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| Saint Laurent. Spring 2013. http://www.style.com/ |
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| Dior. Spring 2013. http://www.style.com/ |
The dust has settled.
The shows
have run and the reviews been written. Designers have been dismissed, others
have returned. Some have delivered; some have offended, and in some peoples opinon, have
managed both at the same time.
It felt the
Spring 2013 Ready to Wear season was being discussed and analysed months before
anything had been sent down the runway. Battle lines were apparently drawn, and
it was apparently the future of Parisian fashion that was at stake.
The longstanding
‘who’s it gonna be’ to replace Galliano at Dior had fashionistas in a twist ,
but this was nothing compared to the commotion once Raf was finally named as
heir to the throne. Of course everyone had an opinion on how he would fit, myself
included, and the sound of fashion editors licking their lips was deafening
once Hedi Slimane was named to replace outgoing Stefano Pilatti at YSL.
Two former
heavyweights who defined a generation of Menswear in the previous decade were
now in command of two of the biggest names in Fashion, one not even having
significant experience at womenswear previously.
Handbags at
dawn! Who would prevail. Well of course the battle was less between Raf and
Hedi; as it transpired the real shitfeast was to be between Hedi and Cathy Horn.
But I transgress…
Everyone had
an opinion on these debut collection of Raf and Hedi and I was no exception. Surprisingly,
I didn’t actually find that much online based here in the NZ (although that is
more likely to be a result of my lack of ‘in-the-know’ blogs- RagPony, your
great!)
So anyway;
here it is. Another person’s opinion on fashion, coming fresh at a time which
some are calling a pivotal moment in fashion history. Please look
forward to one-sided, subjective, potentially biased opinions, critiques and
reviews of all things fashion,including collections from Spring 2013 onward.
please feel
free to comment, rebuke or disagree- after all, it’s no fun talking to
yourself!
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