In terms of mere media hype,I would most certainly say Miguel Adrover. After falling out with Pegasus and having so many financial difficulties hardly anybody cared anymore. Also,I would add,IoC. Although "she's" still round,it was with Matt Damhave the work really garnered alot of attention...and controversy.
One Hit Wonder Designers?
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I experienced that one-hit-wonder-ism with Bernhard Willhelm - very much along that whole contrived berlin-electro-punk-indie-hype thing that was so popular. Every store that wanted it´s piece of fashion-madness (at least in Germany) stocked him, but nobody ever sold it (no wonder in my opinion).
Oh yeah! Jeremy for sure!
And yeah,I can see the Bernhard hype. He's actually been an "it" designer since his very first collection. But at least in those early days,there was a logical reason for it. I just don't understand the greatness he is now because he was so much better back then. But it's all over the place,really,tricot. Everybody seems to want a piece of BW--I know places like Seven in NY & Browns and Pineal Eye in London are full of BW world. I get it in a sense because of his humour and kitsch but in the end the clothes have become rather tedious. Funny,how I used to defend him all the time but I keep looking back at all the wonder he's produced and I think what the hell man's doing these days?! Contriving is the perfect word.
And yeah,I can see the Bernhard hype. He's actually been an "it" designer since his very first collection. But at least in those early days,there was a logical reason for it. I just don't understand the greatness he is now because he was so much better back then. But it's all over the place,really,tricot. Everybody seems to want a piece of BW--I know places like Seven in NY & Browns and Pineal Eye in London are full of BW world. I get it in a sense because of his humour and kitsch but in the end the clothes have become rather tedious. Funny,how I used to defend him all the time but I keep looking back at all the wonder he's produced and I think what the hell man's doing these days?! Contriving is the perfect word.
Well, I think he got a lot of hype through Mert Alas and ANDAM but he didnt back it up. But his pieces are still in stores and they actually look good so I can imagine that he has a small but interested following amongst business women.
even funnier looking back at your own remarks 
the interesting thing about BW,going back to him for a moment,i really haven't heard a great deal about him for a while in the press. nothing at the level it was those years.
the interesting thing about BW,going back to him for a moment,i really haven't heard a great deal about him for a while in the press. nothing at the level it was those years.
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Louise Goldin was all over the media a few years ago, when she started out with the whole knitting business... now she's not even showing in Fashion Week anymore. That's sad.
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^I feel Mark Fast is heading that way too.
I feel Valentino are such one hit wonders now, now they've found their niche they've stuck with it, this whole Lace and Leather with an equal measuring of Studs for good balance is just boring, the duo used to be good when they first began as Creative Directors but now it's just so same-y and dull.
On that note, Dolce and Gabbana ? this whole Sicilian obsession they've got going on, again, is ridiculous and repetitive, I could understand if it was actually gorgeous to look at, but it's not, the black lace/crocheted... thing just makes me think of funerals, the grieving widow look ain't good.
I feel Valentino are such one hit wonders now, now they've found their niche they've stuck with it, this whole Lace and Leather with an equal measuring of Studs for good balance is just boring, the duo used to be good when they first began as Creative Directors but now it's just so same-y and dull.
On that note, Dolce and Gabbana ? this whole Sicilian obsession they've got going on, again, is ridiculous and repetitive, I could understand if it was actually gorgeous to look at, but it's not, the black lace/crocheted... thing just makes me think of funerals, the grieving widow look ain't good.
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^ Perhaps their current stuff is one-hit wonder but Dolce & Gabbana have been around since the 80s.. and continually popular, multiple hits. I think they've been going downhill for a while.. but editors seem to love their lace stuff so that's probably why they're sticking to it. I feel like it's been hard for them to give up a lot of the elements they cemented their popularity on.. not only there will always be a market for that approach to femininity but they'd need to go down a Roberto Cavalli route (becoming nearly unidentifiable) in order to do that. Both labels (Cavalli and Dolce) have definitely struggled to catch up with the prominent conservatism of the last years (not sure it's really conservatism though; probably more a part of the 'ethical'/thoughtful wave) and that's why, within their usual sources of inspiration, they have found elements that appeal to current trends but that are still comfort zone for them, and represent them well. The satin bras, sheer tops, glittered minis and the entire ultra-sexy look would definitely not sell as well as it did some years ago so I feel like it's a valid strategy what they're using right now. They're still looking 100% Italian. And.. at least their models don't look like escorts anymore.
I have to agree with Hakaan.. mostly irrelevant clothes, I don't even see him featured in editorials and I doubt than in the 1-2 seasons Vogue Paris tried to push it down everyone's throat and the PFW schedule were sufficient to built up a loyal clientele that will keep it around in the future. In a way, I'm kind of happy for that. More talent, less 'darlings'.
I'd add House of Holland of course (the t-shirt w/ slogans designer from 2007).. although he was hardly a wonder, and someone that did make wonders for a while and then just.. didn't: Txell Miras.
I have to agree with Hakaan.. mostly irrelevant clothes, I don't even see him featured in editorials and I doubt than in the 1-2 seasons Vogue Paris tried to push it down everyone's throat and the PFW schedule were sufficient to built up a loyal clientele that will keep it around in the future. In a way, I'm kind of happy for that. More talent, less 'darlings'.
I'd add House of Holland of course (the t-shirt w/ slogans designer from 2007).. although he was hardly a wonder, and someone that did make wonders for a while and then just.. didn't: Txell Miras.
I love the grieving widow look, but I agree with Dolce Gabbana it's more miss than hit (eventhough I did like the latest collection). Anyway, I don't think either they nor the Valentino duo are one hit wonder designers. They are hyped and have lasting power, repetitive or not.
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^^ awww, I was gonna add House of Holland..
Anyway, what ever happened to Erin Fetherston, Behnaz Sarafpour & Charles Anastase? I remember a lot of hype around them but I haven't heard a peep in a while
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I'd definitely consider Erin as a one-hit wonder, just because she's still unable to break from the mid-00s mood trend of loving unicorns, cupcakes, fairies, pastels, blah blah. It's going to take a while to break from that, and to catch up, but I don't think she's even trying.
Charles Anastase still sells online but had financial problems and that's why he hasn't been showing in the last 2-3 years.
Charles Anastase still sells online but had financial problems and that's why he hasn't been showing in the last 2-3 years.
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@MulletProof- You're so right about Dolce & Gabbana, I find currently their not as much of a big hit as they were from the starting of their careers until like....mid 2000's....the denim & logo craze probably got them a huge market for silly people who purchased luxury logo t's just because it was a high end brand....I think with the markets becoming more catered to fast fashion (as I've noticed in the Canadian money) no one really seems interested in buying any luxury goods and the one hit wonders of today are people like Alexander Wang, Tory Burch....I don't really consider them luxury, but they surprisingly managed to make it mainstream in the market...for now!
Celine will be a one hit wonder till Phoebe decides to leave the label and potentially seek to work under a different house or start a line of clothing of her own.
Celine will be a one hit wonder till Phoebe decides to leave the label and potentially seek to work under a different house or start a line of clothing of her own.
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There's still a market for luxury goods imo (Prada, LV accessories), but you have to change very fast (which Prada has played out well), not subscribe to anything and then, skip vulgarity, cause I feel like it's frowned upon these days (although Anna dello Russo is quite celebrated come to think of it.. 
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The thing with houses like Céline, Valentino, Givenchy.. is that they go through highs and lows but the amount of legacy has taken them to a stage where they're not even about hits anymore.. more on who'll manage to continue the body of work that made them legendary (aka. way beyond hits count) in the first place.. all houses have gone through extreme hype and then a sad, irrelevant phase (Givenchy with Julien McDonald, Céline after Michael Kors left and Menichetti managed to make it even more boring, Chloé by Hannah).. it's almost a natural course to have people that don't quite convey what you're about.
That said, I feel like the last years of Valentino were like the last years of Yves Saint Laurent.. collections that screamed exhaustion (and I don't blame them after an eternity in the business!), completely irrelevant and repetitive, obviously venerated for who's behind it rather than for what they actually are.. I like Valentino right now.. I like that they're not dying to move forward and are exploring the legacy of the house in their own pace, building a clientele.. it's a slow process, but fashion seems to demand results like it's all H&M.. fast, seasonally glorious and in constant expansion.. it's a bit cruel for creators.
). The thing with houses like Céline, Valentino, Givenchy.. is that they go through highs and lows but the amount of legacy has taken them to a stage where they're not even about hits anymore.. more on who'll manage to continue the body of work that made them legendary (aka. way beyond hits count) in the first place.. all houses have gone through extreme hype and then a sad, irrelevant phase (Givenchy with Julien McDonald, Céline after Michael Kors left and Menichetti managed to make it even more boring, Chloé by Hannah).. it's almost a natural course to have people that don't quite convey what you're about.
That said, I feel like the last years of Valentino were like the last years of Yves Saint Laurent.. collections that screamed exhaustion (and I don't blame them after an eternity in the business!), completely irrelevant and repetitive, obviously venerated for who's behind it rather than for what they actually are.. I like Valentino right now.. I like that they're not dying to move forward and are exploring the legacy of the house in their own pace, building a clientele.. it's a slow process, but fashion seems to demand results like it's all H&M.. fast, seasonally glorious and in constant expansion.. it's a bit cruel for creators.
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I feel like Zac Posen should be on this list. When he came out, there was endless hype about this child prodigy. He has no ability to grow as a designer and an inflated ego (that whole Paris thing). How many seamed fishtail gowns can he make?
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Alexander Wang. I don't understand the hype. But how I miss Arkadius...<sigh>
Zac Posen should indeed be on the list. He was legit until circa 2007 when he actually made nice clothes but somehow it all went into a very tacky direction and his ego certainly doesnt help.
I feel like the whole London wave was kind of a one-hit-wonder. Mark Fast, Gareth Pugh and especially Marios Schwab who was one the same level as Christopher Kane for a few seasons but then got really boring while Kane managed to show fresh, new ideas. Gareth Pugh had 3 good ideas for the time his brand existed and everybody knows...
I don't agree on Alexander Wang, his aesthetic might not appeal to a lot of people on tFS (rather his way of ripping of Helmut Lang) but he is constantly featured in blogs and editorials and obviously managed to get some good executives to build his brand.
Someone who I fear is going to be on this list soon is Mary Katrantzou, because her aestetic is so trend-based people slowly start getting sick of her.
I feel like the whole London wave was kind of a one-hit-wonder. Mark Fast, Gareth Pugh and especially Marios Schwab who was one the same level as Christopher Kane for a few seasons but then got really boring while Kane managed to show fresh, new ideas. Gareth Pugh had 3 good ideas for the time his brand existed and everybody knows...
I don't agree on Alexander Wang, his aesthetic might not appeal to a lot of people on tFS (rather his way of ripping of Helmut Lang) but he is constantly featured in blogs and editorials and obviously managed to get some good executives to build his brand.
Someone who I fear is going to be on this list soon is Mary Katrantzou, because her aestetic is so trend-based people slowly start getting sick of her.
