kinkexplosion
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One of the strongest collection ive seen so far...
Yuck, this is awful. Tacky Las Vegas showgirls crossed with tacky Miami houswives crossed with Paris Hilton.
I will never understand why people swoon over his work; it is cocktail wear, and of a vey specific kind, that is kitsch. There is nothing interesting about what he does and frankly speaking, he has zero design talent. He does the same thing each season, regardless of what house he designs for (sequins, feathers, fur, excess) and completely ignores the legacy of the brand. At least Williamson responded to the DNA of the Pucci brand, and interpreted it through his own aesthetic.
Besides, Dundas is the lowest of designers. He consistently 'borrows' ideas from other designers work without crediting them and claims them as his own. Yet, blinded by the sparkle of his clothing, everyone ignores it. If anyone had bothered to investigate, they would find probably 80% of his Pucci work in Roberto Cavalli's early collections (where he was a design assistant).
My issue with Dundas both at Pucci and when he was at Ungaro is that he doesn't seem to know the difference between trashy and vulgar. IMO trashy can be fun, and isn't necessarily a synonym for bad. Vulgar is when those trashy elements are taken to such and extreme and handled so clumsily that the results are lacking even the finest shred of taste. It's like if a new design student was going to try to make a "Versace" dress and just started hacking away until there's more skin than there is fabric. That's the impression I get here, it's flashy done in an extremely immature and untrained way.