Frida Giannini - Designer

[orchidee]

I appreciated Vanessa Friedman's article, but Scully just sounds harsh and unnecessarily bitchy like he has some personal bias against Frida. And I don't understand why everyone seems to be hating on her like she's the worst ever.

I get that she wasn't the most revolutionary designer, but I felt that Frida did do a decent job at Gucci. Personally, I really enjoyed the 70s obsession that seemed to run through most of her work. She certainly did know her client base and it's not as though they had any trouble getting their clothes on celebrities. She may not have been a "visionary" but hey, she lasted a decade at the helm and it's not like Gucci fell back into their dark days. That's no small feat.

Contrast that with someone like Raf, who has only been at Dior for two years. He is already repeating himself and his collections are starting to blend together. How many bar jackets and "examinations" of couture construction can you do before it gets stale? The same goes for Hedi. He is literally doing the exact same things he did at Dior Homme.

It really is just a case of fashion as a whole being so fickle that designer turnover is becoming so frequent these days.

 

[VersaceVixen009]

Clearly Scully was deaf and blind during Frida's arrival. Style.com named Spring 2006 as one of the best collections of accessories (can't remember if the collection itself was deemed as one of the best) and US Vogue editorialized the crap out of that collection. Fall 2006 was named one of the best collections and that too in US Vogue was heavily editorialized.

 

[kikifoz]

They had Francesca Burns style the Pre-Fall lookbook.. Perhaps that's an indication of who they selected? Leaning in the young, British direction..

 

[Deleted member 7575]

They had Francesca Burns style the Pre-Fall lookbook.. Perhaps that's an indication of who they selected? Leaning in the young, British direction..

Not sure that's an indicator as Frida oversaw that shoot.

 

[Chanelcouture09]

Clearly Scully was deaf and blind during Frida's arrival. Style.com named Spring 2006 as one of the best collections of accessories (can't remember if the collection itself was deemed as one of the best) and US Vogue editorialized the crap out of that collection. Fall 2006 was named one of the best collections and that too in US Vogue was heavily editorialized.

But they paid for that product placement as a top advertiser, her collections (along with every other designer) were never featured for being best sellers or cutting edge, they were paid to be there which is what more often than not is wrong with publishing, designers have to pay to get their product in the prime spots, it shouldn't be based on that but sadly it is - which is something similar with department stores, they pay to have the prime locations.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

I think Frida had her moments but she was never consistent with them and she never took anything to that critical point were you freak out. She was mostly pallid, predictable, and often quite tedious. When it was good it was solid, when it was anything less than it was nothing at all.

Her time at Gucci is nothing to scoff at though, she should be pretty proud. But like Creative said, her Gucci is no longer viable in the market. Few designers can stay relevant longer for extended periods of time, especially for a house that is that heavily marketed and distributed. But in many ways she did the brand a favor. She kept it going, toning it down, reestablished it's heritage and now it's primed and ready for a reinvention!

 

[kikifoz]

Not sure that's an indicator as Frida oversaw that shoot.

True, but she could have been pushed by higher ups to use more younger British talent. Just a thought.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

True, but she could have been pushed by higher ups to use more younger British talent. Just a thought.

Unfortunately I don't think decisions like that are made in such a manner. If anything it was Frida trying to give the collection more spunk to save her job.

 

[Myriah S]

Thank goodness that woman is leaving, she was literally stuck in the past. I'm praying that Gucci will become big again with the rise of its new CEO & Creative Director. Perhaps the fact that they were a couple played a part in the decline of the brand. Better not to confuse business with emotions.

 

[Chanelcouture09]

I would much rather see Alexander Wang at Gucci, because he is ruining Balenciaga - I think if Gucci are going for the youthful approach then his injection would work wonders on a house whose appeal in both RTW and Accessories has dried up and lost its direction.

Slimane at Gucci wouldn't really work - I think although his shows aren't that great, his sales have proven his aesthetic is working for the house, even I've been suckered into purchasing a few pieces this season.

 

[tatouejeremie]

i've been told who's going to replace her and the person they chose has definitely not been chosen to create a more exciting gucci also it's a name that hasn't been mentioned yet here.
get ready for an even more boring, but probably more consistent, version of gucci

 

[squilliam]

Wang, slimane, tisci...it seems like most of us here are choosing designers to replace frida based on "they're ruining that fashion house so I want them at Gucci so that they won't be ruining that fashion house anymore". I guess that goes to show how little we care about this house now. Gucci really has become dull and irrelevant

 

[squilliam]

For the Hedi rumors, Gucci was exactly what YSL is today. The critics and the collections were kinda mediocre but it sold well.
Frida's first good reviews were for her SS2010 collection.

Bridget Foley made a point. At Gucci they tried to ignore the Tom Ford years but it was a wrong move. Before Tom Ford, Gucci made clothes...Tom Ford gave the vision, the identity & the fashion. She compared Gucci to Prada and she is right, it's totally the same equation.
At YSL, even if they tried to ignore the Tom Ford, Alber & Stefano years, it was all about Yves!

Seriously, seeing the way Stefano left YSL, i don't think he is going to work for Kering again. Don't forget that Stefano, like Frida or Christopher Bailey and others used to work with Tom Ford at Gucci & YSL. They were used to a standard regarding the creative control of the brand.
When Stefano tried to make more personal collections at YSL, even with a huge success, he was outed.

Even if i want an Italian designer doing Gucci, i think they will go for Altuzarra. I'm afraid because i still remember that he is the only designer ever who copied a whole collection. That collection was the Gucci FW 2003.

Actually Alexander wang also copied a whole collection once (and was even more blatant, even copying the shoes and hairstyle), and now he's at balenciaga...

 

[Creative]

i've been told who's going to replace her and the person they chose has definitely not been chosen to create a more exciting gucci also it's a name that hasn't been mentioned yet here.
get ready for an even more boring, but probably more consistent, version of gucci

Is that even possible? WOW. The only name that comes to my mind is Altuzarra's, but he has been mentioned.

Christopher Kane is not possible, right? He's not as boring as Frida. Prabal Gurung? Jason Wu from Boss? It might be someone from NY if it's thaaat unexciting.

 

[gazebo]

i've been told who's going to replace her and the person they chose has definitely not been chosen to create a more exciting gucci also it's a name that hasn't been mentioned yet here.
get ready for an even more boring, but probably more consistent, version of gucci

Do telllllllll

 

[StoneSkipper]

i've been told who's going to replace her and the person they chose has definitely not been chosen to create a more exciting gucci also it's a name that hasn't been mentioned yet here.
get ready for an even more boring, but probably more consistent, version of gucci

I wonder if it's Andrea Incontri? I don't know why his name came to mind, but it did...

 

[Chanelcouture09]

I have a feeling it might be Tomas Maier..

 

[anlabe32]

I have a feeling it might be Tomas Maier..

I'd actually love that. But, isn't he doing a fine job at Bottega and didn't he just say that he wanted to give more attention to his namesake label?

 

[GIVENCHYlover]

He's not moving to Gucci

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[wannabemodelbook]

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