Pieter Mulier - Designer, Creative Director of Alaïa

[Drusilla_]

been on TFS for almost 16 years and didn't know it had an ignore feature until just now - it was getting ridiculous on some threads with the bots/Chat GPT-sounding replies and spam (though I think those really just should be reported and banned)
back to the subject of Pieter as a designer, I don't think his time so far at Alaïa is as hopeless as some on the thread make it sound. It's not unlike Sarah Burton at McQueen, in its way.

 

[LadyJunon]

Alaïa's next show will be held during the Couture shows on January 23, exact time and location are unknown:

(image pulled from Mulier's private Instagram)

 

[jeanclaude]

exact time and location are unknown:

As unknown as his vision for Alaïa...

 

[LadyJunon]

As unknown as his vision for Alaïa...

Worst thing is that he'll reach 3 years at the helm of Alaïa in 2 weeks. We'll probably see the verdict soon.

 

[jeanclaude]

Worst thing is that he'll reach 3 years at the helm of Alaïa in 2 weeks. We'll probably see the verdict soon.

3 years already?? Wow...and I can only remember vaguely some looks from his first collection.

 

[LadyJunon]

Alaïa's next show has been officially confirmed for tomorrow, still no location or time:

 

[LadyJunon]

Second preview:

 

[LadyJunon]

Zendaya wearing the spiral dress from Summer-Fall 24:

 

[LadyJunon]

Alaia is introducing a new project called "Dialogues". The first "Dialogue is in collaboration with Crazy Horse Paris, a cabaret that Azzedine designed costumes for.


Also, Alaia recently reopened their New Bond Street flagship, newly redecorated by Pieter Mulier.

 

[LadyJunon]

Alaia has debuted on Lyst Index, ranking 19th:

 

[LadyJunon]

Alaïa will present their WS'25 collection on September 6th in New York.

 

[LadyJunon]

Naomi Campbell wearing FW24 Passage 38 on the cover of Harper's Bazzar:

 

[susseinmcswanny]

Winter-Spring …

 

[LadyJunon]

Winter-Spring …

It's a pretentious way of presenting main collections on the pre-collection schedule. Traditional nomeclature would make more sense.

 

[Lola701]

It's a pretentious way of presenting main collections on the pre-collection schedule. Traditional nomeclature would make more sense.

It’s the way Azzedine used to present his collections as he was usually off-calendar.
On top of that he mixed RTW and Couture.

 

[PDFSD]

It’s the way Azzedine used to present his collections as he was usually off-calendar.
On top of that he mixed RTW and Couture.

Yes but Pieter´s version of Azzedine´s couture is a white main trying to cook Tunisian Tajine or couscous for the first time in his life, no flavor no flair no spice ..the guy is Belgium as Moules frites Belgium's national dish. straightforward plain

Azzedine had technic and modernity yet the warmth sassiness of a person with a non eurocentric culture in the mix for the vision of his type of woman, Peter only focus on technic and modernity with a flat approach to the body on the technical side, i feel honestly bluntly said, the brand is white washed eurocentric total to a flatness that is easier sure but Alaia would give you a body whereas Peter´s version seems to distort the womens body and a dose of empty sexy (usually the heels or some body exposure) to pretend to still have that sassy Alaia touch.

Truth be told it could be worse and it's great that the brand is having growth and more wider audience, but critically there is more he could push himself to be closer to the interagency colorful level of approach to the woman's body and spirit of its founder ideas and cut and technic still leaves lots of room for development (old Alaia is still more difficult to reproduce than new stuff )

 

[lookatme]

Yes but Pieter´s version of Azzedine´s couture is a white main trying to cook Tunisian Tajine or couscous for the first time in his life, no flavor no flair no spice ..the guy is Belgium as Moules frites Belgium's national dish. straightforward plain

Love this racism towards whites.


And what moules frites have you been having? Certainly more flavorful than most couscous...

 

[Lola701]

Yes but Pieter´s version of Azzedine´s couture is a white main trying to cook Tunisian Tajine or couscous for the first time in his life, no flavor no flair no spice ..the guy is Belgium as Moules frites Belgium's national dish. straightforward plain

Azzedine had technic and modernity yet the warmth sassiness of a person with a non eurocentric culture in the mix for the vision of his type of woman, Peter only focus on technic and modernity with a flat approach to the body on the technical side, i feel honestly bluntly said, the brand is white washed eurocentric total to a flatness that is easier sure but Alaia would give you a body whereas Peter´s version seems to distort the womens body and a dose of empty sexy (usually the heels or some body exposure) to pretend to still have that sassy Alaia touch.

Truth be told it could be worse and it's great that the brand is having growth and more wider audience, but critically there is more he could push himself to be closer to the interagency colorful level of approach to the woman's body and spirit of its founder ideas and cut and technic still leaves lots of room for development (old Alaia is still more difficult to reproduce than new stuff )

I don’t like Peter’s Alaïa anyway lol. I bought an Alaïa dress earlier this year but it was the styles of Azzedine that are still renewing (thank god).
I personally think that across a lot of brands, people forget that the essence is the woman/man.
I have a lot of girlfriends who loves new Alaïa. For me, something is missing and it’s the idea of a woman. Making very impressive sexy clothes is not interesting to me.

I wish designers though more about the women or men they are dressing, the intention of the founders and things like that. There’s always a duality.

Naomi Campbell is not a good dresser but she never looked bad in Alaïa. She started to look questionable in Alaïa when Pieter joined.

I want to like his work because he seems very likeable but I can’t. It’s just too hard lol

 

[JohannesL]

The pants

Love this racism towards whites.


And what moules frites have you been having? Certainly more flavorful than most couscous...

Never have the opportunity to try either of them, but pretty sure both are better than Cathy's 'hot dog'.

 

[Norden]

He just overworks it. Even in simple outfits the silhouettes feel tortured. I find those pants on Naomi such a bad idea. I don’t know why, but it reminds me of iris van herpen.
I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but I don’t see his appeal as a designer.