WTF

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[Johnny]

This makes me so sad. Is irony all that is left?

It's maybe a definitional thing, but irony isn't the thing that jumps out here. As Pat said it's shameless appropriation - and it's just spectacular cynicism. I used to go into YSL stores when Pilati was there and could really appreciate the clothing - the fabrics were beautiful and the quality of the finished product was very high. The clothes looked and felt "high end". I went into the Paris store last month and the clothes looked and felt like well laundered Topshop.

[ES3K]

/\ so true, sadly. I own a YSL/Pilati blazer (made in Switzerland!), the material/cosntruction/overall quality is beyond awesome.

But the sad irony is, that Hedis SLP x Topshop stuff is probably selling like hot cakes, while Pilatis super tailoring only moved in sale.

[ian+]

/\ so true, sadly. I own a YSL/Pilati blazer (made in Switzerland!), the material/cosntruction/overall quality is beyond awesome.

But the sad irony is, that Hedis SLP x Topshop stuff is probably selling like hot cakes, while Pilatis super tailoring only moved in sale.

So true, everything I own from Pilati's era is top notch in terms of quality. Even the sneakers.

I doubt that they will sell so much, let's not forget that the competition in the field is huge right now with Balmain, Givenchy, Dior Homme (less).

[Faust]

It's maybe a definitional thing, but irony isn't the thing that jumps out here. As Pat said it's shameless appropriation - and it's just spectacular cynicism. I used to go into YSL stores when Pilati was there and could really appreciate the clothing - the fabrics were beautiful and the quality of the finished product was very high. The clothes looked and felt "high end". I went into the Paris store last month and the clothes looked and felt like well laundered Topshop.

Bingo

[laika]

It's maybe a definitional thing, but irony isn't the thing that jumps out here. As Pat said it's shameless appropriation - and it's just spectacular cynicism. I used to go into YSL stores when Pilati was there and could really appreciate the clothing - the fabrics were beautiful and the quality of the finished product was very high. The clothes looked and felt "high end". I went into the Paris store last month and the clothes looked and felt like well laundered Topshop.

Yes, shameless and cynical, I agree. Did you ever see the collections Alber Elbaz did for YSL?

Not so much a WTF but WOW at this ending price for YSL safari jacket from the 70's.

[Faust]

Surprised it didn't go for more. Isn't this museum material?

[Dane]

I was expecting an extra zero at the end.

[mrbeuys]

Without wanting to bring this up again as a point of discussion, the Raf Owens T sold out on the day they made it available.

[Fuuma]

Surprised it didn't go for more. Isn't this museum material?

Not really, many iterations and a lot available in vintage stores. Cool piece though...

A first iteration "le smoking" is something else.

[michael_kard]

She even copied the staples

[Patroklus]

kek
you know, looking like a colleague isn't a bad thing, if it's for the right reason - if you're mining hollywood and vionnet and dune like rick does then there's a good chance you'll come up with similar work. but it'll probably be pretty good cuz vionnet and dune are rad as fuqq
it's this thing where you look at rick, and then reappropriate him, that's a little silly. cuz then you are, at best, chasing after a market that he's already serving quite well and no one is gonna buy your shit.

at least wait for rick to die before you pillage his work.

[messenoire]

i hope someone emailed owens corp and that guys line gets harpooned to the bottom of the shit sea.

[morsto]

^it's a girl
she also, iirc, copied his wedges a couple of seasons back when every blogger girl was wearing that sort of thing

[michael_kard]

Yeah, her whole career is essentially based on Rick rip-offs with superficial embellishments.

kek
you know, looking like a colleague isn't a bad thing, if it's for the right reason - if you're mining hollywood and vionnet and dune like rick does then there's a good chance you'll come up with similar work. but it'll probably be pretty good cuz vionnet and dune are rad as fuqq
it's this thing where you look at rick, and then reappropriate him, that's a little silly. cuz then you are, at best, chasing after a market that he's already serving quite well and no one is gonna buy your shit.

at least wait for rick to die before you pillage his work.

The interesting thing about Kamila's line is that she's most likely making as much -if not more more- money than Rick's footwear sales. Her prices are pretty steep, and the designs nearly identical, so I think it has something to do with her distribution.