Hmm, now what drew me to this?
Are they wearing frosting bathing caps?
I love a biker jacket style. Lets see how many incarnations we can spot.
Um, just- well…is that a bullet proof vest peeking out of the bottom?
Ok, I just don’t know how to parse this collection. I’m open to some of these pieces, but I’m on total lock-down about some of them. Thoughts?
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Do my eyes deceive me, or are those belts just the bungee cords from my trunk?
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good spotting, I was too busy demanding eye bleach from my servant, er husband.I wonder how much they charge for bungee cords?
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Its like wedding stuff- just the vendor makes it pricier!
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You cant leave stuff unattended, Erin!
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I love how they incorporated the model’s third arm in the second picture, how nice of them!
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And its in a sling?!
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I’m afraid to ask what’s pictured on the black and white side of those Bambi shirts.
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Its not Thumper!
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No, those aren’t bathing caps…..that’s their brain!!!!!!!!
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Perhaps they NEED some bathing caps- that cant be sanitary!
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Oh, these are terrible! I think just looking at them may have damaged my retinas….
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How could floral and Bambi be so unsettling?
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Completely agree! It’s amazing how twisted these motifs have become here!
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Sinister bathing caps at the watering hole!
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I’m speechless. I don’t even know what to say about these.
Okay, trying to be positive… I think I like the jacket fabric in the second picture. And the second to last outfit has potential.
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I almost skipped captioning- What could I say?
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LOL…I actually got Style.com in the mail yesterday, saw this collection and thought of you! (Don’t ask me HOW I started getting that twice a year mag – it’s awesome, but I didn’t order it…must be my naturally stylish tunic/legging combos that ID’d me as a style obsessed fashionista …!)
So happy to see that you discovered and covered this collection. I’m not sure what was up with the “just under the rear end with netting skirt” thing, but it seemed to be popular with a couple designers for fall. Not a fan of the unflattering swim caps…!
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Something tells me style.com will not be sending THIS tunic enthusiast anything free!
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No, its not a bulletproof vest, just happy to see you.
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Well, im sure there were worse things creeping out of her jackets that day!
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I’m looking for something I understand….
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Zipper hem?
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Still looking……
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Floral arm sling?
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None of this doing it for me, even the Bambi and Cinderella collage cannot save it. That last one looks like she’s got up in the middle of the night to go to the loo- it’s freezing so she’s thrown on a jumper – earlier that evening the mobile hairdresser (with her day course diploma) has came round and given her a screaming blue rinse! A waxing would have been of more benefit – unfortunate lace motif positioning.
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Its cinderella! You win the kewpie doll on that round!
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Quite a “heavy collection” 🙂 Sometimes I think that they put it together just to cause a reaction? 🙂
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I think they put it together, slashed it up and then put it back together for another reaction!
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I like the shoes. Mostly. Some of the pieces are interesting and I have to say I like the floral biker jacket. The one that looks like a jacket. Ummm, that’s kinda it.
I’m wondering what sort of work situation (!) / event / whatever you’d be able to wear any of these looks to ….. truly my mind is a boggle.
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True- I prefer to lookat RTW to skip over the ‘oh its art, not for consumers’ aspect, so you should be able to wear it, but um, where?
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Oh Dear! They look like fairground dolls won as a prize …
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There are some pretty bits. The collection seems to be following the trend of randomly throwing disparate elements into an outfit, so cosy pullover top with sheer skirt. To wear in an open topped sports car, with a fur rug over the knees?
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But the prints are really something special! The way the prints are mirrored in some of the designs (like the jacket over the bullet proof too-high cod piece and the printed with a face tunic) is masterful. And actually the tiered ruffled skirts are somewhat wearable. Overall I actually dig it.
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It held my attention and I would gladly take some of these pieces or a huge gift of the collections fabrics- but if these are recommended wearing suggestions, I cant support it!
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I kinda like the zipper hem, but not a fan of the rest of the lot!
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Cheap me, I keep thinking its going to mess up my tights!
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I thought exactly the same thing, but these girls are too cool to wear tights. They never get blue blotchy legs!
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True, if you wear unlined garments, you probably dont think office sppropriate!
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I’m actually starting to warm up to the red ruffles. I’m not so sure about the jacket with that dress though. I can see the jacket over jeans and a t-shirt. Some of these clothes are actually okay; they just don’t go together. And they need linings. Embrace linings. They are our friends..
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Linings are just too old school- like working!
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Yeah. I keep forgetting that I’m over the hill.
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Crotch violets are a no no, but the fabric itself is pretty!
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Very pretty fabric!
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At least all these garments can be worn interchangeably. Did anyone else think that with the bathing cap hats these females looked more like like males? Folks at Prada must be going through a real depressing time as it shows in their choice of colors and fabrics. Nothing says” I am sad” like hemming a garment with a zipper. The shoes.boots might be the best feature of this collection…at least they could be worn UNDER a long skirt and not seen.
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There are some manly angles under those bathing caps….suspicious!
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Especially #’s 1, 4, and 5
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Oh my! Once again, beautiful fabric that has been very ill used. So sad. Rather than abuse such innocent lovely fabric they should just send it all to ME! I’d give it a good home and make something beautiful from it.
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I totally appreciate your feelimgs- we could start safe houses for textiles!
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Givenchy? are you kidding me? Horrifying and a betrayal of one of my favorite design houses.
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The times, they are a changin’…..
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Is that unicorn Bambi meshed with a woman smacking her ass? Whatever it is, it really tells the story of this collection… Can’t say I’m not a little confused.
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I know Id like it better if it were!
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Heeeee! 😀
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I’m confused…. Thoroughly confused. This is $$$$$$ fashion!?!?! I’m really missing something here….
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Its specialness.
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Frosting bathing caps,*snort* HA!
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From the 80’s florals to the weird use of sheers, my head hurts. Bathing caps? Bungee cords? Yuck. I need some ibuprofen.
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Woah, car wreck!
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A floral collision!
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Wow. Just….. wow.
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Actually, leftover zipper pieces used instead of piping has been around for a while. Mmm.
Poor bambi:(
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I huess there really are no new ideas, just fresh twists on them.
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Excuse me – I need to go check the bungee cord on my fence, where it holds the gate closed so that the poodles can’t open it. Now I’m *really* afraid they’ll get out and try to hang with the local deer – and take the bungee cord with them.
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What if they leave you a nice tub of swirly frosting in exchange?
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I was trying to work out if Bambi was jumping through the looking glass. Not sure, but that might have been better!
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There are no words…(and I NEVER say THAT!!!!)
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Dont feel bad- Ive done entire posts where I just had ‘huh…’ Between pictures- such amazing fashion can do that to you!
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I like the collection because it’s different (“real differnt”) and unexpected. But it’s too bad the looks are either hit or miss (most of them being misses unfortunately, and maybe that’s the reason for the bulletproof vest – in case it was a hit).
Some of the skirts are really great, but then there’s the zipper hem with a space-age poof that would be flattering on no one. The ankle-length hems on some of the outfits were a little much. And while I love the patchwork quilt look (second from last photo), it’s only from the waist up – once you get to those awkward ruffled cuffs and the pants with the odd placement of the patchwork it gets really ugly. It’s what I imagine an extra in Terminator would look like if it was filmed in the very early ’70s.
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I’m glad you realy made me look att he quilty business- those pants have an interesting girdle something going on with them!
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