There appears to another round of the designers vs the press......this fight occurs every now and again.....
This time the fight is between Cathy Horyn in the blue corner, legendary fashion journo and speaker of many truths AND in the green corner, Oscar De La Renta, one of the greats, designer of many of Carrie Bradshaw's frocks......
Basically it started when Horyn left the designer off her list of the top shows to see in New York but yet included many new designers in the round up instead. Oscar was not too happy about this and told WWD this :
'“It bothers me because I love my industry, and I love fashion. I think fashion is something of beauty and it really makes me mad when someone writes about fashion in a bitter way.”
Horyn then fired back with this review of his newest collection which was sharp. Prehaps a little too sharp....
'“Mr. de la Renta is far more a hot dog than an éminence grise of American fashion. He opened his lively show on Tuesday with a red latex pencil skirt, a sleek ivory wool pantsuit and dairymaid lace. The models’ hair was streaked with war paint, and midway along, after bead-quivering jackets and neon-bright skirts, he sent out white lace with black pencil-like scribbles. It was wonderfully cantankerous, a good bit of window-dressing for the gooey stuff that followed.”
Jaysus love, don't hold back!!!!!
Anyway, never one to let it drop.....himself fired back with this open letter to Cathy Horyn....
This year I celebrated my 50th birthday. With pride I can say that for more then 50 of those years I have been privilaged to work in a profession that I deeply love. One that has given me tremendous pleasure. I have always considered that my role as a designer and as a great admirer of women has been to make a woman look and feel her best.
I respect and accept criticism because in many ways it does help us develop. I try to make my work better each time. What I do not accept is when criticism is personal. If you have the right to call me a hot dog why do I not have the right to call you a stale 3-day old hamburger? My advice to you is to abstain from personal criticism. Professionals criticize the clothes, not the people.
- Might I just add - SHAZAM!!!!!
This is an age old fight though.....how much criticism is constructive and not personal within fashion? I agree with feedback and talking about the clothes. However the clothes are a creative extension of the person behind them and elements of their personality do creep in. I think that ODLR could do with being a bit less sensitive and Horyn maybe not being so cutting at times.....
........however, it's not over yet....... lets see who fires the next round!
0 Yorumlar