Hope you all had a great day! If you tried to travel in London today, you probably didn't because of the tube strike! It was absolute madness. Buses were 30 minutes late, traffic was a nightmare, and the streets were overflowing with humans. Absolutely despicable. I want fair working conditions for the lovely people who operate the tube and make traveling in London easier, but this is insane.
Anyhow, my parcel from Harvey Nichols arrived today! I can't give too much away, as it is deserving of it's own blog post entirely. Tomorrow evening I will be posting (with pictures) solely about to lovely gifts sent to me by the 4th floor of Harvey Nichols!
Anyhow, onto runway shows that were nearly as bad as the traffic in London today.
No. 5: Altuzarra
Joseph Altuzarra launched Altuzarra in 2008 as a luxury
ready-to-wear line. As much as I love a new designer (I really do- I'm sick of
the same old fashion houses), he has yet to impress me.
The shiny, clingy skirts, spaghetti strap dresses and patchwork
denim pieces are a reminder of why 1990's fashion should be archived and never
recreated. Worst were the thin, button-down jersey shirts. I had one exactly
like to grey one I purchased from Aeropostale circa 2005. This line was
incoherent, confusing, and poorly executed.
No. 4: Burberry Prorsum
When we think of Burberry, we think of trench coats and gorgeous
plaids- perfect for the fall! Unfortunately, creative director Christopher
Bailey let us down with this horrifically boring collection.
Pastels? For Spring? Groundbreaking…
Straight, middle-parted hair? Yawn.
White sunglasses? Very 2013
Feminine lace? It’s been done, and Burberry didn’t do it well.
See your granny knickers? No, thanks
From the Easter-inspired colour palette to the poor tailoring and
dire lack of originality, this collection surpassed underwhelming and was
tiring to watch.
No. 3: Hermes
Everyone knows that Hermes makes the finest scarves in the world, that is not up for debate. Their handbags and leather items are unprecedented
in quality- this is a fact.
What Hermes puts on the runway, though, is not of the same caliber
as their leather goods or scarves. Not even close. It appears that they have
channeled so much of their effort into these other sectors, that they didn’t
have the time to make a strong collection to put on the runway… but this seems
to be a recurring theme. So why do they even bother? Because older women with
absurd amounts of money need something to wear to the country club, that’s why.
No. 2: Givenchy
Givenchy makes a gorgeous bag, but aside from that, is entirely
overrated. Recently, Givenchy has seemed incoherent and confused in their design process. This particular collection
felt rushed (which is not unreasonable to believe, as there were 50 looks on
the runway) and poorly executed. I love a uniquely draped jersey piece, but the
execution for these pieces were lacking in many areas. The pieces were also
largely unflattering on the models. Just let that sink in. Thousands of dollars
of clothes were unflattering to thin, 6-feet-tall glamazons. That’s when you
know it’s cut improperly. I was also not a fan of the patchwork pants (I am
praying that is a trend that stays on the runways) or the fur pieces, which
appeared too heavy to be Spring/Summer pieces. All in all, this collection was
an enormous disappointment with an equally enormous price, all because of the
tiny Givenchy label somewhere in the garment.
No. 1: Michael Kors
Michael Kors is a former fashion designer, now a fashion icon who
gained fame on the Reality Series Project
Runway. Once upon a time (around 2001-2007) he designed amazing womenswear,
using various textures, materials, and silhouettes. Nowadays, Kors is known for putting his “MK” logo on underwhelming clothing pieces with
unoriginal designs. Everything from jersey pull overs to jeans are marked up
for the MK impressed somewhere on them. His bags are carried by nearly every
woman in America, often stamped with "MK" in size 72 font in multiple
places. He has also made a few “higher-end” handbag designs, which look
questionably similar to those of other luxury brands. Since gaining popularity, he has had no
incentive to design a strong collection- it's not what has made him rich.
Instead, he has his interns design mediocre jersey pieces and makes knock-off
Coach bags with "MK" logos. Another fun fact: Every single one of
MK's (overpriced) watches is actually a Fossil watch with his name one it.
That's right. You paid $300 for a Fossil watch.
But what really matters is that his SS14 makes no sense. Furs, bathing
suits, trench coats, granny sweaters, see-through white trousers and Forever
21-inspired dresses all in one collection! The sheer turtle neck is really too
much to handle. I just hate how he completely sold out for fame and
fortune. His FW ’07 collection was one of the most chic and wearable winter
collections of my lifetime- which is quite a feat.
I'm disappointed in all of these collections. Hopefully they will find redemption in the coming month as fashion week hits NYC, London and Paris. But seriously, what's with all of the florals?
xo
BJordan
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