Margiela from 2007/2008 all over the moodboard…
But Stella got her groove back!
This is actually one of my favorite collection of the season (this season is full of surprises).
There’s an energy, a sexiness, an easy that I really like. There are so many pieces I would love to wear. This is the type of glamour that makes me happy…The knitwear is insane, the Margiela shoulder dresses are beyond! I would show up in one of this dress before even thinking about a column sequined dress.
I love how she appropriated those references. It’s full of references but she made it her own.
There are things that could have been edited out like the minidress with the parachute train or the weird thing Angelina Kendall is wearing towards the end.
And I must say that as someone who has bought her fake leather stuff in the past (because it looked good and not out of conviction) and judging by how it has aged badly, I think she should really move on from trying to include any and every innovations related to fake leather. The quality of her clothes is great but when it comes to the leather thing, it’s a disaster…
Maybe she should consider coated canvas more. The same for shoes.
Nevertheless, I know Stella is still a controversial name when it comes to designers and people are quick to dismiss her work or her vision but when I think about the conversation around women designers and see that the name in the forefront of that conversation are MGC and Virginie Viard. And then I think about someone like Gabriela Hearst, when I see Stella, the quality of this collection, the consistency in her aesthetic, I think that she deserves maybe a little bit more consideration.
It’s true that she doesn’t have an esteem name « in fashion » to back-up for her work but I find more value in what she does than elsewhere.
Great collection!