susseinmcswanny
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I am gonna pretend I did not read that so I don't get my hopes up lol
I think a house like Alaia can survive with that formula for a long long time. Maybe they needs someone in the design team to propose some pieces that are interpretations of archives pieces but I think growth (this is what interest Richemont after all) will come with expanding the distribution, elevate the communication and expanding maybe with jewelry like they did with fragrances. The DNA of the brand is so strong and recognizable that they can do that without having a creative director...thinking well about this: I’d rather have this direction of making/selling classics and archive. It’s a win/win situation. Obviously the main goal would be closing the brand; I will never understand why people refuses to close a brand that already made everything.
This is something that always comes to my mind when I think of Comme des Garçons. Because let’s face it: I don’t know if someone can be able to continue her legacy, ever.
I don’t ever consider her as a minimalist. Her work for Celine and Chloé has proved a versatility. It’s more a question of sensibility when it comes to feminity! Because, if you really pay attention, Alaia is very structured clothes, simples lines and a very simple palette. The more fun pieces of his repertoires are the various prints he does but that’s all...I can´t picture Philo minimalism at Alaïa...what´s next, Lacroix for Calvin Klein??
I think a house like Alaia can survive with that formula for a long long time. Maybe they needs someone in the design team to propose some pieces that are interpretations of archives pieces but I think growth (this is what interest Richemont after all) will come with expanding the distribution, elevate the communication and expanding maybe with jewelry like they did with fragrances. The DNA of the brand is so strong and recognizable that they can do that without having a creative director...
It’s kinda amazing that a house so linked with supermodels doesn’t work with any of them for their communication. Naomi should be the face of the fragrance! The castings for the presentations should be insane and their PR should be alert!
Regarding CDG, I think she has groomed so many talents (and some of them are in the CDG umbrella) that anyone of them can takeover. I think the way the machine is oiled, the transition will be smoother than ever...
I don’t ever consider her as a minimalist. Her work for Celine and Chloé has proved a versatility. It’s more a question of sensibility when it comes to feminity! Because, if you really pay attention, Alaia is very structured clothes, simples lines and a very simple palette. The more fun pieces of his repertoires are the various prints he does but that’s all...
I just don’t think that she can totally detached herself from the creative process.
I can see so many designers before Philo to do Alaia: Vanessa Seward, Julie de Libran, Alexandre Vauthier, Antonio Berardi, Pagliangula (his work for Vionnet was good), the guys from Aquilano Rimondi...etc.
Alaia needs someone with experience, not some young designer.
Do you know who I could see at Alaïa...Tom Ford! But it is just an insane wet dream of mine...
Exactly! You described exactly the gap with Alaia but I must say that one of the most interesting part about Alaia’s work is his clientele...His clientele couldn’t be more different with our preconceived ideas of what they should be like. A good designer could exactly play With that. I was always interested in some of the very « modest inspired dresses » he designed...Like Stephanie Seymour’s wedding dress.Philo´s work is intellectual, stylish, avant-gardish...but sex is not present at all. I just think about Alaïa satin dresses from the 80s, the leather ones with zippers around the body, the leopard ultra-tight looks...and I can´t imagine Phoebe playing with sex factor!
Do you know who I could see at Alaïa...Tom Ford! But it is just an insane wet dream of mine...
I'd love to see Clare Waight Keller working for Alaia but she would have to develop a strong POV for the brand, just like she did with Chloé at one point. She would be a better choice than Phoebe Philo tbh. Btw wasn't Phoebe supposed to set up her own thing under Richemont?
This could've been an interesting choice.... if we were in 2014. Seriously didn't even know this guy was still in business.