Thierry Mugler Mens Paris F/W 11.12

[WilhelmF]

Having mixed feelings now that I took a second look at this. They played it too safe with the pieces and went for some styling frou-frou to spice them up... going from 'meh' to 'ok' to 'wtf?'...

A very weak debut for Nicola may I say... he should stick to GaGa.

 

[Squizree]

This show wouldn't receive a fraction of the attention it's received so far without Lady Gaga promoting it like nuts.

 

[masquerade]

Most definitely. I just feel like Lady Gaga and all her hoopla will die out sometime in the near future, and Formichetti will fall with her. I don't understand why the house of Mugler feels the need to attach themselves to something and someone so of-the-moment and temporary. It's not much worse than the Ungaro/Lohan debacle. Granted, the collection is not as awful as those two unfortunate Ungaro seasons were, but this collection wreaks of pretension and relies far too much on the work of more established, more talented designers.

It's very different. Before working with Gaga, Formichetti was fashion director at Dazed and Confused and worked as a stylist for brands like Prada. Sure, he is associated with Gaga, but your personal dislike of her should not discount his achievements in fashion.

Formichetti and Kremer did well here imo. Its not great, but it shows promise.

 

[Leeroi]

It's very different. Before working with Gaga, Formichetti was fashion director at Dazed and Confused and worked as a stylist for brands like Prada. Sure, he is associated with Gaga, but your personal dislike of her should not discount his achievements in fashion.

Formichetti and Kremer did well here imo. Its not great, but it shows promise.

Add to that he was a contributing editor for many other magazines and was a frequent stylist/editor at Vogue Hommes Japan, which by the way he was fantastic at.

I think people have forgotten about his actual relevance in the fashion industry and how amazing he is as a stylist because he's associated with the people he chooses to associate himself with.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

It's not awful, and it's not amazing. There's some great tailoring once you get past the unecessarily scary models and sometimes comical styling. If I were a man interested in these kind of clothes, I'd be hardpressed to buy this instead of Givenchy or McQueen (who really inherited Mugler's mantle and who is sadly no longer around to make this point with his clothes himself anymore). I suppose the real news will be with the women's collection and if Formichetti make something out of what is otherwise a marketing expense to legitimize the fashion cred of the perfume business. I'm going to expect him to make a more considered push than this.

 

[Spiral1532]

A few sheer polyester veils and grim, full-on tattoed guys don't make for a clean, fresh break - The clothes do otherwise look pretty classical and, dare I say, conventional, if you take away the not-for-sale latex gloves, obscuring masks etc.

I'm surprised at the poll results -- as of now, it's almost dead even. Makes me wonder if people consider this collection impressive simply because of the Mugler name. Because even with the gimmicks, this collection as a whole is unremarkable.

This ain't my Mugler.

 

[Colette_B]

nothing special here. i've seen other designers do this type of thing in a much more inspiring, creative way. he missed the mark with this one.

 

[thedanae]

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