Nicholas Ghesquière is like the Google guys; unarguably ingenious, intuitively unconventional, he is an individual who revels in paving the way forward. And, like the individuals behind Google, he has assumed a sort of demigod status in recent years, his work at Balenciaga earning him the praises of countless fashion editors and celebrities alike. This season, he staunchly tested the limits of volume (even more so, I argue, than fashion’s other wonder child, Marc Jacobs), sending models down in capes, coats, dresses, and skirts with tent-like proportions and platforms high enough to make “Candy” from your “local adult entertainment facility” whimper like a Chihuahua.And while his F/W 06 collection is highly irresistible, I am at odds over the wearability, or rather, the visual pleasantness, of his plaid minis. Disregarding the volume completely, I cannot recall one instance where a plaid mini/kilt has ever looked tempting. And, while I do agree that the long, denim skirt is not particularly the most eye-appealing either, it does have a sort of Jean-Harlow-meets-Kurt-Cobain quality that adds to its charm. What’s there to say for a plain mini – it has a sort of Paris’Hilton-“that’s-hot!”-I-try-so-hard kind of charm?
www.teenvogue.com (Plaid Volume Mini Skirt by Necessary Objects)
So, I put out the question, how can I support a trend that was once single-handily spearheaded by Ms. Britney Spears herself? And, if this look is a bad as I contest, can a god be wrong?
Balenciaga Photo from www.style.com
that first picture is frightening…her thighs (?) peeking out from the plaid bubble are the size of my wrists. eek!!
love yer blog, btw.