17 February 2009

Fall 2009: Marc Jacobs






Free-wheeling and fun as this collection might be, one begins to wonder if it is a substantial enough effort in these difficult times. It was giddy-girly giggles scrolling through the 60 looks and the boldness and energy was uplifting - for all of 10 minutes, but then you look up and the world is still in a shambles, and you're left wondering if this wasn't a waste of beautiful fabrics. While no one is going to look to a fashion runway (not this one especially!) to change the world, surely we have learnt enough to want more than momentory escape? Surely a dose of transcendant beauty would have been (much) better panacea than this juvenile camp? 1980s anyone? I don't think so.

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