Blink. I pause the runway show I am currently watching to take a step back and make a face with an eyebrow raise or two and a quite puzzled expression in my eyes. I never blink when I watch a runway show...unless it is this one. It all started out quite nicely with an eclectic mixture of black and white patterns and textures with a few wild accessories here and there. Then it happened: first the Hulk, then the Hobo, then, the worst, little Miss Hobby Holly."
Let's go through the phases in this collection so that you may come to the same realization as I did amidst perusing the pieces in this collection. Maybe it was the Ugg-styled boots that had me sticking out my tongue in surprise/mild horror. Then again, it could have been the "high-fashion" teacher dress that had me squirming in my sleep. Either way, here we go!
Honestly, I love super hero movies. I'm an action movie kind of girl and love the thrill I get when the super hero swoops down and takes out a bad guy or two. As a matter of fact, I am currently watching the Batman movies for the fourth time as I slightly unsuccessfully multitask with this post. Apparently, Anna Sui found it fitting to recreate this idea, the Hulk in this case, and throw it right onto the runway. Why I ask is it acceptable to pair green and purple together with a supposed "tribal" and "cultural" pattern that Sui has been said to use? Any celebrity that would wear a purple and green poncho or a pair of purple and green tights would end up on the "Worst Dressed" list as fast as the next issue of any publication went to print. "RAHRRR" to you Miss Sui; for now, I would like to wear and launder my purples and greens separately, thank you.
As for the long green, Christmas-style "teacher dress," no comment can be made to properly justify why this was made, what creature would wear it, and since when is Christmas proudly displayed on the runway? Leanne from season 5 of Project Runway would laugh at this: she, too had to make a teacher dress. "One sexy teacher dress, comin' up."
Pink, brown, swirls, and furry animals. Let's not put them all together in one outfit. Oh wait, it's been done. Surprise? The days of middle school: as stated in an earlier post, they were filled with outfits consisting of blue and brown. Pink and brown is included in this. DON'T DO IT! I suppose I could force myself to like a certain combination of such colors if they were utilized in the proper way, but for most cases, especially inclusive of this one, such a feat is proving to be impossible.
Special news report: Miss Hobby Holly seen here strutting down the runway. Wasn't Angela from season 3 of Project Runway kicked off for a reason (she felt it acceptable to sew patchy flowers on the buttocks of a crinkly fabric pair of shorts paired with a shirt I swore I wore at the age of 12)?? Layering "tack on tack" is not okay! If a shirt has an unfortunate appearance, do you take the liberty of sticking buttons and patches on it? Well, Hobby Holly would and apparently so would Anna Sui! Rainbow tweed, pink bows, and checkered everything=YUCK. Did Sui's stream of thought include "let's add some fishnets to chic this up a bit and call it on a day?" Once Hobby Holly has been re-birthed and released, there is not much help to be given. The deep pink Ugg-like boots add insult to injury as each model proceeds to walk down the runway looking like a brightly colored hobo who happens to be largely intrigued by arts and crafts. With all respect to Sui's past designs, I sadly have to retract positive feelings towards this collection (for the most part). I am a store and Anna Sui's Fall 2011 collection is a credit card that has been...declined :).
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