Alexander Wang S/S 2013 New York - Page 6

dajrekshn · 10-09-2012

probably the first time i've ever liked AW collection. love the cutouts!

EDIT: only now read the thread in total. figures i'd like it since the idea doesn't seem his.

Spike413 · 10-09-2012

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Originally Posted by tatouejeremie

because he pushed it forward and made it his own

Really? He took an idea that's been around since the Mod era at least and completely changed the way people look at it, compared every single other designer who's done it similarly and before him?

I respectfully disagree with that.

elle_gb · 10-09-2012

The collection is Major, I love that he keeps pushing his envelope and leverage each collection.

alonsoJonathan · 10-09-2012

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Originally Posted by tatouejeremie

because he pushed it forward and made it his own

totally agree. i cant even believe ppl are defending this guy

Spike413 · 11-09-2012

^ And likewise I can't believe people are making it sound like Tufi Duek invented disconnected panels of fabric held together with a nude/invisible material as a construction technique even though countless other designers have been there and done that well before he came up with the idea.

Talk about ludicrous!

tatouejeremie · 11-09-2012

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Originally Posted by Spike413

^ And likewise I can't believe people are making it sound like Tufi Duek invented disconnected panels of fabric held together with a nude/invisible material as a construction technique even though countless other designers have been there and done that well before he came up with the idea.

Talk about ludicrous!

gurl please, no-one is saying he invented that
and i doubt anyone would care if it was just the technique he copied, i wouldn't
it's not even interesting

but the technique is very similar, the shoes are very similar and the hair/face stripe is very similar. how more blatant can you get?

arkasha · 11-09-2012

^ 100% agree with you. I've seen quite a lot of panel dresses around the runway of the past decade. The shoes are something you don't see every 2 or 3 years, though. But the combination of those two? What are the chances?

GERGIN · 11-09-2012

^
Well said arkasha. The combinative work of both the clothes and footwear are perfection, Chalayan may have done looks like these, but not as wearable as Alexander Wang made them.

barbiestolemyDVN · 11-09-2012

The clothes okay, I can get why he could easily get away with those... but the shoes? Pretty blatant imho (and this coming from someone who loves AW and constantly rolls their eyes at the incessant "he's copied *insert balciaga/givenchy/comme des garcons* etc" that TFS is so fond of).

arkasha · 11-09-2012

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Originally Posted by GERGIN

^
Well said arkasha. The combinative work of both the clothes and footwear are perfection, Chalayan may have done looks like these, but not as wearable as Alexander Wang made them.

LOL no you misunderstood my post, it seems. I meant what are the chances of combining those kind of shoes and those kind of dresses in one show, exactly like the Tufi Duek collection mentioned in this thread.

Spike413 · 11-09-2012

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Originally Posted by tatouejeremie

gurl please, no-one is saying he invented that
and i doubt anyone would care if it was just the technique he copied, i wouldn't
it's not even interesting

but the technique is very similar, the shoes are very similar and the hair/face stripe is very similar. how more blatant can you get?

I'm absolutely not denying that the shoes are similar, and while the hair is a similar idea it's also not an uncommon one and is executed differently. Even the construction is only similar, not the same, and neither of the two designers in question were responsible for originating it despite the fact that each put an individual twist on it. I just get a kick out of the fact that one person mentions Tufi Duek and all of a sudden this entire collection is a gigantic rip off of a few looks and shoes the guy did a year ago which, no doubt, were influenced by the work of somebody else. The similarities are there, but there are similarities to plenty of other designers as well.

And I'm not your gurl.

Lena · 11-09-2012

Getting serious deja vu, right? The similarities are unquestionable. Alexander Wang Spring 2013 vs. Dion Lee and Tufi Duek via fashionista.com

**Scott** · 11-09-2012

i seem to recall rudi gernreich made that geometric cut-out look famous back in the 60's...if you do a search on he or model peggy moffitt will provide many examples of that style. for me it's not so much about that it's the cut-out it's just that it is in such a literal context which i find terribly boring. chalayan did it and did with his own spirit in mind and viewpoint. wang basically has done the very same look that we remember from the legendary gernreich,imo.

Tacita · 13-09-2012

It's a nice collection overall, and all the clothes are nice and well made, but it kind of falls flat for me. And there were some pieces that looked like rip-offs from Lanvin.

LUXXX · 14-09-2012

Anyone know who did the music for the runway show?

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dajrekshn V.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in tardis. Gender: femme Posts: 7,502	probably the first time i've ever liked AW collection. love the cutouts! EDIT: only now read the thread in total. figures i'd like it since the idea doesn't seem his. __________________ u mad? Last edited by dajrekshn; 10-09-2012 at 06:42 PM.

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Spike413 barcode Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New York Gender: homme Posts: 14,358	^ And likewise I can't believe people are making it sound like Tufi Duek invented disconnected panels of fabric held together with a nude/invisible material as a construction technique even though countless other designers have been there and done that well before he came up with the idea. Talk about ludicrous! __________________ You need to move fashion forward when there's a reason to move fashion forward - Tom Ford

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arkasha front row Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Gender: femme Posts: 305	^ 100% agree with you. I've seen quite a lot of panel dresses around the runway of the past decade. The shoes are something you don't see every 2 or 3 years, though. But the combination of those two? What are the chances? __________________ freja · lara · aline · kinga · eniko · bianca · sui · tumblr · blog

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GERGIN tfs star Join Date: Feb 2010 Gender: homme Posts: 1,937	^ Well said arkasha. The combinative work of both the clothes and footwear are perfection, Chalayan may have done looks like these, but not as wearable as Alexander Wang made them. __________________ [You Can't Fake It]

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elle_gb fashion insider Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Thailand Gender: homme Posts: 2,157	The collection is Major, I love that he keeps pushing his envelope and leverage each collection.

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barbiestolemyDVN backstage pass Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Gender: femme Posts: 734	The clothes okay, I can get why he could easily get away with those... but the shoes? Pretty blatant imho (and this coming from someone who loves AW and constantly rolls their eyes at the incessant "he's copied insert balciaga/givenchy/comme des garcons etc" that TFS is so fond of). __________________ Friends are like potatoes, if you eat them, they die. Last edited by barbiestolemyDVN; 11-09-2012 at 09:09 AM.

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Lena etre soi-meme Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: europe Gender: femme Posts: 23,969	Getting serious deja vu, right? The similarities are unquestionable. Alexander Wang Spring 2013 vs. Dion Lee and Tufi Duek via fashionista.com __________________ @La_Lena_ http://pinterest.com/lenapins/

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Scott Stitch:the Hand Mod Squad Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Among the trees Gender: homme Posts: 12,452	i seem to recall rudi gernreich made that geometric cut-out look famous back in the 60's...if you do a search on he or model peggy moffitt will provide many examples of that style. for me it's not so much about that it's the cut-out it's just that it is in such a literal context which i find terribly boring. chalayan did it and did with his own spirit in mind and viewpoint. wang basically has done the very same look that we remember from the legendary gernreich,imo. Last edited by Scott; 11-09-2012 at 10:51 PM.

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Tacita backstage pass Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Buenos Aires Gender: femme Posts: 725	It's a nice collection overall, and all the clothes are nice and well made, but it kind of falls flat for me. And there were some pieces that looked like rip-offs from Lanvin.

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LUXXX V.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: femme Posts: 4,238	Anyone know who did the music for the runway show?

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