Rodarte is apparently “the shit”
I’m late on posting this, but hell, might as well finish the draft, get it out of the queue, new year and all.
Late December we went to one of the local Targets that was graced with the presence of some of Rodarte’s little capsule collection.
The situation and lighting was one where flash or no flash were equally annoying options, as far as getting clarity and detail. These are quickie snapshots taken to get a point across.
There were dresses and bikinis and printed tees too, but I picked a couple of pieces that seemed best representative. I could not find the tights they made, which are pretty much just large pattern lace and I know Leg Avenue makes a variation in a thigh high. All images link to Flickr pages that have more info.
Anyway, the piece I liked the most wasn’t even available online:
Quality-wise, if you like Target’s house brands (Mossimo Supply Co. and Merona, specifically), then you’ll have no problem with these pieces. I personally am totally a fan of them, and found nothing wrong with all the little tulle/lingerie/lace fabric and treatment, nor the cardigans.
A couple pieces though, were victims of design and circumstance:
The tulle that works so well on the skirts comes off as itchy, snaggy and badly draped here. Online reviews at Target say the fabric is as itchy as it looks and that the bows are not tacked, so they come undone and don’t go back very well.
Well, it’s printed, so the inside remains white. This is always a problem with prints, they might have been better off using a mustardy-yellow lace and printing black on it. Inside felt scratchy,hung like crap—but that might have been a combination of the fabric and any residual size.
I wish they were carrying the socks they show in the looks. Closest equivalents at Sock Dreams are the Textured Stripe Knee High and fishnets over beige stockings, both raw-topped (cut the crotch top of the tights off so they’re just legs).
Overall I am remaining sceptically hopeful for Gaultier’s line, though it sounds like it is coming from a similar approach to what McQueen did—referencing “women and pop culture” instead of those things that made us love the designers in the first place.
