Tess Giberson S/S 2014 New York

[Psylocke]

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[Scott]

you know as good as some elements are and as much as i typically adore tess' work,this feels rather derivative to me. the one thing i've always counted on tess for is that for as much as she's evolved she's also stayed distinctly true to her style and that is what has made her extra-special. this is like every other designer in NYC now.

 

[Psylocke]

I have a hard time warming up to those patterns and that garish green. I wouldn't say it looks like every other designer in NYC, but I agree that it very much feels like what dozens of other designers do. I do really like that look with the knitted sweater and the green shorts, for some reason. Although it's not a typical Tess look either. But overall, yeah, it's lacking that beautiful, non-contrived, poetic feel of her other collections. But it's still nicer than most other collections in NY.

 

[HeatherAnne]

It's definitely missing some of that Giberson sensuality for me, bit more structured and, indeed, generic.

She continues to be one of the few designers that can make me appreciate crochet, those pieces are stunning.

 

[Scott]

what i mean are the it designers like lam and som....also bringing to mind maria cornejo,VPL and those hacks at helmut lang....i mean the shapes and everything have become standard fare for NY these days. it would have been great to see tess continue on that path she was offering previously because for me it's what set her apart from the rest of those of her generation and certainly the same ol' same ol' of the old guard.

 

[elle_gb]

I don't find the cohesiveness of this collection much, but I like many pieces in this collection. I love that she provides so many elements in this collection.

 

[Bernadette]

September 06, 2013 New York
By Maya Singer

Madras. Tennis dresses. Sailor stripes and kelly green. The Official Preppy Handbook might seem like odd reference material for Tess Giberson, but that very unexpectedness may have been the point, as the designer took on the aesthetic codes and conventions of our nation's WASP elite this season. Giberson's collection had a lot of snap: For the most part, she didn't seem to be overthinking her clothes, and you didn't need to know the conceptual background of, say, a mint silk trouser jumpsuit to comprehend the garment's appeal. Ditto the clever cape-shaped trenchcoats and Giberson's insouciantly sexy slipdresses and organza button-downs. As usual, the designer also did well with her knits, in particular those that featured a kind of knit-in, oversize perforation, and finer versions in an abstracted check pattern. A few garments did come off a little mannered, like the dresses and skirts with arcing hems. But as a whole this was a strong outing for Giberson, one marked by her ample intelligence, but not showing it off.

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[iluvjeisa]

This isn't perfect. But there is a certain attention to detail and a color sense that I can appreciate.

 

[Razzer]

I enjoy very much the sight of the paper thin white double breasted coat in the first half of the show, I just wish the cut was a little tighter, it would become much stronger I think overall on how it hangs on the model. The collection is nice, but its rather commercial and forgettable to me.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

Agree with elle gb: the collection doesn't have the flow I've come to expect with her work, but there are, none the less, items that I covet here.