Fall 2008 Runway Review
Text, Photos by J. Ecochard
We get the cross-cultural influences.
And having lived in Europe, we always find it ‘adorable’ the way the French or the Italians can grab onto a distinctly “American’ concept and make it their own.
At Miss Sixty however, we thought they largely missed the mark in the over-styled show…and the tepid applause leads us to believe we were NOT ALONE! (Mercifully, we made it home for that fab Superbowl game).
As backdrop to the show, images of a bunch of Tom Wolfian “Electric Cool-Aid” Ken Kensey's/Merry Pranksters School buses headed the runway…though liner notes paid tribute to Mick Jagger’s “Performance” role. The confusing mix of Glam/ Boho…and hippy dippy ended up looking like our youthful shopping sprees through the flea markets of the pre-gentrified Lower East Side.
Whether tweeners and teenagers will cough up serious money to dress up like their parents (or grandparents) –in a chubby fake fur green, black trim bolero jacket, a purple corduroy high waisted or navy wool cuff shorts, a decent enough black/grey stripe twill vest, and a black nylon motorcycle jacket, floppy hats, chunky buckled boots etc, might depend on the depth of their elders’ closets and how high the price points are. Some pieces were Cute…but we feel the blue denim jeans were the highpoints and think Miss Sixty's strength is that category.