MY TAKE ON FASHION WEEK, SEPTEMBER ISSUES OF VOGUE AND THE 2021 MET GALA
Bold choices, terrible mistakes and quite a few hits. That's how I would describe fashion week and the Met ball, not to mention the september issues of Vogue.
Starting of with Portugal's edition. The cover was a hot, it's was bold, edgy and dramatic as per usual. Same goes for Japan but the rest of the issues left much to be desired. Britain's, USA'S, Parisian as well as latinamerican Vogue were a hot mess. Faux diversity and boring posing with even more dreadful looks turned the iconic mag into a disaster.
MET GALA
Speaking of which, the Met Gala happened this mounth and dissapointments were all over the moon. Pretty much no one follow the theme, as per usual. Themes of the past editions like China trough the Looking Glass or heavenly bodies were more complex whereas with american fashion the ways you could interpret the which makes it all the more fun, so imagine my dissapointment when everybody came in lackluster looks at how to almost no ties to american history or pop culture. As a whole many celebrities chose to wear archived pieces from runway collections of the 90s and early 2000s in an attempt to pay homage but it did not worked due to the shallow and uninspired referencing the past it's an overused strategy.
Fashion has always been referential but it usually has a point and the references that appeared at the Met gala were boring and left many of the guests looking like they picked something out at the last minute which is utterly ridiculous considering how much time they had to plan. One of the biggest reasons this met gala annoyed me personally is that i found myself giving many celebrities and their stylists the benefit of the doubt hoping that they were actually referencing something incredibly niche only to realize later in interviews that there was a complete misinterpretation of what the theme was or worse no thought behind their outfits at all.
Male celebrities keep attending the ball in a plain black tuxedos, with exception of a few other like Lil Nas and Timothé Chalamet. Models sported stunning gowns that had no correlation whatsover with the Lexicon of America and some musicians aced the theme. Nepotism and no talent were the real theme of the evening. But aside of that, my favorite look was Gigi Hadid's Prada gown, very Jessica Rabbit meets Muccia. I strongly disagree with two outifts that woed everyone. Kendall Jenner's attempt of Audrey Hepburn (a brittish reference with the same look we seen her wear before) and Billie Eilish, both looking fabulous but off theme. It is an absurd choice for multiple reasons first the film itself is set in edwardian London and despite being featured heavily in american cinema argy, Hepburn herself was not american. Secondly kendall repeatedly said that she wanted it to be a reference to Givenchy's collaborative relationship with Audrey and how it influenced american fashion but not only was givenchy a french designer but My Fair Lady was actually one of audrey's films that he didn't costume.I don't know why they wouldn't just pick Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina or Funny Face if that was what they were going for and thirdly the dress isn't that interesting not only have we seen kendall wear similar things in the past but it also calls back to the 2015 met gala when numerous people showed up in bedazzled naked dresses leaving Kendall's 2021 outfit looking incredibly dated if they'd gone for something accurate to the time period something similar to anya taylor joy's dress at the premiere of emma the point would have come across much better.
Billy Eilish whose look was initially interpreted to be an ode to marilyn monroe but was in fact supposed to be holiday barbie. However it'd be a disservice to not mention the people who were incredibly successful when it came to being referential take for instance actress yara shahidi whose ensemble was an ode to black american Josephine Baker who during her time was dubbed the black venus and creole goddess. Old hollywood served as many people's inspiration with actress emily blunt wearing something inspired by hedy lamarr in 1941 zigfield girl what's genius about this outfit is that while the reference can be easily spotted there were enough changes to the ensemble in both silhouette and styling that it's able to hold its own even amongst other similar looking dresses that evening. Ciara was also on theme with her american football sequin gown, plus her best accesory, the superbowl ring won by her husband. Instead of going the very easy western route, Lupita Nyongo slayed denim
FASHION WEEK
Every designer tried to keep up with internet trends and brought the early 2000s back into our lives. Bluemarine was the perfect illustration of that. Even if some pieces were almost extraodinare, other were a hot mess.
PRADA SS22. As for the collection, Miuccia questioned how traditionally dressy garments with a historic value — including evening gowns with trains and corsets — can be relevant for modern women who want to feel seductive. The blazers were a hot take on these looks.
SPORTMAX. Edgy, Max Mara style meets Banana Republic. Easy, breeze, beautiful.
MAISON MARGIELA. The simplicity of suits with a Margiela twist.Black and white was everywhere and so were gloves.
MILAN 2022 SPRING READY-TO-WEAR.Emporio Armani RTW Spring 2022.This was the first physical runway show for Emporio Armani since February 2020, and the collection marked the brand's 40th anniversary and denim was everywhere.
NEW YORK 2022 SPRING READY-TO-WEAR. Brandon Maxwell RTW Spring 2022.Maxwell injected hyper color, psychedelic patterns, metallic sheen — and fun! — into his American sportswear repertoire for spring 2022.
NEW YORK 2022 SPRING READY-TO-WEAR. Tom Ford RTW Spring 2022.Tom Ford throws it back to the 1990s with glam athleticwear, logo bra tops and gold chains galore.
MILAN 2022 SPRING READY-TO-WEAR.Fendi RTW Spring 2022. Kim Jones conveyed the glamour of the disco era with a confident collection spiked with Antonio Lopez artwork.
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