Jennifer Lopez F/W 05.06 New York

[vintage_princess]

I remember I read an article on the internet about how everybody was the most excited about JLo's fashion show...that she was quoted saying its her new collection of clothes that are much more upscale
I dont mind some of the stuff..but I dont like the way its been put together.
I agree she can only get away with doing this fashion show because shes famous and celebrities theses days can create a buzz

 

[droogist]

For those who are dying to get their hands on some Sweetface and want to know what the damage will be, according to the New York Times, "the Sweetface label will include $400 cashmere sweaters, $150 jeans and $600 coats, and mink and fox fur coats, made for Sweetface by Saga Furs. They are destined for the fur departments of retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale's."

It's safe to assume that the price tags on those furs are going to include a lots of zero's. Like a lot of people on this board, I'm pretty shocked by the flagrant use of fur in this collection. It's like there's hardly a single look that's doesn't involve a piece of some poor dead animal somewhere. I wonder if the JLo's dreams at night are haunted by teeming hordes of vengeful skinless rodents. Nah...that would require that she have a sense of shame. Or a soul...

 

[marrimoda]

all the fur is nasty, inconsiderate, and out of touch. It is truly ugly and glutonous.

 

[brian]

there was a lot more fur used than meets the eye... some of the sweaters and things were made out of woven mink.

 

[FogUponLA]

ewww i just watched the show online..some parts were pretty interesting..like the west side story-like intro but than other parts were sooooooo unnecessary!!!! The fog and wind machines, the f*cking camera man obstructing the views of the clothing SO many times, the fact that the runway itself was a labyrinth in which the models had to scurry around at LEAST 6 times, again obstructing views and even getting lost! This "clothing line" is DEFFINATELY more for show than anything! It obviously wasn't ment to showcase any original or creative designs, attention to detail, or tastefulness. AND THE TIERED PANTS!!! blehhhhh

 

[Mr. Fabulous]

there was a lot more fur used than meets the eye... some of the sweaters and things were made out of woven mink.

Peta is gonna have her in their next "we should kill" list hahaha.. they r gonna be all up in her !

 

[emi25]

The only redeeming thing about this collection is the positive economic effects it’ll probably have on the Danish economy due to the massive use of fur...

that's horrible!...poor danish animals..

 

[morgan38]

all the fur is nasty, inconsiderate, and out of touch. It is truly ugly and glutonous.

I really don't like fur that much, especially here. I'm not really against it for any moral reasons, but in clothes like this it just looks so overly decadent and well...tacky.

 

[marrimoda]

I really don't like fur that much, especially here. I'm not really against it for any moral reasons, but in clothes like this it just looks so overly decadent and well...tacky.

Thats what I am trying to say. When I wrote that, I meant that all that fur Lopez was showing was awful. I am not the biggest anti-fur person. I avoid it, but I can appreciate something beautiful too. I just think that so much of it in a collection, shows a total disregard...as I said gluttony...or as you say overly decadent.

 

[Theory]

Huh? Using that logic......
I'm guessing that people who eat any animal products or wear any animal products would also be haunted by the ghost of the animal they have ingested? And ingesting the animal would be worse than wearing it..once it's inside of you, that's that. I guess people should have a sense of shame the next time they eat that hamburger or piece of chicken....or next time they sit down to give thanks at Turkey Day, they better think of the soul of the dead turkey they are about to carve up and devour??????

It's safe to assume that the price tags on those furs are going to include a lots of zero's. Like a lot of people on this board, I'm pretty shocked by the flagrant use of fur in this collection. It's like there's hardly a single look that's doesn't involve a piece of some poor dead animal somewhere. I wonder if the JLo's dreams at night are haunted by teeming hordes of vengeful skinless rodents. Nah...that would require that she have a sense of shame. Or a soul...

 

[Mr-Dale]

I just watched the video at www.olympusfashionweek.com and I actually quite enjoyed it. It was really cool to see how models look like from a side view when they walk, it looks gorgeous. I counted one girl that dropped her fur at the end of the runway and just let it there and three girls (including our very own Naomi Campbell) taking the wrong exit at the end of the runway...it was funny

 

[Nemova]

4) If Chanel closed it doors, no it wouldn't be the end of fashion.... What I mean by "death of fashion" is the un-progressive state of actual fashion, I mean celebs OUTDOING REAL talents?! Things are going the wrong way. No fashion wont litterally die, but part of its TRUE meaning will be lost.

Couldn't have said it better myself. We mean the death of fashion as in people who have no talent at all to be doing it taking the spot from those who really should be in a fashion week. Does anybody here really believe Ms. Lopez has any talent or skills to be a fashion designer?

 

[fullfrontal]

I just watched the video at www.olympusfashionweek.com and I actually quite enjoyed it. It was really cool to see how models look like from a side view when they walk, it looks gorgeous. I counted one girl that dropped her fur at the end of the runway and just let it there and three girls (including our very own Naomi Campbell) taking the wrong exit at the end of the runway...it was funny

Thanks for the link. The presentation was disastrous (the cameraman, zig zag runway) but I figured it would after seeing the road map. I love how the backstage instructions are give the RIGHT OF WAY to models in center lane.

The models going the wrong way was hilarious. I thought last season's Dolce & Gabbana runway was confusing, but this was just comedy.

 

[plasticine20]

Huh? Using that logic......
I'm guessing that people who eat any animal products or wear any animal products would also be haunted by the ghost of the animal they have ingested? And ingesting the animal would be worse than wearing it..once it's inside of you, that's that. I guess people should have a sense of shame the next time they eat that hamburger or piece of chicken....or next time they sit down to give thanks at Turkey Day, they better think of the soul of the dead turkey they are about to carve up and devour??????

Actually, I think your logic is wrong... you've taken the argument to a very weird place. People who eat meat are getting some sort of nutrition for it. No one really needs fur to stay warm now. That's one of the major problems people have with it.

 

[purplelucrezia]

I just hope she did not compensate them by letting them keep the clothes.

Though I have seen much worse and it is pretty much typical JLo.

Do my eyes deceive me or was Heather Marks walking for her line?

And Cintia Dicker, Jaquetta Wheeler, Jessica Stam, Yasmin Warsame...
The models alone must have cost a pretty penny.

NEW YORK, February 11, 2005 – Lights! Camera! Fashion! Jennifer Lopez's first-ever runway production was a three-act carnival, filmed for an MTV documentary to air later this month. As the show progressed, an enormous neon set at the back of the catwalk flashed a fire escape (representing her childhood in the Bronx), followed by a DJ's turntables (J. Lo's hip-hop epoch), followed by a stretch limo and red carpet (the megastar-designer's made-it phase). There were video cameras on booms and in the aisles. They even installed wind and smoke machines.
The biggest surprise was the clothes themselves. Skin baring? Yes. Sexy? Of course. But luxe? We weren't the only ones to be amazed. From the first look to the last, fur figured strongly in Lopez's Sweetface collection. Boleros were whipped up in lambskin and fox. One intarsia cardigan that looked like a knit turned out, on closer inspection, to be woven mink. And there was even a sable. What's a girl to wear with all that fluff? Baby doll dresses in chiffon or velvet. Bubblegum-pink hoodies and faded jean Capris. And least practical, perhaps, but certainly most fabulous, cashmere microshorts. Oh, and don't forget the diamonds.

For the finale, Naomi Campbell strutted down the runway in a navel-baring silk chiffon jumpsuit and a white mink picture hat the size of an umbrella. But the applause she received, loud and plentiful though it was, paled in comparison to the standing O for Lopez.

Good lord.

 

[Kimkhuu]

Does anybody here really believe Ms. Lopez has any talent or skills to be a fashion designer?

Who doesn't, JLo = class. That's like evident.

 

[droogist]

Huh? Using that logic......
I'm guessing that people who eat any animal products or wear any animal products would also be haunted by the ghost of the animal they have ingested? And ingesting the animal would be worse than wearing it..once it's inside of you, that's that. I guess people should have a sense of shame the next time they eat that hamburger or piece of chicken....or next time they sit down to give thanks at Turkey Day, they better think of the soul of the dead turkey they are about to carve up and devour??????

Not what I meant. I was objecting to the gratuitous and excessive use of fur here, and tried to work in a little joke on both the sheer number of animals that must have been used to produce this show, and JLo's shameless extravangance in general. Apparently the joke wasn't very successful.

 

[liberty33r1b]

she should stick to her singing skills and produce some more hits.....

 

[AlexN]

she should stick to her singing skills and produce some more hits.....

What singing skills?

And what acting skills? And what designing skills?

 

[LostInNJ]

What singing skills?

And what acting skills? And what designing skills?

You have to give her acting...B)