The Misses: Jacquemus, Anthony Vaccarello, Balmain; Images: Imaxtree
THE MISSES:
Jacquemus
“Wow, the bluntness of his copying is cringe-worthy. He rips off some of the most uninteresting Margiela pieces and still can’t live up to them, it’s almost tragic. (He’s gotta be the most over-hyped designer out there, seriously, like wtf?)” [sore]
“Career suicide, the blatant rips and the butcher paper ‘masks’ kill this. He usually is so playful and has such an inherent naïveté but he has obviously spent far too many hours on Tumblr, looking at archival MMM and the face paint is a photo that’s been reblogged probably 12,000 times.” [dizzytacks]
“I was such a fan of his in the beginning. Really. I’ve grown disenchanted, especially after seeing how poorly made his clothes are and how awful the fabrics are. There’s some ok things here but most of it just looks like shit thrown together. This collection was a total dud for him.” [Mutterlein]
Anthony Vaccarello
“It’s so dull, and those stars everywhere aren’t helping. There were some interesting silhouettes but overall it looks like something a slutty 16yo would wear to go to prom or whatever.” [cyberprada]
“The stars just turned everything into a gimmick… I’ve liked some of his experiments with embellishment in the past – the metal ‘leopard spots’ last fall, the oversized cabochons two springs ago – but these grommets and studs and metal fringes just aren’t working for him. Maybe he’s better off keeping the surfaces simple and the shapes sexy.” [Spike413]
“It’s basically sexed up Isabel Marant. Not interested.” [HeatherAnne]
See all the looks from the Anthony Vaccarello collection.
Balmain
“Welp, just when I think his clothes can’t get any more hideous they inevitably do.” [HeatherAnne]
“Does he have a personal goal of making the ugliest pants and skirts in the business? If so he is succeeding.” [Marc10]
“Is Kim Kardashian designing these? Like… really. What the hell is that?” [EstefaniaAbaddon]
See all the looks from the Balmain collection.
