Alaïa S/F 2025 Paris

[mdamemx]

This is so against the grain of the whole postmodern "what is fashion" thing (as mentioned above) that these designers are pushing but really: Who would want to wear this? And if so, who would wear this for more than one event? What is being proposed here? What kind of "clothes" are being designed for what kind of "woman"?

 

[mdamemx]

And all this to then go on and sell this...

 

[donyan]

There are some reasons why Carla Sozzani and that Fondation Alaia account barely like Pieter's posts.
Meanwhile I couldn't get how tf Alexander Fury praises Pieter's works so much. He's annoying as hell

Do they not like his work ?

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[tourbillions]

its so harsh.. he has the technical skills but it seems not the taste.

 

[mdamemx]

finally, ying and yang condoms.

 

[yslforever]

Do they not like his work ?

No they do not.
Edit ; Pieter was never asked to curate an exhibition. That's how you tell.

 

[thiago:)]

The clothes photograph beautifully but don't seem to have a life. I must say I love this dress, though.

 

[FashionPower]

I don't know about you, but the extra padding on bomber and jacket was giving me Ungaro Fall 2007 vibes

 

[THD96]

Season after season Pieter constructed the most questionable silhouettes he could imagine and called it Alaïa.

Okay, we get it, you want to show off your technical skills, you want to intellectualize this and that or whatever. But please remember the name that you're designing for. This is Alaïa. Was Azzedine huge archives are not interesting enough for you that you have to add weird gimmicks into his name. And now people will be associated padded circular rolls on the face with Alaïa, and that is just sad.
The Azzedine Women is a real woman who has a day-to-day life, while Pieter's ideal woman always seems so abstract, like an illusion. Azzedine makes clothes to embrace the body, while Pieter clothes always look like they're detached from the body of the wearer.

Alaïa clothes once fit women like a glove, now look like individual fingers condoms.

 

[FashioNarrating]

In theory, I am all for pushing the envelope, exploring the limits of your will and art,

In reality, you need self-awareness, or ruthless muses, to tell you; "did I just made jellyfish dresses out of condom-like fabric?", then you either step back, or if you're Walter von Bereindonk or Franco Moschino, you just assume and go for it . Alaïa it is not.

Well, if we're going there, did Galliano's hip-swinging, theatrically made-up models in corsetry and tufts of bright tulle have that much to do with (Martin) Margiela? Was Raf's final show for Jil Sander and the "couture trilogy" before it really in the spirit of the brand Jil founded? Would Cristobal love all the sci-fi-referencing stuff Nicolas did at Balenciaga? And was it all bad and unsuccessful because it wasn't quite in line with the general image of the respective houses and their founders' vision?

 

[yslforever]

Well, if we're going there, did Galliano's hip-swinging, theatrically made-up models in corsetry and tufts of bright tulle have that much to do with (Martin) Margiela? Was Raf's final show for Jil Sander and the "couture trilogy" before it really in the spirit of the brand Jil founded? Would Cristobal love all the sci-fi-referencing stuff Nicolas did at Balenciaga? And was it all bad and unsuccessful because it wasn't quite in line with the general image of the respective houses and their founders' vision?

It's not about being in line with the founders, it's more about staying in the good and avoiding the bad.
I do agree Pieter does not have to strictly follow Azzedine, but he should have stepped back 5 minutes and in case of doubts, should have asked opinions, especially before sending those yin and yang condoms dresses. That's what muses are for.
His process is not very Alaïa.

 

[PDFSD]

Well, if we're going there, did Galliano's hip-swinging, theatrically made-up models in corsetry and tufts of bright tulle have that much to do with (Martin) Margiela? Was Raf's final show for Jil Sander and the "couture trilogy" before it really in the spirit of the brand Jil founded? Would Cristobal love all the sci-fi-referencing stuff Nicolas did at Balenciaga? And was it all bad and unsuccessful because it wasn't quite in line with the general image of the respective houses and their founders' vision?

ALAIA archive is more modern and technically skilled than what Peter is dishing up thats the problem that he does not study to improve himself or build on what was there, but stays comfortable in a child like concepts of shapes and body manipulation and pretends its surprior.

Its Lazy and Pretentious behavior... many modern day or past designer can't hold a candle stick to original ALAIA technical skills so one should be humbled by it period !!! & not do shein at moma constantly.

Their are are few things in archive of ALAIA that one can say oh leave that behind !!! it not for these times, Peter seems to take one element per season and forces it into this naive pretentious abstract concept to trick you it comes from ALAIA.

 

[FashioNarrating]

It's not about being in line with the founders, it's more about staying in the good and avoiding the bad.
I do agree Pieter does not have to strictly follow Azzedine, but he should have stepped back 5 minutes and in case of doubts, should have asked opinions, especially before sending those yin and yang condoms dresses. That's what muses are for.
His process is not very Alaïa.

And I do agree that some of his output isn't very Alaïa (and that some of it is not that great), but I'm also under the impression that fashion lovers often idealize Azzedine and his muses/customers as the ultimate owners of chic sensuality in fashion. But the truth is, while overall great and often gorgeous, Azzedine's work was quite repetitive (even though he didn't present regularly for years as the house does now) and as a consequence of that, sometimes dated - yes, I dare to say it - and a bit narrow in its insistence on a rather conventional vision of femininity tightly packed in swing coats, clingy dresses and shorts skirts with pedantically placed prints/adornments that weren't always a delight (see below).
Of course, it's a very respectable, yet a tricky house to take over, and I wish we saw an old-school dressmaker like Alber Elbaz do it, but since that's not possible now, I'll take Mulier's somewhat challenging explorations over someone who would present sex-on-legs or tame re-editions on the runway and go on about how much he loves women because that's what expected of him at Alaïa.

 

[PDFSD]

ALAIA had als fun and humor could swing into something more profound and serious and next be supper light and frivolous

All of ALAIA´s most out date fashion designs put together does not justify this concept first approach to this current ALAIA output of Pieter.

Peter can be concept but at least make it look perfect it does not !!! its chunky vile these looks.