Couture - now and then - Givenchy
I am not a follower of fashion but when you see something, there is an immediate visceral reaction that this is a classic or that this is crap. This is the case in automobiles, boats, machinery, mathematics, programming. Anything that is spare and elegant will stand the test of time and when someone starts throwing junk after more junk, it winds up looking like a clown suit.
Hat tip to
Ayyyy! for this comparison of classic Givenchy and present Givenchy:
To quote Spirit Fingers at Ayyyy!:
I think I liked it better when the House of Givenchy was synonymous with classic elegance instead of the end result of slipping on an oil spill and dislocating a shoulder.
He is not dead but this will have Hubert de Givenchy spinning in his grave when he gets there...
Posted by DaveH at July 6, 2008 6:59 PM