I think you can’t say Anthony is a terrible designer… I “hate” (not the right word) him for many reasons, because he is so void as a designer, he is like the insta designer, going just for the look, he is a stylist at best, trying to be aesthetic, clean, “stunning”, wow… but he’s so empty after all.
That said, he is not terrible. He just makes pretty clothes that sometimes actually look good on the clients. I feel like consumers might want his garments just for the design and because they feel good and well dressed in them. I feel like in other brands the consumer wants to be edgy (which I despise), wants to look rich… with his Saint Laurent it’s just pretty clothes, quite unpretentious after all, and I kind of respect that tbh.