Gareth Pugh S/S 09 Paris

[cesarcmma]

WOW. They look even more jawdropping in movement. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.

I haven't notice how cool the shoes are.

[softgrey]

i like the black and white...i have to say...
though i think it is extremely lacking in construction overall....

ie- tisci @ givenchy, mcqueen, gesquiere @ balenciaga have all done versions of this....
but the execution was impeccable in all those cases..
and having seen it executed to that level just underscores the areas where this collection falls short...

though i do like the general feel and concept...
but without the proper execution...
i agree with another poster who said this could be an over-the-top student show from antwerp...imho...

though, for editorial purposes it will certainly work...because you can get away with more in a pic...
i'm sure pop, V and numero will all be shooting some of this....



*with regards to wearability..
i'd really like a pair of two tone leggings...and there is an asymmetrical jacket i would love to own....so...i do think that there are elements of practicality and wearability to be found if one looks closely and is brave enough to wear them...

[PetitLapinVegan]

Originally Posted by LetThemEatCake

Two vids of the finale...I want to know the complete soundtrack.

I wish they played something by moonbootica... just would have also seemed appropriate

[Mutterlein]

Originally Posted by Jamess

Mutterlein, what pieces from this collection would you say rivalled Mcqueen's last collection in craftmanship?
Even from a distance the tailoring looks pretty bad, and worse if you look at the close-up images. I dont think in terms of craftmanship he's improved at all from what he was doing in London. This just seems kind of watered down with shoddy 'marketable' pieces in fabric that looks cheap.

I didn't say Mcqueen's last collection, I meant in general. These clothes are very rigorous in their construction, no one can really deny that. I think it's a huge step up from previous seasons. I'm sure he's had help from hired technicians with new found money.

Many of the pieces require lots and lots of sewing know how that only a few designers like Mcqueen ever utilize. Is it as good? Well it really wouldn't be, not yet. And the level of execution is not much worse than Mcqueen's first debut in Paris.

The song ins the finale is "Goodbye Horses" by Q Lazzarus. It's notoriously Buffalo Bill's theme song from Silence of the Lamb. Also, Christopher Kane used it in his show for fall.

[birdofparadise]

Hmm...there's something quite clean and bare bones about what he does. It doesn't feel particularly clever, it doesn't seem as if there's anything up his sleeve. There's earnest hard work throughout his collections and it doesn't feel as if he's believing his own hype. He still approaches, designs, creates as someone underground, underappreciated, an undergrad. It's hard and uncomplicated but it feels genuine to how he's presented himself and I think, in the long run, that's what's important. These young british designers have so much pressure on them as far as their predecessors go, the fashion system in the uk, the economy, the pull of paris and the fact that there isn't anything as young and exciting happening anywhere else (within the four city system). They're more powerful than they know and it seems to me as if Pugh is carefully weighing his options, openly engaging and searching and refining, trying to build something permanent, rejecting the overnightsuccess b.s. and simply keeping his nose to the grindstone.

[Inaya]

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[kahlilg]

^omg i love that picture.

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[dior_couture1245]

Thanks! I love those shots from the side and the back. It's an interesting effect, really. When you squint, you can only see the black half and it's really cool, actually!

[cesarcmma]

Thanks for the details shots I was about to ask where to get them.

The shots from the side really made the outfits even better to the eye. I can't stop looking at this collection.