Fashion Critique

The fashion show I am critiquing is Michael Kors fashion show.  This is the spring summer 2012 fashion show. There is a lot if leather belts and bags. Everything is very flowy and light. It looks like the models had just come out of the jungle. There is some animal print and mostly earthy tones. I see a lot of leather sandals and boots. Leather is a big deal in this fashion show, especially pairing it together. The show starts off with the leather being very light to very dark almost black. I would describe the whole theme of this fashion show as “jungle” or very relaxed and carefree. The models have their hair back in either braids of some sort or ponytails. There are some outfits that look almost like robes. There was one jacket that was all snakeskin. A lot of the shirts have a very low v-cut for the neckline. There are some bright accents to the outfits and then there are very light camel colored outfits. I don’t think that I would wear any of these outfits. They are very wilderness to me and don’t look very attractive. Maybe there are certain pieces I would wear by themselves with simpler things but not all together. I would definitely not wear any of the shoes; they were very chunky and seemed more like shoes that Jesus would wear. I think that overall it was a 5 out of 10. I didn’t love the fashion show but I didn’t hate it and I think he could of done better on the pieces of clothing.

Michael Kors Spring Summer 2012 Fashion Show

Gender Roles in Fashion

Fashioning the body is considered more important for women than for men. The reason for this is because most women are into what they look like and how they dress. For example, women like getting ready for extravagant parties more than men do. They like wearing fancy gowns and dresses and they like to look nice. I think there is more emphasis on women’s clothing because women are more into fashion. There is more designs and color on women’s clothing. Men usually wear simple plain colors like grey, black, and white. Not all if not most men, are not into fashion as much as women are. Michael Kors mainly focuses on women’s attire and accessories. He does a lot of purses, wallets, sunglasses, clothes, and bathing suits. He also does men attire but he mainly focuses on women. Ralph Lauren is someone who does mostly men’s clothing. There are a lot of sweater vests, sweaters, polos, etc. there are a lot of women’s clothing too, but I think most of the women’s clothing was inspired from the men’s line. I think designing for men is easier and simpler because they don’t wear extravagant things. But, I think designing for women is more fun. Most women wear a lot of different things because they all have different styles. If I were a designer, I would want to design for women because I feel like It would be more fun and I would learn more techniques.