Marc Jacobs S/S 08 NYC

[chloehandbags]

the united nude shoes are designed by someone with architectural training...
the MJ ones are designed by a drug addict...

is it any wonder the girls had to be glued into the MJ ones...?





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That's mean (but funny!)!

 

[chloehandbags]

I KNOW WHAT U MEAN

i have a picture in my head but i cant think of it

it's from a sl*tty designer but no it's not dolce

Yes, I think you're right - but which one?

Obviously, Tom Ford did those gorgeous (IMO) exaggerated curve wedge boots for YSL, with the swan embroidery on them, in A/W '04 - '05 and that probably inspired the idea. But who did it first?

 

[BettinaBuffe]

Yes, I think you're right - but which one?

first one to guess gets an oreo cookie.

LOL

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on 2nd thought... i think it's dior fall/winter 2007 haute couture the silver whatever crazy shoe gisele and helena wore, no?

 

[Luxx]

the united nude shoes are designed by someone with architectural training...
the MJ ones are designed by a drug addict...

is it any wonder the girls had to be glued into the MJ ones...?





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OoOoOoO! BURN!

Looking at this I have to say I'm disappointed. I love the dresses - very beautiful and compelling. Soft and delicate - I wouldn't automatically think sex when I look at these since I don't see any real sensuality but they do make me think of undressing and sort of stripping things down which I suppose was the desired effect.

That said I maintain my overall disappointment because I feel the accessories are lagging this time around. For Fall/Winter I loved just about everything but with this there are a few pieces where I'm completely just not sold on them. The bag/tacked on another bag thing didn't work for that ridiculous patchwork Vuitton and it doesn't work here, the shoes with the crazy upside down heel will look good in editorials but I can't even imagine how anyone is going to truly walk in them in real life. Not because of the style persay - there are other shoes like that - but because the design itself does not look sturdy for real life. Already Marc's shoes aren't the easiest things to walk in.

There were some winners - the gold booties, the adorable kitten heels, the complete Chanel ripoff Camilla bracelet/ring, these geeky clear frames. Even the frog bags which I'm not in love with but I can see them being hits. But the accessories overall just sorta left me scratching my head and I always think Marc is strong when it comes to those things in his own line.

Unlike Vuitton where I really truly believe they have a seasonal ugly bag competition within the handbag design team.

And OMG is Marc just begging for that Chanel position once Kaiser retires. He's might as well just camp out in front of Chanel headquarters with a sign that reads "I LOVE U" and a basket of crepes. Every collection recently he's taken on some Chanel standby - its like he's in preparation for it or something. I love Marc but if there is one job for which he is not suited...

 

[softgrey]

to be honest i think that shoes with no heel have been done since the 70-'s at least...
so none of you guys are probably gonna come up with who did it first...
maybe like charles jourdan or something...
i know he did lucite heels and wedges, etc...


one thing we DO KNOW for sure...

it wasn't MJ...

 

[chloehandbags]

first one to guess gets an oreo cookie.

LOL

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on 2nd thought... i think it's dior fall/winter 2007 haute couture the silver whatever crazy shoe gisele and helena wore, no?

Yes, they were pretty similar to the YSL ones:

vogue.co.uk​

 

[chloehandbags]

to be honest i think that shoes with no heel have been done since the 70-'s at least...
so none of you guys are probably gonna come up with who did it first...
maybe like charles jourdan or something...
i know he did lucite heels and wedges, etc...


one thing we DO KNOW for sure...

it wasn't MJ...

True.

I'm not sure if there were no-heel shoes in the '70s, or not, TBH.

Lucite, certainly.

 

[laika]

I am not getting "sex" from this at all...or even sensuality...but I imagine it looks pretty different when you see the clothes in motion. Movement of the body underneath the clothes; and how the clothes move with the body, seems key to "seeing" this collection.

Looking at it like this, I think it's a mess and a completely shameless copy of CDG (with many other references thrown in). Even the concept is ripped off.

 

[Suburban Snob]

The only thing I'm loving about the collection are the bags.

 

[chloehandbags]

Yes, they were pretty similar to the YSL ones

Sorry, should have added that they weren't the ones I was thinking of.

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

As with everything he does, he took the concept of deconstruction much too literally. It's messy and lacks any type of cohesion, esp. those ridiculous 'jersey' dresses. Rei would not approve.! Even the footwear is rubbish. He usually did shoes well, atleast. At any rate, he's lucky to have a plethora of unwavering fans b/c this would have been viciously panned otherwise.

 

[melt977]

i'd rather he went back to copying and ripping off vintage patterns than trying to rip off rei kawakubo...
at least he did the first thing well...
this is just so crap...

That's exaclty my thoughts....

 

[chloehandbags]

Here are some Manolos from 2006; again, not the ones I was thinking of, but they work in the same way:

Shoewawa​

 

[esquire]

the overall sensations is cool and refreshing , but the ugly drapping + nude IMO is rather a bad attemp to Galliano.

 

[liashoes]

This is what I wrote on Cathy Horyn's blog:"I think it is not an expression of sexuality waited for with baited breath, but a finger pointing straight at all who live, breath and dream fashion and saying, “You are all hilarious! I love this collection and I am so hilarious."

I'm sticking to it.

 

[christina126]

I thik almost everything about this collection is pretty fabulous!

 

[J'ador-DioR]

This is revolting and a miserably failed attempt at an excellent concept that has been done before by far superior designers. Nice try, though....Marc!

 

[ilovepositano]

Most fabulous show with gorgeous pieces I want want want.
The purses with purses on them, the flower dress, the swan dress

I don't get Nicole Phelps' sex thing at all. The only "sexy" thing I saw was Posh's boobs pushed up to her neck. LOL.

I did see lots of surrealist references to the very compelling childhood theme which is all over the fasion and art circuit zeitgeist right now and which Kuba astutely points out. Let's see:

Cone party hats
Color streamers
Outrageous headbands
Construction paper face masks
Candy color outfits
Animal accessories
Paper airplane stuck in model's hair LOL

Bidwell made a brilliant point about the reconstruction. This is definitely reconstruction done in such a hypnotic way....

I can't help but connect this childhood theme with the weirdly intriguing resurgence of stuffed animals.

Consider the W forest spread, as well as the success of the recent retrospective of Fischli and Weiss.

And what about all the brilliantly reconstructed stuffed animal and doll chairs by the Campana brothers (Mossonline.com)?



I'm not sure what to make of all of it (in fact, I kept thinking the Jetsons for some reason during the entire show), but i know I was really truly inspired.

There was a JOY, HUMOR, and ORIGINALITY in it as always which fashion history will no doubt judge kindly.

 

[Marni41]

i have slept on it, and i still can't pinpoint whether i like this collection or not. i think the shoes are fabulous (even if they weren't an original marc concept), but i think --as said before --many of his pieces border on "cheap-looking." i know that one of marc's main goals is to keep us guessing and maintaining a sense of unpredictability, but how far will he go to achieve that? i think that goal is going to eventually get in the way of his designing...if that makes any sense. i was mesmerized by his last f/w collection, so to see this sort of deviation is a bit disappointing -- but it wouldn't be marc jacobs if we didn't have a 15 page thread already trying to pin down his intentions. he keeps us talking.

 

[imagensfashions]

Love Marc Jacobs!!!

But I like more the styling then the collection