Marc Jacobs F/W 11.12 New York

[thiago:)]

my favorite show from new york so far. the clothes look amazing, I love the styling! I'm not crazy about the footwear, though. the collection feels so 2005, in a good way.

 

[FakeFlower]

Totally have to love it
Those hats look kinda strange though but really fit the outfits!
Best outfit is the one on Frida

 

[fincher]

I feel lot of Prada and Marni inspirations there, but though it´s my most favourite collection of new york... really great clothes, love the shapes and bit futuristic vibe...

 

[KKnardi]

it seem like something new is going on in this collection and it feels like a safe collection too. also; the way the looks are accessorized refers heavily to prada in my opinion.

 

[mechellemybell]

I like it at the moment. A lot.

 

[simple_elegance]

I love this...a lot.

 

[marjanthelion]

i love marc

 

[lady stardust]

i love marc

me too..he's cute and of course an excellent designer..
love this collection, especially the dark mysterious colors.

 

[thefunkykitten]

What I love about Marc Jacobs' collection is that they stand out from all the others, particularly within New York. His stuff is different, he works to different rules, and creates different trends. No typical pops of cobalt blue, orange or red here, no grey fur, no 70s boringness.. I love the polka dot madness, the lace, and the beautiful fitted shapes.

 

[CosiDiModa]

Those boots are crazy.

 

[mackos]

I hate the dots, but I actually hate them anywhere.

Besides, I'm excited for most of this. Gimme some time and I'll love it for sure

 

[luckyme]

Mostly I'd say that I'm very much a Marc Jacobs woman, as I feel more attached to him and his brand than any other designer.
What makes me buy his clothes a) a super-high wearability (No, it's true, what ends up in the stores is gorgeous), b) that it is always very grown-up, c) that he's not trying to sell me off as a sex kitten, d) that there are twists every season and a dress is not always just a dress.

I know how important a fixed identity is for a brand and that customers very much like to know what they can expect from a certain designer, but I think that is the special thing about the Marc Jaobs woman: Women change their style all the time - two years ago, I was permanently covered in ruffles and bows, then I had a phase where everything had to be super tight and clingy and then I had a super grandma-style - but Marc changes with them, without losing what makes him in the basis, the core values, so to speak (oh God, I know, my English...)
Though I have to admit that there have been collections that I despised with a passion: the eighties one, e.g., and I'm only lukewarm about this one here, too... But usually I count on him to hit the ball out of the park.

this is a nice referential statement, thanks for posting. this collection is a bit uptown for my tastes (i seem to be categorizing this way lately ) but i can warm up to the ankle boots and quite like boxier looks best.

 

[Versace-Goddess]

Fantastic collection. Great Fabrics, stunning mix, love the print and all the dresses.
My fave so far.

 

[WilhelmF]

Blah, too conceptual for me. Others have worked with the same themes and have done it better.

I have a question... why can't the music choice be discused here? Music is a vital part of a show, no? - and part of the 'shock' of this show - I can understand the model talk but music helps to give a message in a collection. Is it just strictly aimed to discuss the garments? ...

 

[KKnardi]

NEW YORK — The dress was straight as a die — a strict and slim case for the body. But on its surface were baubles of pattern, as round and voluptuous as this Marc Jacobs outfit was severe.

It is back to the straight and narrow in New York Fashion Week. No more loose and sloppy casual clothes, easy sportswear or girlish frills. Women — grown-up women — are being asked to smarten up.

And they surely will when offered the winter 2011 Marc Jacobs collection. Last season the designer had followed the hippie de luxe trail, rich in color, forged by Yves Saint Laurent in the 1970s.

This time Mr. Jacobs had gone linear, with graphic silhouettes outlined against a shiny runway, where quilted white pillars looked like the columns of a lush padded cell. The outfits were pencil slim — give or take a full raglan sleeve or a peplum — and fell to just below the knee. A helmet, hinting at the 1960s space-age style, completed a look of chic severity that was reinforced by the dark palette of burgundy, pine green, navy, brown and black.

“Strict, disciplined, uptight, everything covered up — I didn’t want the girls to look anything like casual or sloppy,” said Mr. Jacobs backstage. But since he was wearing a rubber shirt and latex gave a dash of sexual perversity to the collection, his remarks seemed ironic.

Despite the sobriety of the cut, it was lightened up with circular patterns that ranged from balls juggling across the surface to pinpoint dots of sparkles and full-on polka dots on the hats. The designer’s skill is to change tack with fashion’s wind, yet make the new look always his own, while setting the compass in a new direction.

suzy menkes, iht.com

 

[Chris_Couture05]

Amazing. This collection was just amazing. As I was watching it yesterday I was so impressed by the collection Marc presented. Hugh improvment from last season

 

[maxlinden]

Full Show

 

[maxlinden]

I Love This Collection
It Was Like Orgasms In My Eyes

 

[BerlinRocks]

i feel like the conversation about references is very hard ...
there are so many differents eras and stuff he picked up that i feel like it's a Mugler amish woman who met a grunge-punk-mod and went to the tailor saying I want all these to look like in the 40s ...
a 2011 woman fuelled with references ...

it's annoying that everyone thinks in terms of Fashion History as a cycle of ONLY 8 seasons back ... Not only Prada did that, and sincerely 5 seasons after .... I don't call that a copy-killer ...
anyway ...

i cannot think about this collection as a turnover in MJ's career (eventhough i've read a lot of that onto internet) ...
and as said bfore there's too many of inspirations for me to really enjoy this ... playing on a 40s silhouette with so many different things feels like dangerous.

but it's nice to watch, and in un-total-look i'm sure it's gonna be HIT ...

 

[mikeijames]

There are some clear Marc Jacobs references on the collection .. the hoodies and zippers and that particular shape on the shoulders for some coats .. its not boxy .. its like an old school fridge (I like it).

The problem with this collection is the one I keep having every season: Who is the Marc Jacobs woman? His collections are absolutely schizophrenic and I can not quite follow up to all the changes he does. There are some glimpses of Prada and Miumiu here and whatnot but those wellington boots/shoes are quintessential MJ.

marc jacobs has set himself up as the new york answer to the milan collection of miuccia prada. they dress the same demographic of women, they jump from inspiration point to inspiration point without looking back, they both pride themselves on taking cues from the art world, and they both have worldwide empires and legions of loyal fans. in that way, the marc jacobs customer knows that no matter what, a marc jacobs skirt, a marc jacobs dress, a marc jacobs shoe, a marc jacobs top will always stun and surprise, but will always go on with ease and flatter to a fault.

while i see all of the reference points here, from the perforation we just saw at cynthia rowley by way of prada, to the architecture of balenciaga, to the japanese influence (that some say he borrowed from in spring/summer 2008), to the polka dots we've seen all over fashion, one must get one thing clear: marc jacobs revels in the mash up. he loves getting under the skin of everyone who takes fashion so seriously that they hold the canons of particular designers as sacrosanct as if those self-same designers don't borrow and re-work the wares of others. scroll back to the prada fall/winter 2008 lace collection, you'll find people comparing it to *shock/awe* louis vuitton, boudicca, christian dior, giambattista valli, anne valerie hash, and helmut lang. and when you saw the lace pieces in the stella mccartney collection and the dolce and gabbana collection, people said they saw the prada collection in it. but let's face it: NONE OF THESE DESIGNERS INVENTED LACE. no one these designers originally thought up to cut a dress out of it!

the genius of this collection remains that it flies in the face of every sacred cow we have in fashion right now. it's not minimal. it's not seventies. there's no hint of austerity or studio 54 or the amish or the yves saint laurent retrospective. and for that reason alone, it's fresh. find one big city woman who can't use an attention grabbing pencil skirt, a perfect pair of fashion pants, or any other number of the genius staples he put forward here. the only thing slightly off key were those boots, but they remain so out of step with the rest of fashion i'm sure they'll become must have in their own right.

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