March 25, 2014 |
ALAIA: A/W14 COLLECTION
My palms start sweating at the thought of writing about an Alaia show. Which is why I fell into minor panic when Antony asked me to do so this afternoon. I mean how could my s***ty writing ever do justice to the work of such a master? It’s like praising Michelangelo (i.e. stating the bleedin’ obvious). Who else can afford to show absolute disregard to fashion seasons and Fashion Week schedules? Who else can summon an audience to his showroom in a heartbeat at the drop of a single email? And who else can produce such stunningly crafted designs that women (including our very own editor-in-chief) never fail to fawn over? Only Alaia. So I hereby abstain from your task, Antony. Sorry. All I’ll say is that Alaia held a show last week and it was amazing because, well, it was Alaia.
By Ted Stansfield
