After recently watching the wonderful 8+ minute video of the collection, I had to come and post again here in this thread.
It is so fascinating that when this first came out, I hated everything about it. Now I can't get enough of it. I've watched this video at least 50 times in the last few days because I'm so entranced and mesmerized by the vision that was presented here. It is such a strong statement. What it is that he is said with this collection, and I still don't even know what he meant to say for sure, is so powerful...whatever it is.
And the music...it kills me. When Max Richter's "Haunted Ocean" starts playing (about 7:10 into the video) I nearly break down in tears, it is so stunning, melancholy and emotional. Definitely worth watching.
As for Theyskens, I never did think he was as brilliant at Nina Ricci as he was at Rochas. I remember being devastated when I found out they were closing up Rochas as I had always planned on getting my future wedding dress from them... However, I will confirm that his cuts are very hard to wear! My mom has a great body and she can barely move in her Rochas dresses and she is a former model, 5' 9" and 120 pounds still...after having two kids... (crosses fingers that I got her genes). It looks like his stuff at Nina Ricci are easier to wear, but I also feel tlike they lack the elegant yet eyedropping quality they had at Rochas. Of course, Rochas prices were also Balmain-ridiculously high 
