I’m sticking in another Project Runway reference here for good measure…. or until I get my fix of the new episode online tonight and then I don’t have to vent my PR-needs here on the blog. Anyhow, the judges often criticise the contestants for ‘overworking’ their garments, for doing too much and getting into ‘one big mess’ (how many times has a challenge ended up being ‘one big mess’…?). Perhaps ‘overworked’ is a criticism reflective of what fashion schools also practise. Somehow, working too hard can just be wrong wrong wrong.
Well, Giambattista Valli toiled and toiled away at his debut collection for Moncler‘s Gamma Rouge range which I often coo over when I’m in Dover Street Market and have previously expressed an appreciation for. This is levels of overworked-ness that is really evident and the results are highly positive. Duchesse de soie, gazar, macram√© lace, fur and feathers (hell there are materials there that I’d be hard press to point out in a fabric warehouse…) were all used in what can only be described as embellished puffawear.
Ok, so Moncler has been peddling the embellished puffawear thing for ages but this AW08 collection that Valli has produced really takes Moncler to a level where you are looking past the puffa jackets and just thinking ‘That is a beautiful collection….’. Valli has pushed the sculptural boundaries of what a puffa jacket can do and has played to the volume creating strengths of the materials. I am sweating it out here in my sans-air-con office but I can also feel the chillier days ahead when these perfectly overworked pieces would be required not as functional jackets but just as beautiful feats of work in their own right.
hi susie just wondering how youre watching project runway online? I live in england too and I can’t possibly wait until it’s on freeview / youtube, I wont last !!!
Torrents but I do tend to wait until the ep is up on Youtube if i’m feeling lazy or if my internet connection is particularly slow…
I love the unusual silhouette’s that have been created with these jackets.
Coo…coo…now I am cooing too…
The black outfit makes me think of ants..
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wouldn’t wear one, but they are great to look at!!
those jackets are ridiculous. Very unwearable, but still very cool.
Puffy is good.
Those are utterly breathtaking.
WOW…..*kind of speechless at these*
I love those jackets-perfect for winter!
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oh, incredible, overworked beautifully.
I’ve loved Moncler for a couple of years, but these are truly amazing.
Everything looks like a cozy duvet. I love the basic colors and shapes.
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Brilliant shapes, soooooo hot!
i love it… reminds me of the times my sister and i played ‘sumo wrestler’ only much prettier.
I know I should be at least trying to make so sensible high fashion comment about these, but…
That first picture: Who on Sesame street died? Big Bird’s in mourning.
Speaking of Project Runway and puffed up stuff, what did you think of Kenly‚Äôs Balenciaga dress? I preferred Leanne’s myself. I like architectural better than poofy.
Remembering Seinfeld’s puffy shirt…
gamme rouge is so unique!I love it so much. But unfortunately, it cost too much….But I want smth
that dip-dyed jacket bottom right is one of the most beatiful pieces of clothing I have ever seen….
that dip-dyed jacket bottom right is one of the most beatiful pieces of clothing I have ever seen….