Ossie Clark F/W 09.10 London

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From style.com:

LONDON, February 23, 2009
By Sarah Mower

The Ossie Clark oeuvre is so well known and cherished by vintage-loving girls (and has been so thoroughly referenced and re-referenced by others since he died) that it's been tough for the label to find its bearings since it was bought by the entrepreneur Marc Worth. For the first couple of seasons, house designer Avsh Alom Gur seemed to vacillate over whether he should do his own thing or dare to approximate Ossie-style raised-waist seventies moss-crepe dresses and bring back the distinctive things the designer did with sleeves and bias cut. For Fall, Gur finally seemed to get a grip and focus on the seventies familiars—the only policy that could possibly give a point to the line. He did his best job yet of working with archive templates, turning out fluted empire-line day dresses with trumpet or balloon sleeves in the kinds of petrol blues and maroons that were Ossie signatures and huge sellers in their day under the Radley label. Separates in the flattering form of flippy, paneled knee-length skirts and satin blouses also worked, and one swirly, tiered long chiffon dress came the nearest Gur has gotten to capturing some of the hippie-era magic Clark personified. The issue still is whether this line is best projected on a runway. It's a label that ought to quietly stay in its own seventies groove rather than try to be part of the seasonal trend discussion.

 

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[Trista]

I love what I am seeing-there's definitely a bit of the 70's influence in there, but it could very easily be considered hip and modern by the time fall rolls around. I'm loving the longer-sleeved dresses but as far as the jumpsuits go...yeah NO.

 

[enVogue]

I like all orange pieces a lot, the rest looks quite boring

 

[disco54]

well sarah mower always is too biased in her reviews , suzy menkes and the london vogue gave this good reviews . I love it all , im a die hard ossie clark fan , and in a sea of 80s style balenciaga and givenchy rip offs , i love that dark girliness about the clothes ,im sure rachel zoe will gobble this up

 

[larien]

I don't like those white socks at all but i liked the long dresses a lot.

 

[Dezzydez]

Beautiful sexy, retro yes, but women will look gorgeous in this. The main pattern cutter at Ossie is a really talented guy - its shows in the clothes. NO to the eighties revival, give me early 70s anyday!

 

[Lite_Brite]

it's just so...literal

 

[disco54]

^^^ in parts it is but he is trying to build the brand , so he has to include those standard ossie clark style dresses but this is waaay better than last season .