Thurs. 09/10/2015.
Tadashi Shoji Spring/Summer 2016.
There is an unmistakable signature to Tadashi Shoji's work, and that may or may not necessarily be a bad thing. Sure, his clothes are unquestionably beautiful and the work that goes into creating his lovely creations is always dazzling, but there is a certain sense of sameness that permeates what he does and an unwillingness to venture outside his well-traveled comfort spaces. In his Spring 2016 collection, that aura of familiarity was compounded by the fact that Shoji was exploring well-traversed ground, by hiking towards Japan, which he stated was his overarching thema. Yes, it was one of his prettiest and better done collections in recent memory, but it had the tinge of banality and predictability that hangs over his work like a miasma.
There were pieces among the parade that stuck in the imagination, a Wisteria embroidered sleeveless White lace gown was among them, as was a dynamic White gown at Exit No. 36, gussied up with Black floral embroidery, still and all, even they in the end couldn't help but feel boringly pretty and insipid. Shoji should extend himself a bit more, Hell... A LOT More. True, there is always going to be a market for his kind of ethereal, fairy-tale beauty, however, I'd auger to say his clothes need a well-placed injection of gritty reality to make them truly, shine.
That's All.
Bye4Now.
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