Prabal Gurung F/W 14.15 New York

[Marc10]

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[Marc10]

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[Marc10]

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[Marc10]

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[disco54]

this was a hot mess. The fabrics looked cheap and the draping looked amateur.
The pants were cut bad.

 

[Deleted member 116819]

I really don't know who is client is!
He goes from A to Z, from Fish to Meat, from Jazz to Metal, from Chanel to Rick Owens, from Australia to Portugal ... JESUS!
Each collection is so different than the previous... this one is a bit of Armani, a bit of Givenchy (& the Men's baseball jacket inspiration), a bit of McCartney... and BOOM you have a 'collection'.
I think/hope one day I will eat my words (or not), I just hope he finds his own vision and sticks to it, taking inspiration from other designers, instead of (badly) copying them...

 

[VerdeShimmer]

I really like the #2 post top right look. It is giving me an Indian vibe.

 

[maxlinden]

There was a few looks that could of been edited out but all in all I thought it was a great collection.

The best thing in the show was that fabulous man who came flying down the runway in a crown!!

 

[simple_elegance]

All the wrapped pieces look so random...

 

[Deleted member 38847]

What an amazing collection. One of the best in NC up to now.

 

[Cosmic Voices]

There's definitely a nod to Givenchy but I thought the collection was really stellar

 

[Marc10]

I actually got more Balenciaga circa 2002-03. The first half is quite strong.

 

[Mr-Dale]

I agree that it's not easy to pinpoint the exact DNA of Prabal Gurung, but for what he proposed here, I think it's quite a strong collection. Maybe a little too much wrapping and tieing going on in some looks, and some heavy Givenchy nods, but I don't mind. Love the oranges and the first couple of looks in particular.

 

[Psylocke]

I actually got more Balenciaga circa 2002-03. The first half is quite strong.

Yes, that's exactly what this reminds me of. Once again the 'inspirations' here are super obvious and it's just very bothersome. I like a few looks -- especially #2, #4 and the few looks reminiscent of Narciso Rodriguez in the 3rd post -- but as a whole this fails to impress me on any level.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

garish and all ova the place - not my cuppa that's for sure.

 

[dodencebt]

To be honest, this to me looked like a fusion of the previous two collections. You have the satin-draped pieces from F/W '13 and last season's embellishments and feathers, all wrapped together and re-done in a new color palette so that it would look fresh. There are a few pieces that I like, but overall I think the collection needs a lot of editing and a stronger vision of what the 'chaotic' pieces have to look like - you need to actually have a strategy of draping even when the garment is supposed to look like it was designed 'accidentally'.

 

[TheoG]

I was in love with the opening looks from #1-#7, I thought they had a strength and new direction but as the collection went on it lost and I also noticed the references to other designers. I can pinpoint who he is but I feel like Prabal gets lost in a way. Nonetheless I thought it was nice collection, better than his last.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

how i felt about most of the collection

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[Wolkfolk]

There's no identity behind his brand, and at this point we can't say he's an emerging designer so there's absolutely no excuse for it. Of course we tend to see some re-harsh of european collections in NYC but this is way too obvious. It's like a mix of Givenchy, Haider, Dries, Ghesquière's Balenciaga and so on. If only it was done well but it almost feels like a Zara version of all these designers.

The intention was good. I like the idea of mixing strong & urban contemporary silhouette with tribal/berber influences but the execution isn't on point. Feels a bit messy and all over the place.

 

[Fiercification]

So let's see...

I'm getting Erdem + Rodarte S/S 2010 + Yohji S/S 2014 + Balenciagas F/W 2007 + F/W 2010 + Elie Saab...

That's a big "inspiration equation" going on right there !