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That´s the most honest (in TFS spirit) critic I have ever read! Love it! Although I fear Rachel Tashjian is gonna be banned from those brands for life...WASHINGTON POST
Prada is not free from its own share of kitschy side and Fabio was part of that his idol is Marilyn Monroe and Madonna, also have you seen his ig in the past was verry pop and kitschy.Fabio Zambernardi at Gucci would actually be a major coup for Kering but I wonder if he would be able to manage the kitschy side of the brand alongside his vision, which would be (presumably) very sophisticated and intellectual.
The problem with Gucci is that the web and the logos are what sell, but then it also drags the brand image down and cheapens it. It's a financial blessing but at the same time an aesthetic curse. At this point, I don't see what kind of designer would be able to play into that side of the brand and make it look expensive and "elevated".
Even Alessandro had to compromise on the whole tacky GG logos after a few collections and although he tried to make it very pop culture and whimsical, it still looked awful and tacky in the end.
These executives that demand "brand elevation" and "timelessness" but then create a business strategy where the GG canvas and logos are the most affordable items at the brand and what is appealing to the masses - they are delusional. You can't have it all. You either accept your kitschiness or you embrace timelessness. Choose one or suffer the consequences of diluted brand image and confusing your customer base to the point where sales plunge...
Sophisticated fashion won't generate billions in sales nor attract nouveau riche spenders. The greed of men at the top is what destroyed this industry.Fabio Zambernardi at Gucci would actually be a major coup for Kering but I wonder if he would be able to manage the kitschy side of the brand alongside his vision, which would be (presumably) very sophisticated and intellectual.
Do we really have to blow the ego of these designers ? Ils ont pas déjà le melon ?Fabio Zambernardi at Gucci would actually be a major coup for Kering but I wonder if he would be able to manage the kitschy side of the brand alongside his vision, which would be (presumably) very sophisticated and intellectual.
Tbh, the GG and stuff can look cool. Tom Ford made it look cool.Fabio Zambernardi at Gucci would actually be a major coup for Kering but I wonder if he would be able to manage the kitschy side of the brand alongside his vision, which would be (presumably) very sophisticated and intellectual.
The problem with Gucci is that the web and the logos are what sell, but then it also drags the brand image down and cheapens it. It's a financial blessing but at the same time an aesthetic curse. At this point, I don't see what kind of designer would be able to play into that side of the brand and make it look expensive and "elevated".
Even Alessandro had to compromise on the whole tacky GG logos after a few collections and although he tried to make it very pop culture and whimsical, it still looked awful and tacky in the end.
These executives that demand "brand elevation" and "timelessness" but then create a business strategy where the GG canvas and logos are the most affordable items at the brand and what is appealing to the masses - they are delusional. You can't have it all. You either accept your kitschiness or you embrace timelessness. Choose one or suffer the consequences of diluted brand image and confusing your customer base to the point where sales plunge...
Gucci accessories under Frida were everything! Perfect balance of commercial - high fashion, elevated luxury - mass market.Tbh, the GG and stuff can look cool. Tom Ford made it look cool.
What I think Frida did that was clever when she joined was pushing the horsebit foulard print. And in her last seasons, she went through an elevation of the brand by redesigning the line of bags and pushing leather.
I think the Jackie bag, in the original GG monogram, brown suede leather and the web is somewhat chic.
I think the bags from the menswear by the studio I think for FW2023 were perfect. That’s what the direction of Gucci should have been in terms of bags.
For me, Gucci died when Tom Ford left in 2004.You guys nostalgia for Frida is funny, her time is exactly like what Ancora is now ZARA ...it was not a good example or period for the brand .....she was mass market as hell. And this was in the context of her own time already the wider sentiment being alive in that era.
Gucci was not respected during her time both critically or wider fashion public, it was a jet set caricature and often the joke and boring.
To like Frida is to like Ancora , she even was a big Blondi fan and used her music for ads and show inspiration and we are back now again with Debbie for Cruise campaign.
Ancora guy even reintroduced bags from her (firda´s) Gucci time, and they are friends now. what more proof does on need to know the like mindedness of this whole zara moment gucci is reliving now.
I think her first year there was good, I loved S/S 2006 with all those fluttery dresses and the F/W season the same year, I have been trying to search for pieces from either collection and they're hard to track down/still go for a lot of money!You guys nostalgia for Frida is funny, her time is exactly like what Ancora is now ZARA ...it was not a good example or period for the brand .....she was mass market as hell. And this was in the context of her own time already the wider sentiment being alive in that era.
Gucci was not respected during her time both critically or wider fashion public, it was a jet set caricature and often the joke and boring.
To like Frida is to like Ancora , she even was a big Blondi fan and used her music for ads and show inspiration and we are back now again with Debbie for Cruise campaign.
Ancora guy even reintroduced bags from her (firda´s) Gucci time, and they are friends now. what more proof does on need to know the like mindedness of this whole zara moment gucci is reliving now.
Agree on both the early 2 collections and the commercial thing now it's almost a must her Frida formula.I think her first year there was good, I loved S/S 2006 with all those fluttery dresses and the F/W season the same year, I have been trying to search for pieces from either collection and they're hard to track down/still go for a lot of money!
I remember very well all the bad reviews Frida would get for "being too commercial" and "not pushing the envelope in terms of design and fashion" and it's hilarious that these days, all the big designers have gone down the same bland and un-designed route she did but get praised for it. Different times I guess