Phuel
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That’s the problem. And sets such a terrible precedence to how lowered the standards are today— and sadly by someone as talented as him. Unfortunate that such a talent— and the reality is that all these bluechip brands are guilty of, is/are stooping to the lowest of common denominators, not just to the casual fashion outlet shoppers, but to impressionable juveniles, to imprint their ridiculously overpriced merch onto. By appeasing and appealing to juveniles at their base-level, rather than challenge them and encourage them rise to, learn from and inspired by/aspire to the more refined sensibilities of a more sophisticated, more mature and more refined palette, the new generation will have less and less of creatives challenges evolve beyond the basics. They will remain in fashion arrested development: Drag queen costumes, outlet basics, student first-drafts, desperate-seeking-attention clownwear and strippergear. And these multibillion-dollar corporate brands are encouraging this direction by just giving the children exactly what they’re familiar with, rather than challenge them. Of course profit is important, to any brand. But so is creative refinement, for any brand, established or new.
Nicolas remains a talent. That he can still produce interesting, strong design proposals alongside very commercial, consumer-appealing branded designs-- like with the doll collection, is a testament to not only his creative talent, but to his survival instincts. I don't think he has peaked. This collection is just (another) juvenile blip on his usually impressive design trajectory.
