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Not Plain Jane · 02-10-2011

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Based on the above (source: a pictoral retrospective at the Telegraph on Kenzo's 40th) I still maintain that this collection is "not [really] Kenzo" in the way that I have known it, even in the 70s. It has generally always had a boho, folksy, hippee, ethnic, laidback vibe, with lots of prints, knits and easy-to-wear pieces. It has never seemed downtown, clean, severe or edgy, imo, and that is the mood I get from this collection (other than in a few of the looks, which pay slight homage to Kenzo's long established aesthetic).

It seems clear there is an effort here to steer the brand in another direction, and I don't know if it needs to be such a sharp veer away from what it has been, from its heritage.

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Not Plain Jane V.I.P. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Gender: femme Posts: 8,288	1975 1984 1992 2010 Based on the above (source: a pictoral retrospective at the Telegraph on Kenzo's 40th) I still maintain that this collection is "not [really] Kenzo" in the way that I have known it, even in the 70s. It has generally always had a boho, folksy, hippee, ethnic, laidback vibe, with lots of prints, knits and easy-to-wear pieces. It has never seemed downtown, clean, severe or edgy, imo, and that is the mood I get from this collection (other than in a few of the looks, which pay slight homage to Kenzo's long established aesthetic). It seems clear there is an effort here to steer the brand in another direction, and I don't know if it needs to be such a sharp veer away from what it has been, from its heritage. __________________ Fashion: Don’t you recognize me? Death: You should know that I don’t see very well and I can’t wear glasses. Fashion: I’m Fashion, your sister. Death: My sister? Fashion: Yes. You and I together keep undoing and changing things down here on earth although you go about it in one way and I another. Giacomo Leopardi, “Dialogue Between Fashion and Death.”abridged