Isabel Marant S/S 09 Paris

[tuttyfruit]

now that i've reviewed the collection once again.. i think you can find these tops/dresses at like urban outfitters.. but IM will charge you a pretty penny.

 

[classicalbang]

^ I think that's my main complain about Alt (and her boss, too). Their personal style (which is what they sell - the tributes they make to themselves) is heavily influenced by celebrity culture, they're extremely body conscious in a conventional way that doesn't intrigue you or is individual in terms of style or brings anything new to the table like often Paris-based artists manage to do as they're perfectly balanced between mental and body aesthetics. and the worst part for me is that they do openly promote themselves as the epitome of 'Parisian Style'. it doesn't offend me, I'm not from Paris!, but it gets on my nerves to see them all over the shows turning everything and everyone into the same clone they show month after month in their overhyped publication. People complain a lot about the mafia-esque ways their American counterparts exhibit (led by Ms. Wintour), but I see little difference when it comes to Alt and Roitfeld.. it's a good thing Tisci can be stubborn enough with his creations because both Marant and Decarnin seem to be visually losing it under the influence of Carine's posse.

hear, hear

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

^ I think that's my main complain about Alt (and her boss, too). Their personal style (which is what they sell - the tributes they make to themselves) is heavily influenced by celebrity culture, they're extremely body conscious in a conventional way that doesn't intrigue you or is individual in terms of style or brings anything new to the table like often Paris-based artists manage to do as they're perfectly balanced between mental and body aesthetics. and the worst part for me is that they do openly promote themselves as the epitome of 'Parisian Style'. it doesn't offend me, I'm not from Paris!, but it gets on my nerves to see them all over the shows turning everything and everyone into the same clone they show month after month in their overhyped publication. People complain a lot about the mafia-esque ways their American counterparts exhibit (led by Ms. Wintour), but I see little difference when it comes to Alt and Roitfeld.. it's a good thing Tisci can be stubborn enough with his creations because both Marant and Decarnin seem to be visually losing it under the influence of Carine's posse.

Karma to you...
They've lost that mystery, the charm that is necessary to remain
engaging and fresh, imo...
When you think Paris Vogue, you know what to expect..
& rarely are you proved wrong...

I would be heartbroken if Tisci became a Paris Vogue template...
Curse the day!!!

 

[adorefaith]

Mullet you make some good points.

Yikes. I love Isabel but seriously, fire Emmanuelle.. everything that she touches turns into Ms. boho girl from the suburbs. The styling is so ugly and vulgar.. everything Marant didn't use to look like.

i like emmanuelle and i think she's done great things but i agree that this pushes it too far. this doesn't look effortless any more.. it looks contrived and it looks tacky.. it's definitely gone into the 'too trendy' basket, which is such a shame, because as you say there are so many beautiful pieces here.

i know in stores this is going to be one beautiful, cool piece after another and i'm going to want all of it.. well, except for the pale pink stuff and the denim jackets.. but with this styling a lot of it just looks like something a young emmanuelle wannabe put together from shops at her local mall... not that there's anything wrong with local malls and their clothes...but you know what i mean i hope..

 

[PetitLapinVegan]

photos I snapped at yesterday's show:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliptulip/sets/72157607588014032/

source: PAPER Magazine

 

[Chanel_Ivan]

i love the collection...it was a little too country for me at times, but overall lovely
hits: lace, boots
miss: denim jackets....eeck.

 

[The_Ida]

I actually love the denim jackets.

 

[The_Ida]

I love it, Emmanuelle Alt or not. So shoot me. These are comfortable and afordable clothes that don't make you look like a homeless person, and I'm a huge fan of that.

 

[classicalbang]

I actually love the denim jackets.

me too

 

[nefertiti]

I really like the collection. Nothing new or terribly exciting, but there is some great pieces. I feel like I need the boots..

 

[eeyore]

hate the boots with a passion. the styling, as someone mentioned earlier, is vulgar and annoyingly teenybopper hipster.

up close, the clothing is quite lovely, and the neutral colored pieces are absolutely gorgeous.

 

[shirleebee]

Yikes. I love Isabel but seriously, fire Emmanuelle.. everything that she touches turns into Ms. boho girl from the suburbs. The styling is so ugly and vulgar.. everything Marant didn't use to look like.

Yup.
I just miss normal, level-headed clothing from this line. If I want kooky, I have Sonia. If I want trashy, there's a whole range of Italian designers for that. Isabel is supposed to be about chic discretion for those who want to build a minimal but dynamic French wardrobe.

She needs to sort it out!

 

[omgitschristine]

I die. I want all of this.

 

[Hebden]

Some of the lace pieces are "nice" but there's nothing that's giving me a thrill at the thought of owning/wearing it...

 

[Rising_star]

Great collection! Love it.

 

[satin chic]

Bloody amazing. The individual pieces are fantastic on their own already, but the styling just takes them to a whole new level. I don't think it's "vulgar" or "trashy", but then again I like boho and pretty much anything E. Alt does.

 

[snickerdoodles]

Yup.
I just miss normal, level-headed clothing from this line. If I want kooky, I have Sonia. If I want trashy, there's a whole range of Italian designers for that. Isabel is supposed to be about chic discretion for those who want to build a minimal but dynamic French wardrobe.

She needs to sort it out!

Totally agreed. Really disappointing. It doesn't look trashy, it just looks like clothes that could be pulled from any generic teenager's hamper. I don't want prarie, I don't want plaid, I just want clothes that I'll wear for more than a season. If I wanted urbanoutfitters I'd go there.

 

[DiamondSea]

I love so many of the pieces, including the denim jackets. The blue blazer has to be mine!!

 

[Nixon058]

love all the looks in #31, i would honestly wear most of this collection.
great job!

 

[4n98]

everything made me ....