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Savvy.PurseBlog · Sep 17th, 2009, 12:05 PM

When the models hit the runway for Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring 2010, I’m pretty sure that every hipster in Brooklyn fainted from pure glee. Someone go check on them and make sure that they’re ok.

The more accessible, lower-cost line from Jacobs has always had a certain irreverent, downtown appeal, and this particular set of clothing crystallizes that notion quite well indeed. It’s a mash-up of 80s colors and shapes with tribal prints and flavor, and the result is kicky, fun, and bound to start a wave of (somewhat toned-down) trends that you’ll be able to find in a mall near you.

Looking at the photos, I can’t help but get the feeling that the collection can be described only as joyous. It’s a celebration of the enthusiasm of youth, of the tendency of the young to mix odd things together haphazardly, and the kind of combinations you can get away with if you can call them experimentation.

Which is not to say that the collection was unrefined in the least – the appearance of plaids and prints in the same outfit, as well as contrasting instead of coordinating colors, is not a happy accident. The materials, patterns, and hues were expertly chosen by the MBMJ design team to play up their happy dissonance, and the counterpoint that the plaids, stripes, and tribal prints create for each other are hugely successful.

Images via Style.com.

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karmenzsofia · Sep 17th, 2009, 01:49 PM

I love MJ, but I hate these -- the colors, the fabrics, the combinations...none of it works for me

M_Butterfly · Sep 17th, 2009, 03:11 PM

I am not liking these either!!

RaspberryJam · Sep 17th, 2009, 05:51 PM

I like the headbands and the idea of high waisted skirts. The last three looks are really nice too, but I am kind of tired of seeing plaid.

gacats · Sep 19th, 2009, 10:49 AM

Why am I thinking Alice in Wonderland?

HandbagAngel · Sep 20th, 2009, 12:58 AM

Very colorful and interesing, but not for me.

calneva · Oct 23rd, 2009, 01:23 AM

The bows if centered would look like mouse ears.
That's the nicest thing I can say about it.

Sep 17th, 2009, 12:05 PM	#1
Savvy.PurseBlog OP PurseBlog Savvy Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 363	Fashion Week Spring 2010: Marc by Marc Jacobs When the models hit the runway for Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring 2010, I’m pretty sure that every hipster in Brooklyn fainted from pure glee. Someone go check on them and make sure that they’re ok. The more accessible, lower-cost line from Jacobs has always had a certain irreverent, downtown appeal, and this particular set of clothing crystallizes that notion quite well indeed. It’s a mash-up of 80s colors and shapes with tribal prints and flavor, and the result is kicky, fun, and bound to start a wave of (somewhat toned-down) trends that you’ll be able to find in a mall near you. Looking at the photos, I can’t help but get the feeling that the collection can be described only as joyous. It’s a celebration of the enthusiasm of youth, of the tendency of the young to mix odd things together haphazardly, and the kind of combinations you can get away with if you can call them experimentation. Which is not to say that the collection was unrefined in the least – the appearance of plaids and prints in the same outfit, as well as contrasting instead of coordinating colors, is not a happy accident. The materials, patterns, and hues were expertly chosen by the MBMJ design team to play up their happy dissonance, and the counterpoint that the plaids, stripes, and tribal prints create for each other are hugely successful. Images via Style.com. View the original post on PurseBlog Savvy!

Sep 17th, 2009, 01:49 PM	#2
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	I love MJ, but I hate these -- the colors, the fabrics, the combinations...none of it works for me
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Sep 17th, 2009, 03:11 PM	#3
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	I am not liking these either!!
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157

Sep 19th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#5
gacats love me some bags! Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 7,086	Why am I thinking Alice in Wonderland?
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Sep 20th, 2009, 12:58 AM	#6
HandbagAngel Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,167	Very colorful and interesing, but not for me.
HandbagAngel Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,167

Sep 17th, 2009, 05:51 PM	#4
RaspberryJam Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: CT :) Posts: 271	I like the headbands and the idea of high waisted skirts. The last three looks are really nice too, but I am kind of tired of seeing plaid.

Oct 23rd, 2009, 01:23 AM	#7
calneva drive life Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Overworkedville Posts: 539	The bows if centered would look like mouse ears. That's the nicest thing I can say about it.

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