I am sure if one is a Hedi fan (knowing of his existence) would not shop there either post his last collection being in store.
But to be fair its a morning moment it's fair to see something you love or like change into something you don't love and have feelings of disappointment and fanaticism its like your fav soccer player or club or racer leaving or doing something in a race or game you get worked up.
I just feel if there is a group of fans one can expect fan behavior for the less invested groups of course its less of an issue or most won't even notice.
The Hermes and The Row was on the fly a way to role play to explain: for someone that is not a fan of Hermes having someone tell them that the Row is basically the same based of some points that are not detailed.
And as i know :-) that you do know :-) the difference between a Hermes bag and The Row ...was the point of that role play, as it would be for a Hedi fan knowing the details of change at celine now matter greatly as you can list the difference between Hermes and The Row .
I think Tom Ford client are far less invested there are far less Tom Ford die hards, like a Hedi Die hard fan you know what i mean .
so the changes at a brand are less of importance. (i think early TF gucci days had more die hard fans )
I feel hedi fans are Rick Owens fans they can see which cut was from what season that's the level of invested i mean in regard to Hedi Fans.
I can't speak for Hedi fans or any die hard fans but for me being a general fan of some designers - Hedi included i can understand the disappointment same as NG at LV i can't love it now anymore but i will stand on an island and defend his old balenciaga days or Azedine the original versus now , or old Helmut lang versus all the trash that came after etc its principal of an design quality and execution as a fan that is the debate i feel.
logic in fanatic does not exist as logic does not exist for luxury prices as we discussed in the Dior thread
love you push me always to explain better or maybe its more confusing now but i tried :-)
A pleasure to read ☺️
I think for me, when a designer change at a brand, what is always the most important for me regarding the brand is that somehow, some of the integrity of the brand is preserved as it also affect the cachet of that said brand.
I think loving fashion is a global thing so things like creative direction, font, packaging and things do have an importance.
I love designers but I also only follow designers. But I think it’s also healthy to let go but to maintain the concern for the integrity of the brand.
I think JWA and M/M did a fantastic job with Loewe. I’m not sure I would buy anything from the PS guys but I would hate for Loewe to change too drastically.
For me Balenciaga by NG was the ultimate brand at some point. It was nearly perfect. I love Nicolas’s clothes so I buy his Vuitton but his work cannot have the same impact as it had when he was in charge of the stores or the font on the tags of the garments. I’m sad to see what Balenciaga have become even though I can respect the work of Demna.
Lanvin was a fabulous brand and when you see what it has become…
I know that a lot of fans of Dries are a bit worried. I love Dries but it was a kind of casual love, without passion.
On another level for example, I love that Blazy won’t be able to change that much of what we know of Chanel. It will be different but similar.
But I think in general that Hedi fans are always so excessive in their reactions…Or is it because they are men? LOL.
I literally think that they shares the same level of emotional baggage as the fans of Olympique Marseille…
