Critics Puzzle Over Lim’s Twisted Cardigans, Disagree on Theyskens’ Theory
"It was surprisingly drab and uninspired."
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"It was surprisingly drab and uninspired."
"Padded hips? Prepare yourselves, ladies."
"This is the kind of thing that gives fashion people a reputation as un-deep thinkers."
Plus: "It was peplums, peplums and more peplums at Peter Som."
"I had the feeling I was looking at children, decorative, doll-like children, and not real women," writes Horyn.
Giorgio Armani and Gucci also received high praise, while Valentino and Prada got mixed reviews.
Karl Lagerfeld's unabashed opulence "left her cold."
The same one that Virginie Mouzat called "a nightmare."
"It was Fifties glamour unsullied by bad behaviour — or fun, in fact."
"The entire collection oozed Versace sex appeal and the glossiest, poutiest glamour imaginable."
Virginie Mouzat likened the show to "un cauchemar" — a nightmare.
"You can’t miss the S&M connotations, but there was nothing dirty there, just wink-wink fun and extreme craftsmanship."
Meanwhile, everyone agrees that Marchesa's show was lovely.
"There was a bit too much fairy tale in these clothes to picture them stepping off the runway and into the real world."
"His spring collection was a hybrid of glitzy brights befitting a beauty pageant, mussed up with the twang of a cowgirl’s swagger."
"It looked as if he had tossed everything into a food processor and pressed pulse one too many times."
"An off-the-shoulder, cobalt blue cocktail dress wrapped in twisted tulle elicited actual sighs of desire from the front row."
"I mean, what is that? Like, anti-intellectualism?"
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