Who are your least favorite designers?

[Squizree]

^Yes I totally agree with u. The NY designers only care about their clients. But u have to remember that ultimately its all about making the most money and maintaining the label as long as possible. Designers can't do that when people only care about pretty clothes.
The awful truth is that people dont take risks in wearing artistic fashion ie Dior.

 

[Bidwell]

It's all too easy to see the bad in people and criticise but the reality of designing is far harder than most people realize. You will never please enough people, everyone is born a critic.

I will however add that the democratization in fashion has allowed people who have no real business being in fashion, like celebrities and talentless bimbos like Heatherette, who do a great disservice to the industry.
That is why something like the Chambre Syndicale was set up- to set standards. Now the only standard is money and PR hype.

 

[manolocraver]

This season's Anna Sui, United Bamboo, and stuff done by Paris Hilton, Victoria Beckham and Hillary Duff ... they aren't talented in designing at all ... so bland!

 

[SiennaInLondon]

It is a difficult balance in fashion because making money in the industry is pretty difficult. There are many reasons even celebrities don't take risks and the whole 'What is she Thinking column' in magazines makes people think that seminal moments of irony (i.e. Bjork's swansong dress) are a bad idea and would make you a laughing stock. And there is also the mindset of middle-England, middle-America, middle-europe, middle-africa... that is the reason why the underground stays underground. The vast majority of people are inclined towards prettiness and sexiness, which is the ideal -their acessible escapism. Art can be about those things, but it can be about reality, about bleakness, about isolation. And plus, the fewer people wearing Hussein Chalayan the better. Firstly there would be wardrobe malfunctions all over town ('darling my bubbles are caught in your table leg'), and secondly, such realms of imagination are left only to the people who care -us. Anyway to answer the thread title -Cavalli, Scott Henshall, Versace (most Italian labels with the exception of maybe Armani), and that is not even starting with the Americans such as Baby Phat because that just goes without saying...

 

[KitschyFox]

Fendi

 

[CharmingNicky]

Heatherette, Donna Karan

 

[Squizree]

It is a difficult balance in fashion because making money in the industry is pretty difficult. There are many reasons even celebrities don't take risks and the whole 'What is she Thinking column' in magazines makes people think that seminal moments of irony (i.e. Bjork's swansong dress) are a bad idea and would make you a laughing stock. And there is also the mindset of middle-England, middle-America, middle-europe, middle-africa... that is the reason why the underground stays underground. The vast majority of people are inclined towards prettiness and sexiness, which is the ideal -their acessible escapism. Art can be about those things, but it can be about reality, about bleakness, about isolation. And plus, the fewer people wearing Hussein Chalayan the better. Firstly there would be wardrobe malfunctions all over town ('darling my bubbles are caught in your table leg'), and secondly, such realms of imagination are left only to the people who care -us. Anyway to answer the thread title -Cavalli, Scott Henshall, Versace (most Italian labels with the exception of maybe Armani), and that is not even starting with the Americans such as Baby Phat because that just goes without saying...

This is 101% True. But you just gotta remember that essentially fashion design is bout sales and making money, so there is always a limit to how artistic you can be, which is precisely why Versace went from Over The Top, excessive sexy to more general and boring fashion. Still love it though

 

[keroppi]

Dean and Dan Caten/Dsquared

 

[@~PinkCouture~@]

Lagerfeld

 

[Milho]

Lagerfeld

I second that

 

[mackos]

oh, totally forgot Cavalli

 

[Squizree]

I second that

Can I third it?

 

[MUXU]

generally..i find it rather horrid to despise a designer(s) even if i dont personally like their clothes.
i think there are always something good in every designer depending on what they want and need. they need money? go to new york. they wanna get crazy? go to london. they wanna make women sex objects? go to milan. and of course...paris is supposingly the most elegant and chic of all cities. great, go be elegant and chic.
however, i do despise is celebrity designers. yes, what they strive for is to make some money to feed the hundreds of mouths working for him/her(usually her, but however the money is split is another topic). under this category would be the likes of gwen, jay-z, diddy, jlo(though i dont see her as much now...) and even baby phat (shivers).

i dont get why people say armani. but than again, i bet most of us here arent the white collar, office working type.

 

[BaroqueRockstar]

Lagerfeld

lagerfeld > chanel IMO but still terribly overrated

 

[Andro]

1. Donna Karan
2. Jean Carles De Castelbajac
3. Max Azria
4. Tommy Hilfiger
5. St. John

 

[mouko]

I'm curious to know if you've ever designed anything yourself. If you have then perhaps you'd feel differently about insisting that design is only about money. What about the designers (mostly non-American) who struggle to make money but continue to design because they love it? What about stories like Galliano and McQueen who were designing in relative poverty because they had something to offer the fashion world.

I just really think it's terrible that you seem to think that monetary success=talent.

Personally I feel that a designer creating a label that is not concerned with money is setting him/herself up for failure. It's unfortunate, especially as a designer myself that is about to launch his first line, but I have to find a balance between my point of view and money. Because without money I cannot express my point of view. This just means being a bit more creative in how I design and produce, but it's such a huge factor that I don't understand how people can bash on designers for being so worried about money.

I don't think it makes a difference if I'm working out of New york or if I were in paris. I just personally feel that those that defend the "struggling artist/designer" idea don't really understand it from a designers perspective.

I highly doubt that those designers most people name as staying true to their vision even if they're struggling financially are not concerning themselves with money. That's just my opinion.

 

[Yanka]

omg lots! Some seasons are a little better or worse than the others but these people I find consistantly sh*t:

- Tommy Hilfiger
- Jeremy Scott
- Heatherette
- new Gucci
- Galliano and Dior
- Kar lagerfeld's own label
- Bagdley Mishka
- Stella
- Versace
- Cavalli
- D&G most of the time
- Anna Sui
- Dsquared
- Ungaro

 

[Belle Chic]

Any celebrity turned designer, lol

And i absolutly cant STAND Lanvin, BLAH!!!!

 

[ilaughead]

While I tend to degrade Milan's shows for the most part, even Cavalli has the ability to do a good job (he's done it once, at least.) However, Heatherette and Jeremy Scott are always bad.

 

[Monmonde]

There are so many designers I really hate but...

- Frida Giannini's Gucci
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Chanel (recent) and Lagerfeld
- Dior
- Lanvin (recent)
- Ralph Lauren
- Oscar de la Renta
- Versace

well I excluded all the designers considered tasteless by most people (e.g. Heatherette)