MUGLER FALL 2012 RTW

by Simon


Hi guys! I'm still alive! I promised this one was coming soon, but soon turned to be al little less sooner than expected. Things are pretty crazy for me (for example, we're getting new floors and the house looks like we're moving out) but I found some time to finally write this report. Ready?

The show started with some white looks, trimmed with fur (which is extremely popular this season!). The dresses were cute, with some classic Mugler details such as the shoulders and the pannelling, but with some fresh ideas as well, think fringes and cut-outs taken the next level. The shoes, also white, were designed by Christian Louboutin and they are cute to look at but are probably impossible to wear (unless your name is Lady Gaga).

The next part of the show brought some sculptural dresses which really took the Mugler classics to a more futuristic  level but they simply were too short or too bare for a fall collection. Formichetti attempted to use some color but the orange two-piece look was one of the only succesful results of that. The others looked like they had orange ink spilled on them.

Then the collection sort of collapsed. The Louboutin shoes turned from iconic to tragic and so did the clothes.  Fur patches that looked like they were stapled on the clothes, a foul not orange nor yellow "dress" and zebra print, yes, zebra print. Oh boy.

The last part of the show left me divided: an amazing embellished dress made my jaw drop, as well as an outstanding skeleton-like print gown. The last ten looks however were so dull and repetitive, you can't even begin to imagine how bored I got. The ninja-like looks that seemed to be made from fabric leftovers didn't do anything for the model's bodies and just weren't exciting to look at. Sadly, the final look was one of these craft projects as well.

Conclusion: a collection fit for the Mugler vixen-woman, full of good ideas that needed some serious editing. They did, however, keep me interested to see what they'll come up with next.