Gucci F/W 11.12 Milan

[saann]

This is so hilariously over-the top that I can't help but love it!

Like everyone said, it feels like a mix of YSL and last seasons Marc Jacobs. I should hate it but I can't

 

[thedanae]

Front page on tFS today: Gucci Fall 2011 Runway Review

 

[angel222]

Miss Frida needs to learn some restraint and class from designer Zang Toi, Google his latest collection or his archives. She thinks like a gay man similar to Sex in The City written by gay men writers who bastardized the way straight women should react and appeal to men; which is overdone, crassy, cheap, unrealistic and tasteless.

The woman who should be "THE" designer for the Gucci woman is Alessandra Fachinetti who designed for WOMEN; and not for gay men.

 

[angel222]

^ Let me remind you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VanH1vfWww0

 

[angel222]

^ If you can beat it.

 

[disco54]

Facchineti is talented but Frida ,though not as talented , churns out fast luxe fashion which is what Gucci unfortunately is now , and living of Tom Ford's legacy there , so her designs will always have to reflect that , because well Tom Ford built Gucci from bankruptcy . I like this collection a lot , in fact its the best Frida collection I have seen , because it looks like a mish mash of Tom Ford and MJ lol , but I know next season she will come up with a hideous collection I hate

 

[slowframes]

I loved the sheer maxi skirts topped off with flourish and a pop of colour. This show was definitely not without its merits.

 

[avatare]

Good collection!!!

 

[mackos]

I knew that asking Frida to present a decent womenswear after a decent menswear would be just too much.

I guess it's meant to look luxurious, but it for some reason it does not. It actually has Frida Giannini written all over it.

 

[Dorléac]

I love the dresses and the accessories.

 

[INTER]

I totally love this collection. It´s warm, colorful, womanly and sexy. In my opinion it shows that the designer is a woman. Everything is cute, sexy and wearable. Frida you are the best.

 

[chloehandbags]

Miss Frida needs to learn some restraint and class from designer Zang Toi, Google his latest collection or his archives. She thinks like a gay man similar to Sex in The City written by gay men writers who bastardized the way straight women should react and appeal to men; which is overdone, crassy, cheap, unrealistic and tasteless.

The woman who should be "THE" designer for the Gucci woman is Alessandra Fachinetti who designed for WOMEN; and not for gay men.

Sooooo tired of men telling (not even proposing - telling!) female designers how to design and women what to wear.

Fachinetti and Frida are chalk and cheese.

Obviously, you like Fachinetti's work; but Gucci it is not.

On the whole, I like this collection.

The colours and most of the silhouettes are great and it's visually stimulating, especially after season upon season of restrained design and taupe almost everywhere.

Would I wear it from top-to-toe? No.

Would I wear bits of it? Yes.

I don't like the use of fur - not because it is garish, but because it is cruel and unnecessary, in this day and age, to use fur at all.

Other than that, this is a good collection, IMHO.

 

[agee]

what is really sad to me is that so many posters here seem to think that this look comes from tom ford...

when in fact...
he stole it from YSL and Halston...
*sigh*...

I can't speak for anyone else but the reason that I refer to the collection as Ford inspired is because Ford is the one who appropriated the YSL and Halston aesthetics and used them to define Gucci and to his credit he owns up to his inspirations. Now if I saw a similar collection at design house other than Gucci then I would attribute it to YSL, and in fact I consider Gucci SS 2011 as more YSL-YSL than Tom Ford-YSL. Sadly I have to admit to not always giving Halston credit for his influence.

Is it though? I mean I can see where someone might feel that Tom's new womenswear is somewhat dated (I don't, but it's a valid criticism), but this seems modern to you? I mean I look at most of this collection and not only is it fairly dated in it's more-is-more tacky/luxe aesthetic, it's extremely retro on top of that. Even the pieces I do like, such as the fluid dresses or some of the wool coats, really do scream 70s to me. I look at them and I don't see a reinterpretation of that era, I see a recreation of it.

I dunno, I stand by my feeling that Frida should just steer clear of the 70s, or any particular decade for that matter. She just doesn't know how to filter her inspirations. Her execution always seems so ham-handed. I still love the color palette though, even if some looks were overloaded.

Yep this seems modern to me, like softgrey stated "a-line skirts, culottes and silk bow blouses are really quite classic shapes... not dated at all, but rather, timelessly modern..." What sets Frida Giannini's FW 2011 collection apart from Tom Ford's and Marc Jacob's SS2011 collections is that she was able to incorporate elements that put the collection in 2010-2011 like the color story and the closing dresses as opposed to those other collections which if I saw a photo of the women who modeled Tom Ford's SS 2011 collection standing around chatting amiably after the presentation, I would not know if that image was from 1989 or 2010, same thing with the Marc Jacobs SS2011 collection, it looks like costumes from a 1970s movie, which was the actual inspiration but IMO that collection was way too faithful to its inspiration. So yeah, Frida's last two collections were more modern and seemed better thought out.

 

[KatherineCouture]

I'm not a fan of this collection. There are some good pieces, but all together is a mess!

 

[disco54]

Well , come fall Editors will eat this up , the colors and shapes just jump at you and , fact is , most if it was flattering and wearable.

 

[LittleJ]

Dress, fur and all the colours !!! I love

 

[Northern Star]

Too many hats and too much fur, but I seriously love everything else.
Halston inspired to the hilt, but pure luxury and so much better in motion.
The dresses at the end were stunning.....well they were more like costumes with chiffon attached and I hope we are going to have a warm winter.
Fabulous colours throughout, although the grey section midway didn't hit the spot and the best 70's inspired collection I've seen in a while.

 

[agee]

Gucci F/W 11.12
Hair: Luigi Mureno
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Source: vogue.com via flyme2themoon​

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[Northern Star]

The best eyewear seen this season.

 

[GivenchyHomme]

Collection Preview:
Dazed and Confused June 2011


Gucci
Photographer: Serge Leblon
Styling by: Karen Langley





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