Two Rebels, One on Pause #4

This week I'm going to write about a recent New York Times article by Cathy Horyn. In "Two Rebels, One on Pause," Cathy writes about two fashion collections that were presented to the public during fashion week. Unfortunatley these two unique collections had two completely different reactions. Commes des Garçons and Jean Paul Gaultier's collections for fall 2013 had outrageous silhouettes. Commes des Garcons collection was appealing to the public when unfortunatley Jean Paul Gaultier's collection did not meet that expectation.

http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/two-rebels-one-on-pause/?ref=style

After reading this article I decided to examine the language used throughout the piece. 

1. Silhouette & Design

• ·      extreme tailoring
• ·      weird volumes and textures
• ·      lumpy looks
• ·      masculine tailoring
• ·      stodgy
• ·      hour glass
• ·      fluid
• ·      ankle grazing
• ·      deeply vented

2. Details

• ·      feminine decoration
• ·      checked 
• ·      over lapping squares
• ·      velvet
• ·      lace
• ·      rosettes 
• ·      fur patchwork

3. Color

• ·      rose

4. Fabric

• ·      multihued print
• ·      velvet
• ·      papered

5. Creative "Jargon"

• ·      parse
• ·      technical virtuosity
• ·      wit
• ·      polish