hum...i dont see print as an easier way out. i think it's one of the hardest techniques to be incorporated onto a garment. print can easily break or make an outfit, like on the verge of gaudy/tacky. hard to make it look just right. especially for a brand like jil sander which focuses on minimalism, print is not easy to master.
i thought raf simons (and his team) did a pretty good job on having the print work just right with the garment. at least i can look at it without getting a headache.
i tend to like it more when the designer experiment with fabric and cut too. personally i find print and textile hardddd
To me, print is like wallpaper or carpet, you can put in a really cool attractive design in an interior space drawn up on the Mac in a jiffy. Cut, fabric, etc. is more like shifting the walls, windows, floors and constructing them with the right materials, mesh, concrete, stone, rusted steel, etc. to create a spatial or light experience that you want to achieve, plus it's not just a static experience, but perhaps how you perceive it through movement in that space. The latter is undoubtedly a lot more spectacular and memorable. If print plays an additional role in achieving that complexity, as CdG does so admirably sometimes, then it's even better!
