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Craig Green Men's London F/W 2016.17
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the striped and green looks are my favorite. very cool collection
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Very creative! Love it!
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If he reigned back on the gimmicky, editorial-baits of those silly oversized lacing that has the guys looking like a football coming undone, or multitudes of straps that has the guys looking like some fetish participant, and utilize his inventive and impressive tailoring to a more classical palette, he would be so much more attractive to me. His color palette, textures and his tamer pieces are really gorgeous.
I’m so turned off by this generation of designers that have to be so in your face with their designs, whether it’s him or someone like JW. I guess it’s all about desperately ensuring people get how “wild", how much of a “rebel" you are in that first impression before everyone’s attention is distracted by someone else who's also desperately seeking attention in the next 15 seconds. Nothing subversive, nothing subtle and nothing that’s willing to linger… just instant gratification with that easily identifiable gimmick and on to the next thing.
I’m so turned off by this generation of designers that have to be so in your face with their designs, whether it’s him or someone like JW. I guess it’s all about desperately ensuring people get how “wild", how much of a “rebel" you are in that first impression before everyone’s attention is distracted by someone else who's also desperately seeking attention in the next 15 seconds. Nothing subversive, nothing subtle and nothing that’s willing to linger… just instant gratification with that easily identifiable gimmick and on to the next thing.
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I'm such a negative nancy but I really don't see what you all are.
To be honest, Green seems just like every other CSM MA grad: underdeveloped one-trick pony.
The clothes in stores are POORLY made. The fabrics are CHEAP.
Most of those ties and strings don't actually do ANYTHING.
And all those folds and flaps that look like Yohji-esque cutting are actually crudely and clumsily thought out.
Not buying it.
To be honest, Green seems just like every other CSM MA grad: underdeveloped one-trick pony.
The clothes in stores are POORLY made. The fabrics are CHEAP.
Most of those ties and strings don't actually do ANYTHING.
And all those folds and flaps that look like Yohji-esque cutting are actually crudely and clumsily thought out.
Not buying it.
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^^I totally agree with you both.
I have no clue what everyone sees in Craig Green? All those straps and buckles and flaps are all non-functioning and just gimmicky…what else, aside from straps, does Craig Green stand for? I'm not sure I have any idea…
I wonder what is going on in the CSM MA program at this point? It feels like the recent graduates aren't being challenged to be thinking critically about design? Instead - as long as it's "weird" it's automatically "good."
I have no clue what everyone sees in Craig Green? All those straps and buckles and flaps are all non-functioning and just gimmicky…what else, aside from straps, does Craig Green stand for? I'm not sure I have any idea…
I wonder what is going on in the CSM MA program at this point? It feels like the recent graduates aren't being challenged to be thinking critically about design? Instead - as long as it's "weird" it's automatically "good."
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^^^ He’s the one I see with the most potential in this motley lot of first-draft patterns masquerading as some New Guard. I get that’s not saying too much, but at least he’s designing with some awareness of separates, with some semblance to practicality— and more importantly to me, not a single monogram/ logo in sight. Unfortunate about the poor craftsmanship… But we’re aiming low here LOL I think with some refinement, some polish and further developed skills, he’s one that will evolve. There’s at least a sense of some endurance in some of his pieces— unlike the others that are more stylists doing the 70s straightup, or with the sole aim to bait i-D and Dazed edittorials with the hope of selling logo-tees and sweatshirts.
I’m trying my best to be as positive as I can this year LOL
I’m trying my best to be as positive as I can this year LOL
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I really don't get LCM. It's maybe time to reflect on the relevance of such a show.
It's good to be creative and also gimmicky sometimes (i liked what Galliano did with menswear) but it's also good to do clothes that people may want/wear/desire.
Is this designed with the idea of someone wearing it or embracing it or is it just designed to appear in the pages of id?
London designers love to compare themselves to the japanese but nothing feels forced with the japanese.
I don't see the relevance of Craig Green...
London has always been about "the next big thing" but i think that we can see the downside of it now. You praise a designer after 2 collections and then...he is stuck, without a style or a real aesthetic. Just clothes!
It's good to be creative and also gimmicky sometimes (i liked what Galliano did with menswear) but it's also good to do clothes that people may want/wear/desire.
Is this designed with the idea of someone wearing it or embracing it or is it just designed to appear in the pages of id?
London designers love to compare themselves to the japanese but nothing feels forced with the japanese.
I don't see the relevance of Craig Green...
London has always been about "the next big thing" but i think that we can see the downside of it now. You praise a designer after 2 collections and then...he is stuck, without a style or a real aesthetic. Just clothes!
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I'm sure doing this kind of stuff earned him some good grades in school but I wish he'd just move on already.
Heard from the ShowStudio people that he's making a move into womenswear too? Can't wait to see more ties and ribbons...
Heard from the ShowStudio people that he's making a move into womenswear too? Can't wait to see more ties and ribbons...
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^Cavalli fringes or Pucci long dresses can do the same thing.
Why ask a stripe for function when it apparently belongs to the accessory department? Do you find your earrings to be functional?
To be frank, I'm appalled by what came after that brown leather outfit, those stripes are awful for sure. But I do still like the trick and spice he planned on everything other than those. Kind of like industrial music heads with scarves tying round arms, an earthy masculine feel.
Why ask a stripe for function when it apparently belongs to the accessory department? Do you find your earrings to be functional?
To be frank, I'm appalled by what came after that brown leather outfit, those stripes are awful for sure. But I do still like the trick and spice he planned on everything other than those. Kind of like industrial music heads with scarves tying round arms, an earthy masculine feel.
