indicator, they are a Rag-Tag Bunch of Gals and must have some of the most SERIOUS Fashion Chops on the block to pull these Disparate, Sad Pieces together into something Worthy! God Bless 'Em!


That's All.


Bye4Now!




No comments:

Post a Comment