Michael Kors F/W 06.07 NYC

[tarboy_85]

it looks like summer, and can we get over the earthy boho thing now.

 

[Diorling]

Ive seen this before, oh ya, every season! It's always some maxi coat with scarf and hat being trailed by a suited male model with luggage and a scarf to match her coat.

This is Fall 2006! The Boho look was Spring 2005!

 

[Kimkhuu]

yawn.. kors is so dreadful to look at.... clothes that are BORING to death......

And i hate the "luxurious lifestyle feel" he's trying to impose through his designs.....

 

[Callidora]

I'm confused as to why there is so much Kors hate around here. I for one really liked it, as far as New York designers go. Now, most of New York I find a bit dull, and I suppose Michael Kors would fit in with that description, but at least his clothes are wearable and woman-friendly. I always think of his clothes as the kind of thing you could put on and look fashion-forward without drawing too much attention to yourself.

 

[fashionista-ta]

Callidora, I agree that Kors is woman-friendly ... my main reason for saying that is (last I knew) he uses three different real-sized fit models, drapes in the target fabric no matter what it is, and as a result his clothes fit like a dream. Some years ago I had a double-breasted wool jacket of his, it always looked so sharp but it fit like pajamas, I was always soooo comfortable when I wore it. I would always get compliments & then want to laugh because it felt like I was wearing loungewear & being totally lazy. The fabric and construction were also great quality and it looked as good the day I got rid of it as the day I bought it. If I had to wear jackets for work I would def look at Kors first.

 

[Guessgirl96]

Callidora, I agree that Kors is woman-friendly ... my main reason for saying that is (last I knew) he uses three different real-sized fit models, drapes in the target fabric no matter what it is, and as a result his clothes fit like a dream. Some years ago I had a double-breasted wool jacket of his, it always looked so sharp but it fit like pajamas, I was always soooo comfortable when I wore it. I would always get compliments & then want to laugh because it felt like I was wearing loungewear & being totally lazy. The fabric and construction were also great quality and it looked as good the day I got rid of it as the day I bought it. If I had to wear jackets for work I would def look at Kors first.

It sounds like a really nice jacket, why'd you get rid of it?

As most people already said, I find the collection to be a bit boring. Nothing here really excites me.

 

[jssy4eva]

i like it....its pretty

 

[urchin]

Kors grosses me out.

 

[JJohnson]

I dont really like it.....some of the construction is odd and kinda cheap looking plus i think the big glasses are played out

 

[Rumblefukaz]

Re run

Why do I always feel like I am seeing a re-run? ...seems like some sort of "american-isd" knockoff of a eurocollection??? Perche' cosi'??? - Why the large sunglasses - cliche... sorry but it looks like a joke... ...I used to Love Kors too...

 

[Deleted member 7575]

nothing to say that hasn't been already.

 

[fashionista-ta]

It sounds like a really nice jacket, why'd you get rid of it?

As most people already said, I find the collection to be a bit boring. Nothing here really excites me.

GG, you may experience this yourself one day The jacket was still very small, and I was not Otherwise it definitely is my policy to keep things until they wear out.

 

[happycanadian]

oh well . . .at least its nice to see KK back on the runway.

 

[ultramarine]

Argh!

I do like some of his stuff (from the past) but this is awful!

 

[Lena]

i believe ending his collaboration with Celine somehow took a toll on his own designs, it feels as if he doesnt even care anymore, like he has 'resigned' if you get my point..
this is certainly not Kors at his best.. and since i'm not in the Kors-hate-club, i only wish him.. a speedy recovery, makes me sad when designers bring out less than they are capable for..

 

[helena]

Lena its funny that you say that....I am never a big Kors fan at all but I find some of these pieces better than usual. Its not exactly cutting edge but its not as hideous as some of the stuff I have seen from him. I always hate his colour schemes. I like the paisly dress actually. I'd wear that. I don't like the evening wear at all.

 

[aquamarine]

Well, it's not interesting... but good basics... I would wear some of those pieces.

 

[Lena]

the wwd review

Michael Kors: Michael Kors has a long-standing Ali MacGraw fixation, partly because her style was her own and not the painted-on stroke of a stylist. "She once told me," Kors said before his show, "that when she put that cap on and went out, she had no idea she'd start a frenzy." It's exactly that kind of polished, casual chic that Kors has made his professional raison d'être. After 25 years in the business, he still revels in the great classics of American sportswear, so much so that at this point he classifies some — cabled sweaters, peacoats, tartans and plaids — as "Michael Kors-isms."
The collection he showed for fall featured all of those elements in full force, with references that spanned from the Jazz Age through the Ali-esque Seventies. And indeed most of it was turf he has covered before, which made for some quiet going. That said, there were still lots of great clothes. Kors is one of many designers this season embracing cold-weather fabrics — meltons, lodens, wool plaids, brocades and oodles of cashmere, but his is bulk-free coziness, lest one of his girls be mistaken for chubby. Thus, big sweaters went over skinny tops and languid skirts. In the collection's biggest news, these, along with a stretched-out rugby knit dress, sometimes reached the floor, which may be too retro a day concept for Kors' customer. But no matter, because she can choose from any number of alternatives, including lovely dresses of varying lengths, some with a flapper attitude, and one camel knit charmer accessorized with an argyle handbag and matching kneesocks. As for the mixes, there were appealing pairings of meaty outwear over sweaters with wide pants or walking shorts.
Kors kept evening relatively low-key, favoring the play of sparkles on black dresses with crystal sprays and a cashmere twinset over pleats peppered with paillettes. Just because she's dressing down doesn't mean a girl can't sparkle plenty.

 

[Callidora]

In the collection's biggest news, these, along with a stretched-out rugby knit dress, sometimes reached the floor, which may be too retro a day concept for Kors' customer.

See, I think that Michael Kors is never necessarily trying to be edgy. I think he has an incredibly loyal roster of clientele, who like him because of the fact that he produces more basic and wearable fashions that they don't feel too over-the-top in. If he all of a sudden went out on some new whim, he would risk alienating some of his customers. I think Michael Kors is more of a practical designer than an art designer.

 

[sarah13]

Cathy Horn of the NYT said this about the collection...
"A different amazement greeted Michael Kors's collection on Wednesday. I like Mr. Kors's shows. They're a heaven of clichés, a Top-40 radio station of hits, and you always get up feeling good but also a little bad, the way you do when you cry at a TV commercial."

I have to agree. I like his clothes, they are extremely well made, but they can be cliché, which I don't think is always a bad thing. Clothes serve different purposes, and his are consistent, sharp, and well made. I agree with what Cllidora said.