Phoebe Philo - Designer

[jeanclaude]

you have the picture ?

maramarietta.com

 

[LadyJunon]

maramarietta.com

I really have a special type of hatred towards that top/dress. Just, why?

 

[jeanclaude]

I really have a special type of hatred towards that top/dress. Just, why?

Because it is sloppy as f*ck?? Because she tried to play Balenciaga...and the result is more akin to an industrial size garbage bag?? Because it looks like she really doesn´t give a damn about fashion anymore??

 

[chalayan]

She just raised the prices on all items.

good for her. if she knows she can rip off gullible rich people with these dreadful clothes then she should keep doing it. she's an evil mastermind, really

 

[Kennnnn]

maramarietta.com

Thank you my dear jeanclaude!

 

[jeanclaude]

Thank you my dear jeanclaude!

You´re welcome! 😉

 

[jeanclaude]

This reminded me of Phoebe:

 

[marines]

 

[PDFSD]

Phoebe i love you but gurl!!!!!!!! you need to step it up shake things up all the browns and endless metal interiors and old celine needs a makeover /update.

don't forget part of your charm was also surprise and going against the grain

thank you for listening looking forward to new collections or shows.

 

[FashionPower]

Post these images on the Victoria Beckham / Khaite IG page and no one would notice the difference
Had the images been shot in studio, one could have added The Row to the list too...

 

[IsabelMarantBoy]

Beige and neutral colors with oversized tailoring? How exciting!

 

[Lola701]

I want a show from Phoebe but I’m glad the collection is finally out,

Post these images on the Victoria Beckham / Khaite IG page and no one would notice the difference
Had the images been shot in studio, one could have added The Row to the list too...

Ahaha the irony! I did the sales at VB recently and bought a lot of good pieces.

 

[jeanclaude]

Another MEH drop. Collections A,B,C...it reminds me of hepatitis...!

 

[LadyJunon]

Another MEH drop. Collections A,B,C...it reminds me of hepatitis...!

She's gonna be f*cked in 20 years time, when she finally runs out of letters.

 

[oioioi]

Echoing Lola that I would love a show too from her, but with her own line since her and her husband have poured their own money in with only a minority LVMH investment, maybe she wants something less fashion forward with a capital F to start off. To make sure the business can survive first for the first 3-5 years.
I was at DSM Paris a month ago and happened to ask about the Bombe sunglasses and they hid them because they were apparently on their 8th restock of that model and they were waiting for their new shipment to arrive.
I miss the sparks of intuitive 'wild' elements of her Celine shows, but same time know her DTC model is a complete different thing, and respect a blue chip designer going out and creating her own line by her rules rather than sitting around for years complaining and waiting for a CD role that doesn't align with their values, principles then complaining they can't speak to their people.
Half the threads we say 'this collection was crap should've just done a look book and called it a day', get the feeling with her we all feel it would be interesting if she did a presentation or a show.

 

[fruitdots]

I sorely miss the life her work used to have. The received wisdom here seems to be that she's just repeating her Celine, but she was often genuinely daring then with colours and prints. Now it's a parade of dreary beige/brown/black/ecru, etc. I suppose that's a business decision as much anything else, but it's felt like a bit of a comedown in comparison with her older work (barring the brief pops of lilac and red).

 

[donyan]

Her clothes are still beautiful but what’s missing is the cultural resonance that her work at Celine had. Her work feels safer, more product oriented, which makes it less surprising, less of an event. I suppose it’s the different between funding yourself and being part of the biggest luxury group in the world.

 

[MulletProof]

^ funding and then the demands, they're the ones snapping fingers so designers can churn out novelty and striking trends/colors/prints/silhouettes every other month. It says a lot that she's not doing that despite knowing pretty well how to do it and having succeeded at it.. maybe she also knows the cons of relying on that type of fickle, ultra commercial type of fashion consumer who is never fully satisfied and whose loyalty doesn't really go that far...

The clothes above look great.. accessories are kind of hit or miss for me, especially the bags 😷.. and the ads in general, I've had beef with them since her céline days, the art direction is just insufferable.. I knew she was going to do something like that but for some reason naive me did not expect that to be the only form of communication, it's such a turn off.. I remember the céline shows looking divine, and the clothes looking desirable... and then the campaigns would come out and maybe at the time, given the pompousness and ultra curated aspect of a fashion show, it counterbalanced things with that one-note 'realness' and smugness of Teller's work, the irony that smelled of Nylon magazine in the mid 00s... and without the former (and I don't think a show is needed, just a warmer, less digital, and more direct way of connecting with consumers), it all just feels like a disservice to the clothes. I can't believe I'm going to say it but so far, I think Kendall has been the most effective spokesperson, she's popularised items and has made people reconsider, so one can only imagine the way this would look under a more sophisticated format, with less 'I'm not just a fashion photographer, I'm an art photographer and these aren't just clothes, it's a dialogue' obnoxious marketing.