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Originally Posted by faust
Which makes the bland and safe commerical designers like Jacobs doubly at fault.
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i almost agree. i think that constraint and limitations make any creative expression more poignant. it's too easy for anyone to express themselves in a predictable way. but i don't think that a bill blass suit should look like an ann demuelemeester suit. i don't think a balenciaga pant should be cut just like a pant from armani. i think designers are at their best when they are forced to create something new while operating in their little box. menswear has long operated under those limitations where womenswear, for the most part, no longer has any limitations. back in the days of the great couteriers women couldn't wear just anything, there were strict rules of decorum, but now a days we actually applaud halle berre for wearing a sheer gown to the oscars or helena christensen wearing disheveled cargoes to a primiere.
she's on to something here although i'm not sure her examples necessarily support her conclusion.