tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post3971809978996071242..comments2024-03-06T03:19:26.910-05:00Comments on The Emperor's Old Clothes: Soul SearchingFluff Chancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17757091504806772512noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-55681362969698891252011-07-07T20:45:25.161-04:002011-07-07T20:45:25.161-04:00Summer is here and so are the opportunities for ou...Summer is here and so are the opportunities for our creative, sybaritic, epicurean moments, to satiate our senses, renew our values and realign our charted course through this experience of life.<br /><br />The natural elements will recharge us with more wisdom to tackle what we will do going forward.... <br /><br />I'm now packing to go back to Fire Island....<br /><br />And to the rest of the fashion pack, We are looking very fortunate....<br /><br />Dig your toes deeper into the sand....<br /><br />Enjoy!Annagammnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-11434663216277864802011-07-07T16:54:15.459-04:002011-07-07T16:54:15.459-04:00Sorry you are feeling down!
I didn't think Mr...Sorry you are feeling down!<br /><br />I didn't think Mr. Gaytten did such a bad job. I actually working on a post about it. There were some elements that I liked and that suggested a few trends. <br /><br />I think the larger problem was with the styling, especially with the hair, makeup, and accessories. If these were done properly, it would have been a completely different collection!<br /><br />It's hard to say with just looking. I would love to see these clothes in person.a referencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791553415632072348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-73146705675074908482011-07-07T15:41:39.764-04:002011-07-07T15:41:39.764-04:00Long conversation about it all with people in the ...Long conversation about it all with people in the F business in Paris. "Who cares,no one buys the clothing it's all about the accessories,home line,make up and also the perfume "(called: la bibine) Pronounce the i as an e. It means bad weak wine .And that is what fashion is now: bibinespirouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828625370175105329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-43042932830187789162011-07-07T12:57:35.181-04:002011-07-07T12:57:35.181-04:00It was, I suppose, inevitable that Mr. Gaytten wou...It was, I suppose, inevitable that Mr. Gaytten would have received bad press for his collection since the press is enamoured with the idea of a miraculous deus-ex-machina coming down to rescue the crumbling fashion house from peril. It did not suffice that one among the many silent contributors to the magic of haute couture should try to keep the fire alit.<br /><br />Assuming LVMH does not bring in a big name to work the PR magic, maybe something will work. While they have their places, haute couture should not be reduced to theatrics and pyrotechnics. Marc Bohan was a good steward of Dior for many years without much outcry but that belonged to a different era. As much as the collection fell short of Mr Galliano's genius, it was nevertheless a brave attempt and should be recognised as such.<br /><br />Condolences, Fluff. Nature works its own healing.Wei Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576370932812624912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-62072600402938310742011-07-07T11:42:52.178-04:002011-07-07T11:42:52.178-04:00I just read an article on "Business of fashio...I just read an article on "Business of fashion ", (even though business of fashion ennoys me , too much cheerleading and pass the koolaid) the article was on Azzedine alaia who mentioned he was offered the gig at Christian Dior and refused of course, he does not need Dior ! Dior would have been lucky to get him.<br />Problem with Dior is that Galiano was Dior, There is no Dior. Christian Dior died a million years ago and Galiano was Dior completely. Arnault was tired of the retro look and also tired of the fact Galiano had become that fashion house . It is better to deal with a stylist like Marc Jacob than an enormous talent like Galiano. Mr Arnault has an enormous ego and an enormous empire and there could be just one emperor. We had discuss luxury before: true luxury is intelligence and living in the woods for a while with wild turkeys.spirouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828625370175105329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-28582145955386702082011-07-07T00:49:57.245-04:002011-07-07T00:49:57.245-04:00I gotta say that I just don't agree about Gayt...I gotta say that I just don't agree about Gaytten. The shapes he used may have harkened to some part of the Dior heritage, but nothing really came together cohesively. And who honestly would wear some of those shapes when it came down to it? <br /><br />What I miss the most about the Galliano days was the creative synergy of not just the designer, but also the brilliant music by Jeremy Healy, Pat McGrath's mind-bending makeup, Julien d'Ys hairwork and Stephen Jones' millinery. With Galliano gone, that whole magical matrix is gone, and this lame attempt to mimic that over-the-top style just doesn't have the same power. <br /><br />I feel really bad for Gaytten, who even meekly stepped out to take credit for what he had to have known was a mess. I imagine that he was beset with the news in a flash and had to scrape some kind of concept together in a "Galliano-esque" way. His reward is that he gets placed in the pillory for Horyn, Menkes and Givhan to throw tomatoes at while the LVMH brass paint themselves as victims of an anti-Semite's rocket flares. And yeah, it's true that the stars of the scene today seem to be there because they have the look and attitude that the fashion press arbitrarily thought was relevant, no matter what the consumers say (I'm not usually phased by the prices on fashion these days, but the Rodarte girls sure like to charge—$2K+— for what are literally balls of string!) So I get where your sympathy comes from.<br /><br />But plain and simple, the decision to put him in that spot was wrong. I guess they were hoping for a smooth Sara Burton-like transition from someone who had deep experience with Galliano's visions. Fashion is in a truly sad state when it's assumed that human creativity can be pumped out and manufactured like any other commodity.Joséhttp://theleadingblacks.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-44609063770311355762011-07-06T20:39:01.751-04:002011-07-06T20:39:01.751-04:00Ok, but still Bill Gaytten came out with a very st...Ok, but still Bill Gaytten came out with a very strange collection. Cathy Horin mentioned Memphis and I must agree. Some of the details were jarring. <br />Something else, completely off topic, is looming at the horizon: Greece is defaulting and will be followed by Portugal, Spain and Italy, there is a very strange feeling of doom and gloom called "reality ". I do not know how we will negotiate that one...Running for the woods may be a very good idea. Running toward reality, true feelings , loss and sadness, how hard they may be, are still healthier than feeling sorrow or battling for a fashion world we knew, that is all but gone. I watch the shows and I am untouched by it. It's over. It is truly over in all possible ways. The economic sanctions which are about to hit Europe at large will change it all.I don't know what comes next...Wild turkeys sound like a good meal.spirouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828625370175105329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-7792780647488740472011-07-06T20:10:15.013-04:002011-07-06T20:10:15.013-04:00I'm glad you're back. Although I have neve...I'm glad you're back. Although I have never met you I miss having you around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-42260707044037404782011-07-06T19:17:02.977-04:002011-07-06T19:17:02.977-04:00The sorrow you feel and the presence of your fathe...The sorrow you feel and the presence of your father is natural. My father died last year and it took me months to feel like the earth was not shifting beneath my feet. I expected it, I had made my peace with him and yet I was in shock. Time is the scab that heals over those wounds. Take it easy on yourself. Maybe some private writing for yourself about him when he comes to mind. Mostly, don't worry and feel that the tilt in the earth is permanent. It isn't. Your psych will find its balance again. <br />I won't be offended if you don't publish this. I just wanted to say it to you. Best to you.Dandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02048326517764291061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-24625525492134412382011-07-06T17:35:46.546-04:002011-07-06T17:35:46.546-04:00Yes there clearly is a gap, even a chasm, but ther...Yes there clearly is a gap, even a chasm, but there is still something of value and merit. I'd prefer to see him find his way than have to the voice of some tone deaf personality who relies on auto tune and the "man" to get him/her/them over. That isn't to say that all of the candidates would be legless, just that the likeliest names have press cred and little else. Seeing and vision are asking a lot these days. Sorry about the name booboo. Just had Peter on the brain.<br />xoFluffFluff Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757091504806772512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401355923091588637.post-41504505944733333932011-07-06T17:13:47.327-04:002011-07-06T17:13:47.327-04:00Okay, while I will agree with you that Bill(not Pe...Okay, while I will agree with you that Bill(not Peter) Gaytten is a designer, there is still a gap in singular vision between him and Galliano(Still waiting for him to come back). Sorry Emperor, just had to clear up that, I assume name typo...? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com