"There are two types of fashion shows. There is the show that rigorously presents ideas and narratives that take fashion into new and exciting territory, even if many of the audience don’t necessarily readily identify with the idea of that woman (yet). Then there is the show that affirms the identity of a designer and, in doing so, affirms the identity of many women sitting at the show, transporting them to a place that’s familiar, but no less magical for that. (There is actually a third show, but it only leads to a dead end, and we don’t want to go there—literally.)"
Mark Holgate, Vogue.com
on ss 2012 and ann demeulemeester
