The New Chloe

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Christopher Kane's spring collection (- the cool) + Erin Fetherston = The new Chloe

Remember how I ranted about the new fire-happy bullshit going on in yesterday's Valentino review? Well, I'm actually really upset that they fired Paolo Melim Andersson because I loved what he was doing at Chloe. He took it away from the tired Girly McGirlyson thing that had been going on for far too long, and gave it a dose of swagger. Now they have designer Hannah McGibbon at the helm of the house, who used be Phoebe Philo's assistant, and she has managed to turn back the clock and destroy all the progress that Paolo had done. The collection is a SNOOZEFEST. The clothes were blah and didn't say anything and the shoes weren't even swoon-worthy. If this is the kind of stuff the head-people were looking for, then they should've just hired Erin Fetherston who at least would've brought a ton of press along for the ride.

This was the first look.
First of all, cameltoe. Ok, now that we got that out of the way, I shall continue. The first look in a show needs to make you stop and pay attention, this is even MORE important for someone showing their first collection for a label. This does not fulfill that requirement, especially with the ill-fitting shorts.



Erin Fetherston knockoffs.
And yeah, maybe Chloe used to be the go-to label for the super-girly dresses a couple of years ago, but that time has passed and other people have entered the market and whatnot, so you can't just go around redoing the greatest hits from the past.

This is just awkward looking.

What are the pants doing? Pleated boot-cut cropped trousers? Gross.

This is overall puke-inducing, but let's look at the details. This top had a recurring role in the collection and it's quite terrible, I might add. This is straight-up little girl clothing, my friends, which means it'll only look good on the tiny boobs of the world. And hey, I belong to that club and I wouldn't even wear it because I don't need MORE people thinking I am a little girl. When you're gonna break out the toddler wear, you gotta contrast it with real adult-looking stuff otherwise it's just creepy.

NO.

This is the closing look. Can't you just see women everywhere wearing this? Nothing says powerful and strong like flying nun sleeves. Having Karlie Kloss wear it isn't helping either.


The shoezzZZzzzzz...


The bagzzZZZZzzz,,,

This is Hannah McGibbon. She is 38 years old.

Oh well. We'll see how she does next season.