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WORST OF S/S 2011.

It was tough picking the ones I dislike because I thought everything was good and some were beyond great this season. I’ve settled for two brands; one is simply atrocious and another failed to capture Gianni Versace’s repertoire of the 1980s. (And i shall leave Zac Posen alone because i fell in love with him after watching The Hills. PS: He made it to the list last season.)

Balmain S/S 11 Paris
We don’t need a crystal ball to predict who will top the charts of our ‘worst of’ list for Balmain will always have a place in the hearts of Bloggers who lacks taste. Each season, the process of designing a Balmain collection is a breeze; Christophe Decarnin adopts twenty cats from the animal shelter, cage them in a room and let them rip the hell out of last season’s jeans. The result is a replica of last season’s collection with bigger holes and more bleach stains.

While I do like the play of metal hardware, this collection could easily fit into GUESS by Marciano window display (and has Ke$ha's name written all over)—and that’s not a good thing.

Versus S/S 11 Milan
This would probably be the only time you see any facial expression on Donatella Versace, she’s literally begging for Botox to hide the embarrassment on her face during the finale!

Versus as we all know is the ‘younger’ line for Versace, designed by Christopher kane. I feel that Christopher Kane failed tremendously and he couldn’t capture the essence of a younger Versace. Instead he infuses his namesake label to this collection. It’s a pity because I love the designs, the presentation and accessories but I dislike the fact that it doesn’t look like Versace’s junior line.Had this been Miu Miu, this would be a whole different story altogether.

Dinie.

WORST OF F/W 2010.11

I thought why write about a collection I love (that would be Lanvin, Dries, Balenciaga etc) when there’s more to hate. Plus, we all know I’m not a miss positive Patty to begin with. Ugly is fine, but safe is a ‘no-no’, here’s my top three for worst of Fall 2010.
At number three, Christopher Decarnin for Balmain. When Christopher Decarnin first designed for Balmain, (I think it was fall 2006) it was undistinguished. It was in Fall 2007 that he was the pioneer of the whole disco, rock-chick, bold shoulders and sequins phenomenon that got everyone jumping on the bandwagon. By Spring 2009 we were all bored of Balmain—it was the same thing at ridiculously high prices. This season, we’re still stuck in the same situation with added pantsuit in the collection. Pantsuit and tie-collar blouse ala Givenchy, where did that come from? I still don’t get what the hype is about when it comes to Balmain, maybe it’s the celebrity influences and images at Jak & Jil that got everyone worship Balmain. As for me, this collection is not hideous and i like it but, it is definitely getting old.

Coming in second is Zac posen for his namesake label. You see, once upon Fall 2007, I was madly in love with that collection. There were many wearable pieces and it was New York. I disagree with some of the fabrics used but, the gown that Gwyneth Paltrow wore at the Oscar was perfect and I love that pieces. And then somehow, he evolved into the daddy of all prom tackiness, everything was pretty, pretty and it gets prettier every season. With many great talents now showing in New York and if compared to the rest, Zac Posen’s collection was the weakest.

Emanuel Ungaro by Estrella Archs. Lilo was not involved but seriously? Forever 21 has got more innovation than this collection. Never liked Emanuel Ungaro since Peter Dundas. It could have been worst!

Dinie.