I never made reference to people not accepting change because they didn't like PMA. What I meant is that many people are very critical of any Chloe collection that wasn't designed by Phoebe.
Yes, I see what you mean, but are they? Or do they just (without prejudice) see collections that are, clearly, inferior and/or less suited to the enduring house aesthetic and then, logically, reference back to when they last felt things were on-track?
What I'm trying to say is, how can you tell the difference between someone who is prejudiced against change of any kind and someone who, genuinely, doesn't rate the Chloe collections since Phoebe left?
Surely, it will only be possible to tell, one way or the other, when someone produces a Chloe collection that is, truly, worthy of the name and considering that there are always very varying opinions, on here, about almost every collection shown, I'm not even sure that you will know, for sure, then, will you? As it may still be down to a matter of taste.
Turning it around for a moment (I hope it's a safe assumption for me to make that you are a current Marni fan, from your name?) - imagine Consuela Castiglioni left, and after two rather disappointing collections, an ex-Chloe designer came along and instead of respecting the Marni aesthetic, he/she imposed his/her will onto Marni (either intentionally, or through a complete lack of awareness of the brand and whilst Chloe was still, simultaneously, producing what you viewed to be their typical Chloe collections). Assuming you didn't like the 'new' direction being taken at Marni and so said that you missed Castiglioni (because you, understandably, did), how would you like it if people, especially Chloe fans, started accusing you of being against change and said that you would never accept any designer other than Castiglioni and posted things like;
'It's a vicious cycle of refusing to accept change at the house of Marni and its going to go on and on and on...? ...

'?
Would you like it, or would you feel somewhat attacked and/or patronised?
Think about it from our POV, first we had to endure five consecutive substandard collections, at least two of the last three of which were also irrelevant and virtually unwearable (from our perspective, as fairly long-term Chloe customers, at least) and then, when we have the nerve to criticise, or comment that we wish the last good designer was back, we appear to be under attack from Marni fans, for not appreciating PMA's supposed 'newness' and vision and for not sucking up all the Marni mushy pea-flavoured goodness, like good little Marni-clones!
I'm joking, of course, but really, it's pretty ridiculous.
Look in the Fall 2006, Spring 2007 threads and you will find many people who say that it wasn't as good as Philo or something along these lines. This is what I mean by "refusing to accept change".
With all due respect, so what if they do?
They say that because they feel it is true (and in my [and many other people's] opinion, it
is true).
I simply can't understand why you insist that people not liking something as much as they did something else, that they viewed as far better, automatically, means that they are refusing to accept change? It doesn't make any sense, to me.
I don't like Brussel sprouts, I prefer broccoli, or peas; but that doesn't mean I am refusing to accept change by not liking sprouts, does it?
I just don't like the flavour.
Just as I didn't like the 'flavour' of the team's and Yvan's and then PMA's collections, half as much as I did Philo's. That doesn't mean that I've only ever liked the 'flavour' of Philo's work for Chloe (by any means), or that I haven't liked the 'flavour' of other ground-breaking collections, at other houses, over the last five seasons; or that I won't like the 'flavour' of Hannah's work.
People will never embrace another designer at the reigns of Chloe. It's a huge assumption but a true one, based on popular opinion on past non-Philo collections
Like most huge assumptions, it appears to be based on nothing but prejudice and skewed logic, though.
As I say, I still don't see how people not liking the five non-Philo collections, since she left, proves anything of the sort?
Many Chloe girls loved Philo's work, of course, but that doesn't mean that nobody else could take her place. It just means that hers are big shoes to fill.
When one is left with nothing, one tends to look back to the last thing that made one happy; it's human nature to do so (and there's nothing wrong with it). But that doesn't mean that nothing else could make one happy, ever again.
I agree that, given the choice, if you took a straw poll, most Chloe fans (including me) would vote to have Philo back at Chloe over another relative unknown, but that is because she was the last good and relevant designer at the house, so she is a safe bet; not because we are against all change on principle.
Secondly, I have no idea what these paragraphs are on about. What do you mean I think that 'no one can say that they dislike someones work just in case people may think that they are stuck in a rut?'???

I don't get what you are accusing me of! lol
What I mean is that, as you freely admit that you immediately assume that anyone who says they prefer Philo's work at Chloe is against change and is incapable of ever embracing a new designer's work, however good it is; how can anyone ever say they don't like something 'new', as much as they liked something that came before, without you making that huge assumption about them (or, is this assumption only reserved for Chloe fans?

)?
As you admit, yourself, they can't and so, they are, apparently, doomed by you (and those like you) to be immediately dumped into the category of 'refusing to accept change'; just for stating their honest opinion.
Presumably, the only logical way for someone to avoid being, unceremoniously, thrown in with the troglodytes, is for them to, indiscriminantly, embrace (or pretend to embrace) all change; good, bad and indifferent?
How discerning.
I'm sorry, this really offends me. Just because my name happens to be Marnii, does not mean that I necessarily love PMA at Chloe.
I'm sorry if I offended you and/or if it was an unfair assumption(!), but you appeared to be arguing from the perspective of liking PMA's work for Chloe and what with that and the name, it seemed like a logical one.
BTW, may I suggest that if you don't like people making assumptions about you, that you try not to make them about others?
I like what he did in terms of transition because I personally believe that the dwelling on Philo at Chloe was getting frustrating, to say at the least. He pushed it foward and this is what I respect

As I've said, before, I believe that Chloe was getting stale in the 2 seasons after Philo left, too, but I don't believe that Paulo pushed the house forward.
Backwards and off at a complete tangent, perhaps, but definitely not forward.
