women's fashion week fall 2012

 jason wu

 marc jacobs collection

phillip lim

all images via vogue.com

so now that it's come to a close

i can process all the images i have been bombarded with via

the wall street journal, social media, vogue.com and billy rood's instagram and twitter

i haven't even looked at his blog yet

it was strange to me how every collection no matter how different

had these really strong similarities

weather it be in the design itself

color,

material,

texture,

pattern,

i came up with what i thought were some really strong similarities and

my following posts will show them

oxblood, hunter and sea foam green, cobalt blue, red orange

leather, quilted textures, silk, creative knits, velvet, shearling

asia

also, the practicality and ability of some of these really creative looks 

to be pulled apart and actually worn was consistent in most of the collections

there is something else i need to put out there about my 

growing disinterest in the fashion community at large

and how serious it's taken and the level of importance 

that is put on a frivolous luxury

yes it can be argued that it's a billion dollar business and 

we need to have clothes 

the whole work of art thing

none of this changes the fact that 

none of it is necessary 

and makes me want to bring up that notion that 

no one cares who you were high school

who gives a shit if you are in the first two rows of proenza schouler

i mean what does that really do for you? or mean?

i like fashion because it's fun to wear

i love a bag because it's beautiful and serves a purpose

i look at images of shows because it's fun to look at

 i'm feeling very jaded 

will it pass?

this should not be interpreted as me dissing designers 

i feel quite the opposite

i think that the man or woman behind the collection is the only 

respectable part of this business

it seems like everyone else is just an egomaniac 

it seems rare that a stylist, photographer or an editor is in it

just to create

if we are measuring egos here 

im pretty sure marc jacobs & tom ford 

would loose to most people sitting in the front row of one of their own shows

who couldn't in their wildest dreams come up with anything close to what

TF or MJ

have created or accomplished in their lifetime

just look at what marc put out there this season