and now the ready-to-wear begins!
Whee!
We start with A.F. Vandevorst, who apparently decided wrinkles were the new black. I mean, look, I'm all for assymetry and draping, but this is not draping; this is "I fell out of bed and this is what stuck to me when I got back up."
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Denisa Dvorakova for Elite. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
What a tragic, tragic thing to do to good fur. Whether you love fur or hate it, this is a bad, bad cut. Or coat. Or both. Not only that, but if she's not wearing a glove on her left arm, then she has piebald skin!
And...I know, I know, picking on the shoes isn't fair if the designer doesn't do shoes, but...she looks like she has hooves. Come on, now.
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Denisa Dvorakova for Elite. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
Now we have not only a lousy job of layering on one garment, we have what looks like a lousy job of layering on three! And she still looks like she has hooves!
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Anna Gushina for IMG. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
This is what happens when designers suffer from fashion apathy, isn't it? The coat's nice, if a little bland in color. But everything underneath it? Pale net bodysuit. Bland. "Draped"--if we dare call it that--hip-slung...purse? Pouch? Skirt? What the hell is that thing?? And--does she even have arms??
And she has hooves! AGAIN!
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Daul Kim for Next. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
So now we have a passable fur coat, paired with a boring but functional crisp white mens' shirt; paired with the inside of a suit vest, hacked into bits, sewn at an angle and left dangling; paired with what looks like a white skirt with a meandering hemline; paired with goddamn hoof boots again.
Am I wrong? Is this put together better than I'm seeing?
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Daria Strokous for Women. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
I give up. This woman is wearing a down comforter and jodpurs.
AND HOOF BOOTS.
THE. HELL.
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Tao Okamoto for Women. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
We start with A.F. Vandevorst, who apparently decided wrinkles were the new black. I mean, look, I'm all for assymetry and draping, but this is not draping; this is "I fell out of bed and this is what stuck to me when I got back up."
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Denisa Dvorakova for Elite. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
What a tragic, tragic thing to do to good fur. Whether you love fur or hate it, this is a bad, bad cut. Or coat. Or both. Not only that, but if she's not wearing a glove on her left arm, then she has piebald skin!
And...I know, I know, picking on the shoes isn't fair if the designer doesn't do shoes, but...she looks like she has hooves. Come on, now.
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Denisa Dvorakova for Elite. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
Now we have not only a lousy job of layering on one garment, we have what looks like a lousy job of layering on three! And she still looks like she has hooves!
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Anna Gushina for IMG. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
This is what happens when designers suffer from fashion apathy, isn't it? The coat's nice, if a little bland in color. But everything underneath it? Pale net bodysuit. Bland. "Draped"--if we dare call it that--hip-slung...purse? Pouch? Skirt? What the hell is that thing?? And--does she even have arms??
And she has hooves! AGAIN!
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Daul Kim for Next. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
So now we have a passable fur coat, paired with a boring but functional crisp white mens' shirt; paired with the inside of a suit vest, hacked into bits, sewn at an angle and left dangling; paired with what looks like a white skirt with a meandering hemline; paired with goddamn hoof boots again.
Am I wrong? Is this put together better than I'm seeing?
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Daria Strokous for Women. Photo: Marcio Madeira.
I give up. This woman is wearing a down comforter and jodpurs.
AND HOOF BOOTS.
THE. HELL.
From the Fall 2009 ready-to-wear show, A.F. Vendevorst designing; Tao Okamoto for Women. Photo: Marcio Madeira.