I don't understand this whole stripe trend, it had it's moment two years ago...
More like 46 years ago... with the stripes and the hair/makeup/eyebrows, this show seemed to me to be obviously inspired by/a tribute to Edie Sedgwick.
I found it entertaining though, and pleasantly trashy. I like the low-waisted skirts with short jackets and bare midriffs.
More like 46 years ago... with the stripes and the hair/makeup/eyebrows, this show seemed to me to be obviously inspired by/a tribute to Edie Sedgwick.
I found it entertaining though, and pleasantly trashy. I like the low-waisted skirts with short jackets and bare midriffs.
I just feel like NYFW is reviving a lot of trends from S/S11. Remember all the white? And the stripes were more popular in Europe yet a lot of designers are re-hashing it.
It kind of looks like he didn't even put much of an effort into a lot of the pieces. Other pieces looked over the top. For me, this collection was a miss.
I actually really like this. It's very him of the early-Aughts, taking vintage and making almost a caricature out of it. It's 60s, but in an almost clownish kind of way. And honestly, it feels much truer to what made him a big name to begin with. The lack of theatrics is a nice change of pace, honestly.
It's probably not destined to be my favorite collection of his, and I don't know that it'll wind up being among the best of the season, but I do like it.
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More like 46 years ago... with the stripes and the hair/makeup/eyebrows, this show seemed to me to be obviously inspired by/a tribute to Edie Sedgwick.
I found it entertaining though, and pleasantly trashy. I like the low-waisted skirts with short jackets and bare midriffs.
Oh definitely Edie - first thing I thought of. She was "the girl in the black tights" with no bottoms! Just tights and a top, and the model wearing that look even had the short silvered hair.
I also like your phrase "pleasantly trashy" LOL! Somewhat of an oxymoron. Weirdly, too, I think MJ would like it.
Wolkfolk, cool idea about the bar code!
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Last edited by Not Plain Jane; 10-09-2012 at 11:12 PM.
ehh n they said he is one of the major desingers from NY. there is nothing major/new about this. just about the same thing of every other Designer from NY. not feeling this at all.
I want to like Marc Jacobs but this is really bad. I haven't loved a collection of his since spring 2007 back when he did pretty vintage things. This is just ugly vintage.
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I actually really like this. It's very him of the early-Aughts, taking vintage and making almost a caricature out of it. It's 60s, but in an almost clownish kind of way. And honestly, it feels much truer to what made him a big name to begin with. The lack of theatrics is a nice change of pace, honestly.
It's probably not destined to be my favorite collection of his, and I don't know that it'll wind up being among the best of the season, but I do like it.
Completely agree. This felt very Marc Jacobs. No crazy theatrics, nothing that took away from the clothes. I forgot where I read this (I think the FB MJ page), but Marc really wanted to convey that you can be sexy without showing an excessive amount of skin. Honestly, I agree. Some dresses had those sexy cutouts in the back, the bare legs, the almost tight hugging striped gowns..it all had a quite subtle sexiness without being vulgar. I loved that someone brought up Edie Sedgwick. The mod 60s/Edie look was absolutely present here, but with Marc's spin. Nostalgic and quirky.