Thurs. 09/10/17.
Erin Fetherston Spring/Summer 2016.
Presenting a collection inspired by both Jane Birkin and Anne of Green Gables could be a undertaking fraught with fashion peril. Fortunately enough, in Erin Fetherston's sure hands, it was a naïf and demonstrably pretty collection for the grown up woman still in touch with her inner youthful self. To be clear, there were no big "WOW" moments or serious "Fashion" to be had, but with what was presented, there needn't had been those things, the collection stood on it's own for what it was, a feminine and romantic offering that had a distinct whiff of fairy tale, yet conceived in a modern vocabulary.
Fetherston struck a nice balance between girlish dresses and more urban sportswear, giving us a floaty frock here then counterpointing that with a knit tank and culottes or a femme top paired with sharp Navy trousers. Little surprise, the dresses were the items that fared the best, and Fetherston offered up one delight after another, especially her finale trio of White gowns that could easily work for the modern romantic as a less traditional and fussy bridal option. Fetherstone was right in her niche this go round, there was little in the way of surprise, but much in the way of prettiness and enjoyment. The wheel need not be reinvented when it obviously works just fine the way it is.
That's All.
Bye4Now!
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Kimora Lee Simmons Spring/Summer 2016.
Thurs. 09/10/17.
After a few years hiatus of divorce, remarriage, birth of a son, another divorce and finding herself a loving Billionaire for a third husband, Kimora Lee Simmons has been through a whole fucking lot since her relationship with her previous design house, Baby Phat was dissolved in 2010. Bringing world wide attention and assimilation of hip-hop couture and urban luxe fashion to the public, much of the current fashion landscape can be laid at her and her former husband and business partner and father of her two daughters (Ming and Aoki) Russell Simmons feet with no sense, eve of overstatement or insincerity to that claim.
Her new fashion venture could not be any further from the celebratory days of Baby Phat, Here her KLS Collection is deeply Smart and Sophisticated and with a penchant for Bod-Con dresses (sort of like Celeb-turned-designer Victoria Beckham's clothes were at her labels inception) with a flattering cut and sleek aesthetic. Simmons' Spring/Summer offering was brief, but impactful, shaved down and pared back to an essential emphasis on graphic executions of Black and White with a touch of Hot Pink and Navy for contrast and a throw in a Silver Lamé draped gown for good measure too! Keeping lengths modest, but still sexy was the overarching theme of the showing.
Without a single note of hyperbole, every outfit was a high, there wasn't one low in the bunch. Simmons cast a gimlet eye on the edit and kept everything laser focused, which produced a worthwhile and exciting effort. Simmons has the background and with this collection as proof, the skill to further propel her new venture to the highest echelons of success, and if the results are, going forward, this excellent, the heavens are her limit!
That's All.
Bye4Now!
BCBG Max Azria Spring/Summer 2016.
Thurs. 09/10/2015.
BCBG Max Azria Spring/Summer 2016.
As of late, Lubov and Max Azria have been, it would seem, throwing every possible thought and idea at a wall, at once and seeing what sticks and then cobbling together an incoherent and sloppy mishmash mess and calling it a collection. Spring 2016 sees them narrow their focus slightly, but with still skewed results. Claiming their inspiration came from their hometown of Southern California, specifically, The City Of Angels. What that translated into was Surfer and Skater vibes shot through with a touch of Californian bohemian, and what did that all come to? Another slipshod performance that failed to move itself beyond the inexplicable.
There was much to take in, long, short, layers, floral prints, bucket hats, shorts, virtually not one outfit was not expressing multiple personalities from top to bottom. Even the simplest of outfits were bogged down by an overabundance of nonsense. The salient takeaway was that, deconstructed, the pieces would work nicely, but together as conceptualized, the looks bordered on foolish. Yet, rather than prattle on about the lows let us look at the highs... Um... Ok. Then, let's just end this now. Fini!
That's All.
Bye4Now!
BCBG Max Azria Spring/Summer 2016.
As of late, Lubov and Max Azria have been, it would seem, throwing every possible thought and idea at a wall, at once and seeing what sticks and then cobbling together an incoherent and sloppy mishmash mess and calling it a collection. Spring 2016 sees them narrow their focus slightly, but with still skewed results. Claiming their inspiration came from their hometown of Southern California, specifically, The City Of Angels. What that translated into was Surfer and Skater vibes shot through with a touch of Californian bohemian, and what did that all come to? Another slipshod performance that failed to move itself beyond the inexplicable.
There was much to take in, long, short, layers, floral prints, bucket hats, shorts, virtually not one outfit was not expressing multiple personalities from top to bottom. Even the simplest of outfits were bogged down by an overabundance of nonsense. The salient takeaway was that, deconstructed, the pieces would work nicely, but together as conceptualized, the looks bordered on foolish. Yet, rather than prattle on about the lows let us look at the highs... Um... Ok. Then, let's just end this now. Fini!
That's All.
Bye4Now!
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Sachin + Babi Spring/Summer 2016.
Thurs. 09/10/2015.
Sachin + Babi Spring/Summer 2016.
In what was a pretty straightforward, modern, graphic and brief Spring/Summer 2016 Sachin + Babi collection, Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia showed that they know their way around an evening dress. The Wife/Husband duo presented a less elaborate collection than what is the usual for them, with much less frills and bedazzling than to be expected. A minimalist streak found itself firmly entrenched in this collection and led to some superb garments in this slightly less than stellar showing.
A slim White sheath dress was given a punch of colour with an off the shoulder band in a vivid Orange/Marine Bleu floral print, which catapulted it from just ordinary, to at the most, memorable. That same print showed up a few times, though was most effective as deceptively simple cocktail number with pin pleated side panels. The Ahluwahlia's collection wasn't setting any fires of unquenchable passion by any means, but any woman could find herself a snazzy number here to make her evening shine a little brighter than most, and truly, sometimes, that's more than enough.
That's All.
Bye4Now!
Sachin + Babi Spring/Summer 2016.
In what was a pretty straightforward, modern, graphic and brief Spring/Summer 2016 Sachin + Babi collection, Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia showed that they know their way around an evening dress. The Wife/Husband duo presented a less elaborate collection than what is the usual for them, with much less frills and bedazzling than to be expected. A minimalist streak found itself firmly entrenched in this collection and led to some superb garments in this slightly less than stellar showing.
A slim White sheath dress was given a punch of colour with an off the shoulder band in a vivid Orange/Marine Bleu floral print, which catapulted it from just ordinary, to at the most, memorable. That same print showed up a few times, though was most effective as deceptively simple cocktail number with pin pleated side panels. The Ahluwahlia's collection wasn't setting any fires of unquenchable passion by any means, but any woman could find herself a snazzy number here to make her evening shine a little brighter than most, and truly, sometimes, that's more than enough.
That's All.
Bye4Now!
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