Givenchy F/W 2025.26 Paris

I like it. I think she shows a lot of promise. I would rather see a safe debut collection with sharp tailoring, and construction instead of a jumbled mess. I think it's appropriate for her to gradually inject her aesthetic into this archival house, as opposed to coming in like a wrecking ball. I think she will step it up next season, once she know's what people are looking for from this brand. Next season, we can be more critical. I will wait until then to form a concrete opinion.
 
This collection was disjointed for me. While I want Sarah to win, in this space and with this assortment (because it very much so was that) it lacked harmony and clear vision. A fall collection should've been an easy sell, but maybe I am too ambitious for the time she had to create something with better flow.

A strong collection of classics, referenced from the archives and some Tisci-era elements could've been effective.
The body suits, we did and do not need. Past and present tense. Nice try, but leave that to Alaïa.
 
I've never understood the utter contempt and waves of bile Sarah Burton can inspire in some people. Yes, I can understand why she's not everyone's cup of tea or why they do not feel like she was an adequate successor to Lee McQueen, but it's not like she's flagrantly terrible. She clearly knows how to design and is more than competent. Whether she's entirely successful in creating something that's to one's taste is a different question. What she's not is a fashion hack.

I liked a lot of the collection. I wasn't crazy about some of it, especially the fishnet and mermaid tails. And logo/wordmark items are just going to be a given because this is LVMH, and that's their pain et beurre. But her collection definitely elevates Givenchy from what it had been in recent years, which was something not particularly worthy of its storied heritage: Since it opened around two years ago, the Rodeo Drive Givenchy boutique has primarily been stocked with pink-and-silver activewear, molded plastic slides that cost around $300, tiny metallic dresses for whatever rap star's cocaine party is happening in the Hollywood Hills, and menswear targeted to the local population of Russian oligarchs' scions. The FW25 collection is a welcome change from the Baby Phat-sur-Avenue Montaigne crap. So maybe just... give her a break.
 

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