Who are your least favorite designers?

[Doctor Caroline]

Are there any designers that just never seem to impress you no matter what season it is? In my case there are, but I think listing the 5 would be the best.

Donna Karan

Ann-Valerie Hash

Dior

Ralph Lauren

Louis Vuitton

 

[anglinggg]

I have Two!! Heatherette and Betsey Johnson!(I love them as people though).

 

[StellaMare]

Donna Karan
Max Mara
Tom Ford
Heatherette
...and so on

 

[MulletProof]

whatever happens at Armani/Fendi/Ferragamo...

most of NY designers...

 

[LoveMyBoots]

Heatherette
DSquared esp. men's collection

 

[Diorling]

Heatherette

Uhm, I can appreciate all other designers but I cannot swallow Heatherette!!!

 

[juzuxel]

The boys of DSquared... If printed t-s and sweatshirts are high fashion... Good for them! An Heatherette... YAK!!!!!!!!!!

 

[liberty33r1b]

any CELEB "designers" (gwen, j-lo, you name them....)

 

[Ghost]

i totally despite Heatherette

 

[Ghost]

i totally despite Heatherette

i mean despise

 

[Yanka]

dsquared!
iceberg
cavalli
celebrity designers (ALL of them!)

 

[Ianastar]

Heatherette -- its awful, but I love the designers personality and having fun
DSquared -- its usually just crap
Ed Hardy -- maybe not really a designer per say, but I just hate that stuff
Von Dutch -- see above


Im going to probably be shot for saying this on here, but I don't care for Dior Homme at all.

From season to season I just don't get it, or care for any of it. But SO many people like it, and I just don't see why.

Why pay $180 for a bizarre tank top that I see on redneck guys (usually emblazoned with a Nascar logo) Just because it's made by Dior Homme its supposed to be stylish, and worth that price??????

I don't think so.

 

[mkd1187]

although rarely strayong outside the mostly black skin tight raf look, I personally love heatherette. Richie and traver are so sweet, and dont take themselves too seriously. The whole point of the line is too have fun, and althought I dont wear heatherette at all during the daY, I love going out in it at night, if its the right place.
My pick for worst menswear would be (in Faust's words ) the "talentless hacks"

4. John Varvatos

3. Michael Kors

2. Zegna

1. and last and certainly least... Isaac Mizrahi

 

[leeyone]

any CELEB "designers" (gwen, j-lo, you name them....)

ditto.

 

[rach2jlc]

For womenswear, I can't really say. But, for menswear, there are a few:

Bernhard Wilhelm- I just don't see the appeal. The clothes are garish, expensive, and make the wearer look like somebody out of a bad 80's rap video.

Andrew Mackenzie- Aside from a single cotton blazer that I liked a few seasons ago, his speedo-fit jean shorts and halter tops for men look like tacky gay p*rn.

Post 2004 Dior Homme- Okay, Hedi, you like the independent music scene and skinny models. Get over it and move on. The androgynous aesthetic that was amazing and fresh in 2001 is now five years old. Your original clientele of upscale youngish guys who loved exquisite tailoring has moved on and has been replaced by snotty teenagers in search of the next hot thing.

Jeremy Scott- See reason for Wilhelm above. Scott is about as bad... only not German.

John

 

[Scott]

Galliano

Versace

Prada-stealing ideas and concepts from those lesser known has and will always make me despise her.

Most Italian luxury brands(except Consuelo Castiglioni for Marni)

Most of NY's established names-BORING!

NY "IT" designers-Porenza Schouler/Zac Posen and such-too much hype and not enough talent,if you ask me.

Celeb-doom

 

[kikidior]

i appreciate the creations each designer produces. i don't like versace and cavalli that much because they can look vulgar but i must admit sometimes they do produce some good pieces. heatherette, jeremy scott and armani are designers i don't respond to. the first two are just too flamboyant and their clothes aren't exactly commendable. armani for me has always been blah, even with its high end privee line (some pieces are beautiful but they don't stand out). i also don't like those celeb designers (except maybe gwen).

 

[Selene Darkheart]

Yeah, Celeb designers for sure-- however, I dont' really have a favorite, other than Rochas and his famous hourglass dresses--everyone else, I just love individual pieces of their designs

 

[hugobossdaria]

it has to be kenneth cole...i think there clothes are just thrown together i hate it

 

[buddleja]

I really really do not know why, but I just do not like KArl Lagerfeld... especially now when chanel has gone so mainstream... all this chanel california campaign and using Lindsay Lohan has really made me to despise Chanel and Karl. Before that Chanel showed some class and was really stylish, but now..it is just mainstream..

Of course Heatherette, just stupid, and celeb designers and most you have mentioned already, BUT someone said that despised Tom Ford, why? love him, and his designs..Ok this was a surprise but well people are different..

who else.... I hate Cavalli, just cant stand his things, they look always really trashy... and remind me "New Money" or footballers' wives..

and I am pretty tired of Galliano's work... its just too outrageous for me and unwearable..