I like this, but primarily because it's nothing I can see my imaginary Marc customer wearing. As others have mentioned, as always, if you sit down with it, you can spot influence after influence, but at least this time around, they're looks/trends that appeal to me. I don't have the depth of fashion history knowledge to pick up on a lot of it, but at times it seems like a less precise version of this spring's Miu Miu blended with some Erte illustrations.
This is all great in theory, but (and I know this could come across as snooty) is the average Marc customer really going to be able to adapt these looks and the old time elegance/rigidity that they conjur up for real life? Someone else hinted at it, but I'd imagine that most women who are already doing just that aren't shopping with Marc. They're already at YSL or Jil or picking and choosing Prada pieces etc. Many of whom already dismiss Marc as a thrift store copy cat. Marc's prices aren't exactly cheap, so I'd imagine it would be hard to win this new audience and possibly difficult to sell this to the current one. Or, maybe I'm just confusing the Marc by Marc girl with a more subtle MJ woman that passes under my radar.
Also, and I've not taken the time to digest the individual pieces yet, but does Marc expect his customers to buy new wardrobes every season? It doesn't seem like much of this would blend with anything he's done previously. That's good in some respects, but would have to be frustrating for the ladies who frequent the shops.
no frills, no lace, dark sequins, ribbons out of scale, the Chanel influences jettisoned, 'clean & clear and under control'...
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I'm officially at a loss for words here.
