Gucci S/S 09 Milan

hahaaha so true of the cropped skinnies and reporter hat , it looks cheap and very high street , but high street can do this not use to be high end label. The shoes are nice but this is a very dark day for Gucci seriously.
 
Oops, she did it again :ninja:
Ahaha! :lol:
Looking at this collection, then seeing her come onto the runway, I can honestly say it looks like she designed this whole thing with herself in mind. :ninja:

The only things about this I liked were, the hair, the jackets, and the shoes.
 
But the bottom line is that this will sell. It's irrelevant whether its 'fashion' or 'low class' or 'cheap' or anything. Ultimately, it's commercial. And Gucci is the money maker for the Gucci group. They need to sacrifice design aesthetics in at least one label otherwise we couldn't have the avant-garde of Balenciaga and others.

Plus, Rachel Zoe will put at least 50% of this on her clients and people will respond to the celebrity, and therefore buy it.

That's the genius of Gucci as of late - it appeals to celebrities - and ultimately that sells clothes like nothing else.

You just KNOW this will be on Cameron Diaz within weeks!! :lol: :innocent:
 
But the bottom line is that this will sell. It's irrelevant whether its 'fashion' or 'low class' or 'cheap' or anything. Ultimately, it's commercial. And Gucci is the money maker for the Gucci group. They need to sacrifice design aesthetics in at least one label otherwise we couldn't have the avant-garde of Balenciaga and others.

Plus, Rachel Zoe will put at least 50% of this on her clients and people will respond to the celebrity, and therefore buy it.

That's the genius of Gucci as of late - it appeals to celebrities - and ultimately that sells clothes like nothing else.

You just KNOW this will be on Cameron Diaz within weeks!! :lol: :innocent:

That was true until a year back , but then something happened there was a big shift in clientele ,and this came in bloomberg , most of the old clientele has gone to LVMH because of more buzz , Gucci thus far was coasting on Tom Fords good will . True accessories are bread and butter for a high fashion brand but you need top notch fashion credentials to draw people and maintain a buzz , that is not the case with Gucci . This is what happened with Gucci in the 80s .
 
wwd / september 24.2009

In an obvious so there to those critical of her last collection, the program notes for Frida Giannini’s spring show made a reference to fall’s “trend-setting bohemian collection.” And so it was; Gucci looks are all over Zara. The argument that they seem more appropriate to such a venue than to the upper echelons of luxury fashion hasn’t put a damper on sales of the real thing, even in the United States, where everyone knows that almost nothing is selling. Given that background, the collection Giannini showed on Wednesday, dubbed “Gucci Exotica,” looks like another commercial winner.

The notes went on to say the lineup targets “the pleasure-seeking Gucci adventurer who wants to escape, and explore.” But not too far; these clothes bore all the exotica of a piñata party in Portsmouth. That, however, might be their genius. Ample anecdotal evidence suggests that most people aren’t interested in stylistic risk-taking, while many fall into the antisobriety camp. Gucci is right up the sartorial alley of such gals. By day, Giannini offered them three key ideas: lean, snappy suits with low-slung pants, fedoras adding that certain je ne sais gangster; lively, leggy micro caftans in bold prints and tricked-out safari looks. Save for the last category, everything came in vivid color — turquoise, purple, bright green. So, too, did the eveningwear, floating visions in silk jersey and chiffon, some of which seemed mired in an identity crisis: Am I Talitha Getty or Eydie Gormé?

And oh, yes. The extras. Gucci’s roots are in accessories, as are those of its designer, and neither fact could have been more apparent. Giannini piled on the merch with gusto, piece after piece that shouted, “Buy me!”: hats; the New Jackie bags, bigger, softer with giant whipstitching; python backpacks; chokers, long chains, and terrific, earthy jewelry flashing multiple big, flat-cut agate and amethyst stones.
cathy horyn's take...nytimes...

Giannini has become an expert not so much in expressing an idea as packaging it. Everything is presented in easy-to-digest units—the boyish pantsuit in cotton or linen (with perky fedoras), the swingy mini caftan (now in a tropical print), the sexy safari section (some adorable poncho dresses and mean python jackets washed to a lovely thinness), and the filmy evening dress. There was sort of a travel experience embedded in the show, with some of the pantsuit colors evocative of an airline palette. And in a way that makes sense: these clothes can travel anywhere, and tourist spending has been a bright spot for American and European design houses.

But where was the element of surprise? And apart from the updated Jackie bags and chunky stone bracelets, how luxurious was it? The olive and khaki safari dresses, with zips and drawstrings, were cute and well-executed. But are they a look you expect from Gucci, or Liz Claiborne? Are they even a Look?
 
the wall street journal / september 24.2009

Selling The Gucci Look, from Head to Toe

Gucci designer Frida Giannini’s admirers and detractors agree on one thing: She’s a master merchandiser. Her abilities were on display at Gucci’s runway show Wednesday, which featured hats, handbags, backpacks, belts, necklaces, bracelets, shoes and sunglasses. Oh yeah, and some clothes.

Not every designer puts such an array of products on the catwalk, even though they will appear in stores. Prada didn’t show any pants at its fashion show yesterday. Balenciaga sends just clothes down its catwalk to keep the focus on its core product – no bags, even though these sell well.

But Gucci lays it all out on the runway, sometimes thrown together in the same look. The first model to strut out today wore a pantsuit with a printed silk shirt and a perky fedora – as well as a necklace and high-heeled sandals. She also carried a large shoulder bag.

Yet although Gucci strikes a chord with fashion buyers, who see in Gucci lots of looks that they can sell, it often falls flat with trend-setters. Many of the suits in the show – skinny pants cropped above the ankle with well-tailored jackets in vibrant greens and blues – could easily hit the shelves of Zara and H&M months before they get to Gucci’s boutiques. At first glance, there was nothing much about either the fabrics or silhouettes of the clothes that would make them stand out from fast-fashion imitators.
seems like alot of people think the same thing about frida...:innocent:
 
Didn't like burberry, disliked prada, I doubt I'm gonna like miumiu :ninja: . .. and Gucci was bust, I really hope Dolce and Gabanna turn out something hot tomorrow, if not I'm gonna be so disappointed.
All the shows I wanted to like...:doh:
 
This was the worst collection Frida has ever shown under the Gucci label.

And I say that as a fan of Giannini's work for Gucci.

There is nothing more to say. It's a very poorly executed collection.
 
I always look for something good to say about the clothes because I always think that someone has worked hard to create these collections. I also think we haven't been fair to Frida because of the amazing work Tom did for Gucci. With that all said I have to say this was not good. With the exception of a few looks, it looked really bad and I have to agree it looks very very cheap.
 
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Say what you want about the clothes - but the shoes are HOT!!

And the bags so far are pretty cool! Love the red one!
 
I like the shoes, although I'm a little sick of platforms in general, but they're nice in the white.

From the back though they remind me of the YSL "Amazone" sandals from 07.

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