Runway Thoughts: Calvin Klein
March 7th, 2006 at 5:13 pm (Fashion)
Today I’m going to look at the collection from Calvin Klein. I usually like the clean lines of Calvin Klein, but their clothes also usually have shape. I didn’t like this collection at all.
This dress shows two of the main themes in this collection - herringbone patterns and sheer fabric. Each of these things can be great, but together in completely shapeless dresses like this one they are a terrible combination! And what is with those shoulder straps? I just can’t figure out why someone would want to wear this!
Again, the shape thing. This dress makes the model look like something between a Japanese Lantern and an uninflated balloon. And the extra bit of fabric after the strange sinching around her legs just makes it look weirder. Ugh.
Um… this really is taking the sheer fabric theme to a place it didn’t need to go. I really don’t care what kind of underwear the model is wearing, thank you! And I care even less to show the rest of the world what kind of underwear I wear! Why would I ever buy this? Why would anyone (short of Paris Hilton or Bai Ling) wear this? I don’t understand!
Ok, they made a completely sheer halter dress. Great. So what’s with the black bra with regular shoulder straps under it? It makes it look completely weird to have the halter strap over shoulder straps (especially since it doesn’t even cover the bra cups either). And I really can’t say that I like the non-shape or design besides that either!
I really didn’t like this collection. I don’t think that there was a single thing in it that I would buy or wear. I like things that have shape, flatter me, and don’t draw attention to my panties or bra. And I don’t think I’m that unusual in those requests!
Viv said,
March 7, 2006 at 9:28 pm
So is that clothing or is that lingere?
Eva said,
March 9, 2006 at 9:36 am
That would be some ugly lingere… I looked at this collection a while ago, and I thought the concepts for many of the outfits were neat, but overall the effect of the finished outfits was just bizarre. I could maybe see them as some form of art, but they are not really functional clothing.