It’s totally possible to not like Blazy’s work for what it is but i hope (based on some comments im already reading) that some members are not going to do the same revisionism they have been doing with Frida.
Virginie is not a good designer anyway. There are plenty of talented women designers and she isn’t one of them.
So going from that, it will be very difficult for Blazy to do worse than that.
I disagree and I can provide Versace SS08 as the perfect example of a terrible collection powered up by a stellar casting.
Collection looked super cheap and tacky however the casting made it go viral, it's the most discussed Versace show ever after the Spring 1995...and that was Gianni's.
A great casting can definitely elevate a weak collection and conceal the macroscopic fit / design / quality issues.
I loved the SS 2008 collection. I think it was a fresh, relaxed interpretation of Versace and maybe a new vision of what a Versace woman could be from Donatella. A lot of silk jersey indeed.
However, SS2005 is a collection I find terrible but that people (mostly men) seems to love because of the cast.
In reality, a lot of people commenting about fashion don’t care about the clothes. When you look at the comments on videos, it’s mostly models talks.
And I think that in general, people who talks about fashion don’t look at it from a broader POV. They don’t have or know people in their direct environment wearing the clothes or experiencing the lifestyle, so sometimes, they don’t get it. And it seems like context also is missing.
I agree that a great casting can elevate terrible clothes but sometimes, things are just impossible to save.
Honestly, I'm more interested about the client's reaction. If they like it, he's set.
I remember people here saying the haute couture ladies were not feeling Viard's clothes...
I would say this thing about Couture: it has it politics.
A lot of women can hate her clothes but still love Chanel. At the least, they will order a suit, modify it and be happy about it. Then, they can want a reproduction or simply go for a simple suit. A friend of mine wanted her civil ceremony tailleur made by Chanel and it was
just a simple tailleur.
A lot of things can be true at the same time.
Because Couture is a bit of a « club », I know that there are clients who, just because they wants to still be invited at events and be seen in their social circles, just buys stuff every season. It can be archives, accessories or a heavily modified piece from the show.
But I would say that the biggest strength of Chanel HC is it daywear/cocktail pieces. A Chanel suit or dress in tweed always work. Dior HC is a lot more eveningwear/centric.
