Nina Ricci F/W 09.10 Paris

[Navygreen]

The shoes are horrible, how did the models manage to walk on these things?


Posh Spice will love them.

 

[DJGroove]

olivier is pretty

 

[dior_couture1245]

And I must mention, the VERY first thing that came to my mind was, "Theysekens is going back to his roots..." Theyskens "before" wasn't Rochas, his very first collections were very gothic and very subverted. Latex bodysuits..the whole shabang.

Well, while I agree that his work prior to Rochas was more gothic, subversive and raw, it certainly wouldn't call it garish. Which is what this collection is, in my opinion. So in that respect, I would not consider this collection on par with any of his pre-Rochas collections.

Everything was poetic, mysterious, delicate. FW 09 possesses none of those qualities. Some examples of past Theyksens-
SS 02/ FW 01

FW 00

FW 99

Various

(style.com/ ebay.com/ cariou-beneteau.com/ melissaaufdermaur.org)

 

[KKnardi]

omg, this is so much fun. I love to watch this! it's so much better than balenciaga and balmain we've seen today. it's quite "space" but still down to earth. well, not the shoes.

 

[Spike413]

Paris is officially on fire. The devils of imagination have been set loose.
I think this is stunning. A collection that stands for fantasy, imagination, wit..real editorial value too.

I saw someone say Dynasty with stripper shoes, there's definitely a lot of humour in it, I really really appreciate that.

And I must mention, the VERY first thing that came to my mind was, "Theysekens is going back to his roots..." Theyskens "before" wasn't Rochas, his very first collections were very gothic and very subverted. Latex bodysuits..the whole shabang.



P.S. I must jump on the "love those shoes" train.

I'm not going to claim to have the best memory of his early work before he went to Rochas, but from what I do remember, this really bears no resemblance to it. I mean, I don't remember his namesake collections looking this over the top and, I hate to use the word since it's not the best way of describing it, kitschy. A lot of this stuff looks more along the lines of what someone like Gaultier or Galliano might do when they're in couture mode.

I'm just having a hard time seeing the similarities between this collection and his early work.

ETA: dior_couture beat me to the punch. Now I see why I can't picture the similarities, there aren't any.

 

[shutterbug]

The beginning and end of the collection was quite good. Don't know what he was thinking with the sparkle and puffer vests of the middle though.

 

[Salvatore]

Simply put: Hate the shoes, love the clothes!

 

[MulletProof]

^^^Yeah, Theyskens was no Tisci.. he wasn't about goth via latex, his work evoked so much mysticism and like some of you said, poetry, it was very Belgian, not aimed at the Vogue Paris crew. I think that's what made him so remarkable, the fact that his collections had so much integrity, consistence and confidence.. this is everything but confident.. it's so fickle and desperate to appeal massively. Glitter, ridiculous shoes, vulgar shapes, that's Decarnin's job, along with Tom Ford and all of these characters, Olivier can do so much better and is capable of capturing women on a level that's less like a cartoon and more modern, dignified... and tasteful.

 

[KKnardi]

the shoes!

style.it

 

[cesarcmma]

I do like the fabrics....some exquisit fabrics here.....and one of two dresses...but is like a scream of desperation or I can't put my finger on the right word..


...I feel like the shoes are going to eat me...

 

[rangerrick14]

I don't feel the fragility from his earlier collections. That said I like this collection. It's immaculate.

 

[from: sophia]

I love this I think is a bit of a F you to Nina Ricci I am going to let it all go and be insane. Thank you for doing something interesting. I think that he might be returning to his gothy roots for his own 'theyskens' line.

 

[j´adore dior]

I really do not see why people are complaining...I really don't. Everyone's using these incredible adjectives and concluding that they form something negative. Unsettling, earthquaking, shocking, fierce, strong, porwerful, bizarre: it's friggin fashion!! Finally

FINALLY he is moving away from the sweet, fairytale like, Autumn colored injection of romance and is producing something new, alive, exciting and discussion-worthy. I am in love with this. The Mugler references are insane...complete with Westwood inspired Naomi-fell-down-in-'em-back-in-THE-days shoes. Screw the eighties...this is three decades of fashion pumped into one show getting ready for a fourth decade. That look on Anabela is absolutely perfect...it's a vision from an era many of us long to see return (at least the atmosphere, not necessarily the same styles) and to see it happening at a Theyskens show? Wow, that was unexpected. I LOVE fashion....

COULD NOT AGREE MORE!!!!

Did you notice those shiffon pants with structed jackett!!

I mean, wow!!, the full collection is fantastic, much better than I thought by looking at random pieces, its strong, has a very, very clear message, its out there and I do see theyskens in it!!

Ahhhh la mode!!!!!

Can´t wait for a video!

PS: the way those girls legs look with those platforms makes every posible broken ancle worth the try, at the end fashion is all about proportions...

 

[eternitygoddess]

Those Magenta Shoes

My Eyes My Eyes!

That thing is HEINOUS!

How can anyone like it? Would ANYONE in their right minds (besides Victoria Beckham) wear that?!

 

[JordanB]

I absolutely love this. It's so dramatic and the shoe looks incredible on the runway, it just heightens the drama of the collection even more. After the disappointment of Balenciaga, this most definitely makes up for that.

 

[KaraDanielle11]

I can't believe none of the models fell in those shoes! I hope they offered them some kind of insurance because if one of them HAD fallen those were some damn leg breaking shoes. And it would be bad for a model to fall and break their leg on basically the first day of Paris fashion week!

 

[More dancing]

i love this.

 

[chessmess]

i dont knwo what you guys are talkign about
its still insanely romantic
its just a different kind of romanticisim
not evenm half the collection is bedazzled, most of it is somber darks and mettalics
the shoes are extreme to a romantic point

i think this is by far his strongest collection to date

 

[shopping247]

what's up with the shoes, and how was it that no one fell??

 

[Pastry]

Thanks for the photos, dior_couture. And thanks for your comment, Spike.

I wasn't referring so much to the literal styles of his early work as I was talking about much tougher aura of his early looks. While not literal, the styles in this show evoked his early work moreso than, say, his first Nina Ricci collection. The connection is slight, but still there. It was just my immediate thought.

Additionally, evolution comes into play; and often times, people change drastically.

...I did't mean to offend either of you, seeing as how I respect both of you.