0:00 Intro 6:36 Runway Analysis 25:50 Vogue Runway Close-Ups 39:21 What Is Streetwear? 1:37:49 Is Italy Racist? 2:18:13 The Best Pharrell Louis Vuitton Collection So Far 2:38:00 Pharrell's First Louis Vuitton Fragrance 2:53:50 After Hours
NYCBK was surely a fan of this collection! Lol. I agree with Ayó that this is a very wearable collection and I know Pharrell has his market. However, I don’t think Balenciaga and Valentino are the only references for wearable menswear collections. As a black man, I’ve never looked at those for reference unless I’m out of touch. We should also include Martine Rose, Wales Bonner, Bode, Dries Van Noten, Lemaire today (not considering accessories). Unless this is about popular brands?
That’s exactly how I would describe it: Very desirable. I am the customer who felt like Virgil’s LV was a bit too hype centric for me as was the Old Gucci. The new LV men’s and Gucci men’s have the character they’re known for but with a bit more refinement to make it approachable to the adults.
So we can critizise women who dress Chanel today, I guess same as today Dior, when they have the same reasons to buy these clothes as men have for LV. Because they are wearable. The designers of these houses were hired to sell, and they do, a lot. That should be enough.
The thing is, a designer being great doesn’t always correlate to sales so it depends on the conversation we have when critiquing a designer’s work. A lot of the money makers for Chanel like the flap bag are always going to sell like hot cakes regardless of who is the Chanel creative director. I mentioned in the video many critiques of Pharrell (not original, he’s not pushing fashion forward from a design standpoint etc). On top of that, MGC and Virginie are way more accomplished designers with traditional fashion design training compared to Pharrell. I put them on them under the same level of scrutiny that I put Demna under for this reason - so for me personally (can’t speak for anyone else) I’ve shown time and time again it has nothing to do whether a designer is a man or woman. Cristobal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Alexander McQueen, Ozwald Boateng, Vivienne Westwood, Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo etc. none of them are considered greats in fashion because of how much they sell. So it also depends what kind of metrics we want to use to determine what success for a fashion designer looks like.
@@FashionRoadmanoh sorry, I wasn’t talking about the designers. I am talking about the clientele. In the same way Pharrell Vuitton were men looking for wearable clothes women were looking for wearable clothes in Viard Chanel and MGC Dior. All of them are looking for that look, in the case of Chanel I think is the look Coco imposed, still permeating. All three designers are there for that, to sell.
@@FashionRoadmani still don’t know Pharell sales, i guess good, but Viard and MGC sell very well so they are successful in that, the owners wanted that. Michele is similar. Creation is not why they were hired but to sell the look of the house. You can think in the status as well but after watching Dior and Chanel last collections i can see they are very wearable. So i don’t understand the criticism to female clients of Chanel. For not wanting to be challenging? I dont think you can do that when u are not very young, society doesn’t accept that.Just Susan Sarandon being critizised for showing big blossom…
No one is going to Pharrell for conceptual fashion takes. Virgil is a designer. Being trained as an architect also helps with coming up with conceptual ideas with how abstract that field tends to be when it comes to design. The process is also very long and the amount of artifacts that come out of that process is insane! Spatially aware is def the term to use. It’s a highly sought after skill to train early in the career. LV clothing seems more like “luxury” normcore. Something like Ralph Lauren. They have something for everyone that is “safe”. They def need to go full speed into travel. I’d also like to see way more accessories for the bags. I’m a big Damien graphite person but lately they have not been making any new designs with that pattern. At least my wallet is safe. Lol.
My opinion is that clothes are meant to be fun and wearable. The people who can afford to wear items “off the runway” aren’t looking for a deep meaning in a collection and I think that sometimes when shows are critiqued that part is left out. Great live stream! Learning so much from your content!!
had to stop watching towards the end cuz the men bashing was getting under my skin. y’all some traitors. bash the bad women with the same energy. say “women suck” too
@@FashionRoadman we men have to start sticking together cuz women are having their way with men in the dating scene. they now have total control when it used to be men. power is shifting and we have to take most of it back.
