Watch & Comment Live... The 2024 Met Gala
Women do wear Alaia with flats and messy hair...Just look at Camille Miceli!I've always thought Alaïa was only for Women wanting to feel powerful and in control, not for girls waiting coyly for their Lifetime movie™ prince charming, which is what I'm getting from this lookbook. Isn't Alaïa crazy expensive? Do women wear it with flats and messy hair?
^^^ Yes— but a touch of high fashion wouldn’t hurt for the showing.
You’re in a much more authority position to speak of the current-Alaia branding strategy than I will ever be sine you’ve been a lifelong customer. And as much as Alaia has never relied on multi-million dollar campaigns and glossy strategic placements in publications and on celebrities to sell the brand, his all-out shows with a cast of the most gorgeous women in the world, yet full of warmth and realness, are still legendary and relevant to this day. Casting his friends Naomi/Veronica/Beverly/Nadege for this lookbook showing would have done wonders…
(Alaia is very versatile in how many diverse personalities— and diverse body sizes his fashions compliment: That very pretty white sundress with the bright peplum is a perfect example of Alaia accommodating women of all ages and even more curvy women [but let’s get real and not expect borderline-obese bodies like American Vogue is currently celebrating to look great in this].)
That’s exactly what they are doing. Alaia today might be presented in juvenile models but all the designs and silhouettes are either archives, classics with new prints or unreleased prototypes developed by Azzedine. The Alaia of our memories or fantasies hasn’t been a reality for a longtime. If you go back to his last few collections, it was far from sensual..I always have a soft spot for Alaia, but this collection is underwhelming. I would rather them to release Alaia’s archive than presenting this juvenile version of Alaia. In my mind, the Alaia woman is powerful and sophisticated with the subtlety of her sensuality and sexuality. Maybe time to bring someone new or stay in business with the maestro’s archive pieces.
That’s exactly what they are doing. Alaia today might be presented in juvenile models but all the designs and silhouettes are either archives, classics with new prints or unreleased prototypes developed by Azzedine. The Alaia of our memories or fantasies hasn’t been a reality for a longtime. If you go back to his last few collections, it was far from sensual..
I think they are doing a great job at Alaia.