Controversial Opinions on Fashion

[pradn]

Maybe I'm the Only one here (lol),
but I really like:
- Raf Simons for Dior (but I hate what he did at Prada)
- Frida Giannini for Gucci
- Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy
- And last but not least, Alessandra Facchinetti for Valentino. (She was simply ahead of her time, her work at Valentino was all about modernizing the brand, and looking back now, it feels incredibly relevant to today's fashion landscape.)

✌🏻

 

[blueorchid]

With relation to magazines: subscriber covers ruined the art direction of modern magazine covers.

 

[aracic]

With relation to magazines: subscriber covers ruined the art direction of modern magazine covers.

Beg to differ, I have a soft spot for Glenda Bailey's Bazaar subscriber covers. They used to be so fun!

 

[blueorchid]

@aracic It's not the subscriber covers themselves, but I think it made editors focus less on the actual main cover? They got lazy!!

 

[proseccotabis]

Maybe I'm the Only one here (lol),
but I really like:
- Raf Simons for Dior (but I hate what he did at Prada)
- Frida Giannini for Gucci
- Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy
- And last but not least, Alessandra Facchinetti for Valentino. (She was simply ahead of her time, her work at Valentino was all about modernizing the brand, and looking back now, it feels incredibly relevant to today's fashion landscape.)

✌🏻

always loved Frida at Gucci, and i totally think you and i are the only people on the forum who think this way lol

 

[VogueDisciple93]

always loved Frida at Gucci, and i totally think you and i are the only people on the forum who think this way lol

Add me to that list, I LOVED Frida’s Gucci

 

[Kite]

when Frida's Gucci it was great but when it was bad it was....Dire.

She would have lasted longer if she didnt try to start an internal takeover with her husband Patrizio who was the CEO.

Never marry the CEO, unless you're Miuccia.

 

[GoldenPetals]

Frida only looked good for Gucci in hindsight. At the time, picking up from Tom and Alessandra, she was dishwasher. Don't fall for the illusion.

 

[Avonlea]

I don't understand why it's so hard for some to accept that there are people who simply like Frida's Gucci. It's not about revisionism or falling for illusion because of the times we are in. I like her work now just as much as I did back then.

 

[Kanzai]

History hasn’t been particularly kind to Frida—overshadowed by Tom Ford’s legacy and, more than anything, handed the reins of Gucci at the fashion’s peak era, the late 2000s. Her collections were easily lost in the tide of groundbreaking designs from both major and rising labels. Generously speaking, If evaluated by today’s fashion standards, I’d say Frida’s Gucci would comfortably fall somewhere between mid and good, the ceiling is low AF.

 

[Lola701]

I don't understand why it's so hard for some to accept that there are people who simply like Frida's Gucci. It's not about revisionism or falling for illusion because of the times we are in. I like her work now just as much as I did back then.

For someone who liked it then, it’s ok.
A lot of people enjoy it now because with the eyes of today, everything from back then looks good.
She was great with accessories. I never really enjoyed her clothes.

But maybe I’m just hard on her.
Maybe time will be kinder to Kim Jones at Fendi or MGC at Dior.

 

[GoldenPetals]

I think she was part of that wave of late 00s designers who really championed the party girl spirit of the time. Her work wasn't ugly by any means. Just a bit juvenile.

 

[susseinmcswanny]

Maybe time will be kinder to Kim Jones at Fendi or MGC at Dior.

Don’t talk like that please

 

[pradn]

Maybe time will be kinder to Kim Jones at Fendi or MGC at Dior.

Nah! NEVER!!

 

[svpernova]

I liked Frida at Gucci but I detest Raf Simons at Dior. His designs felt very flat after Galliano even after Bill Gaytten, which I really liked. His S/S 12 Couture collection was pure perfection in my eyes, even though it was repetitive. I’m probably biased since I’m in love with simple elegant clothes which accentuate the waist of a woman.

 

[IsabelMarantBoy]

Frida's Gucci had some real high points in the house for me: both the 2006 collections, F/W 2008, both the 2010 and 2011 collections, and I loved her finale collection I still think of those beaded antique kimono silk dresses and that bottle green leather shirtdress with the guipure lace inserts

 

[fenty]

Maybe I'm the Only one here (lol),
but I really like:
- Frida Giannini for Gucci

Im with you on this, her Gucci by miles was/is better than her successors