chloehandbags
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^^^ Well, quite, he is American.
A/W '10 was so good, as far as I was concerned (rich, luxe and although fairly simple, on one level, still full of interest), that I knew he was never going to match that, for me (especially with a S/S collection); but, even so, I'm still a little disappointed by this, TBH.
I could happily throw all of the ecru stuff into a giant, greyish-beige skip and I dread to think what the stores and websites are going to look like, come Spring, when they are an unending sea of it (and not just from Kors, sadly)? But, to be fair, it does serve as a neutral backdrop to make the fuchsia and egg yolk look even more lovely and I also like the, very American, grey marl pieces.
I like the fact that Kors does luxe American sportswear, personally, but maybe that's because I'm not American?!
When it's good, it reminds me of American films and TV shows I saw in my childhood (during the late '70s and '80s), where everything looked quite familiar, on one level - but, at the same time, because our shared culture had diverged over time, to become slightly different, the US seemed like a fascinating, almost alternate, universe to me.
I was obsessed with Peanuts, for example. Not just for the cute dog, but also, for the very American-ness of it and its merchandise.
During the intervening years since then, though (probably from about 1990 onwards?), think American culture has become so very accessable and omnipresent worldwide that, although still popular, perhaps that 'specialness' has been somewhat lost now, for many people around the world(?) and if so, that is obviously a shame.
Even so, I still like American designers who do unashamedly American designs, personally - just as I like French designers who do French designs, Italian designers who do Italian designs, British designers who do British designs and so on...
A/W '10 was so good, as far as I was concerned (rich, luxe and although fairly simple, on one level, still full of interest), that I knew he was never going to match that, for me (especially with a S/S collection); but, even so, I'm still a little disappointed by this, TBH.
I could happily throw all of the ecru stuff into a giant, greyish-beige skip and I dread to think what the stores and websites are going to look like, come Spring, when they are an unending sea of it (and not just from Kors, sadly)? But, to be fair, it does serve as a neutral backdrop to make the fuchsia and egg yolk look even more lovely and I also like the, very American, grey marl pieces.
I like the fact that Kors does luxe American sportswear, personally, but maybe that's because I'm not American?!
When it's good, it reminds me of American films and TV shows I saw in my childhood (during the late '70s and '80s), where everything looked quite familiar, on one level - but, at the same time, because our shared culture had diverged over time, to become slightly different, the US seemed like a fascinating, almost alternate, universe to me.
I was obsessed with Peanuts, for example. Not just for the cute dog, but also, for the very American-ness of it and its merchandise.
During the intervening years since then, though (probably from about 1990 onwards?), think American culture has become so very accessable and omnipresent worldwide that, although still popular, perhaps that 'specialness' has been somewhat lost now, for many people around the world(?) and if so, that is obviously a shame.
Even so, I still like American designers who do unashamedly American designs, personally - just as I like French designers who do French designs, Italian designers who do Italian designs, British designers who do British designs and so on...
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and those puffy skirts are awful.
