Marc Jacobs Fall 2009Does anyone remember laughter?
"In the collection he showed on Monday night, Marc Jacobs tapped into that world, delivering an over-the-top ode to the New York Eighties that did what fashion is supposed to do: put people in a good mood. Make that a great mood. A riotously terrific mood. “It was my favorite fashion moment ever!” one editor said.
Which is not to say that this was Jacobs’ best or most important fashion show ever. Compared with his breathtaking, seminal outing of last season, this one played more like a plucky romp than one for the ages — spring’s gentle pioneers, young women on a mission to better their world, banished by a parade of indiscreet bad girls ready to party hearty. Then again, one could argue the point of relative importance, because part of what fashion, at least at its upper reaches, should do is speak to its own time. And this show was perfect for now, a major designer staring down the bad times, daring them to get the better of him.
“What? Is all black going to help the economy?” Jacobs queried the day before his show. Certainly not, so he mined his youth and early adulthood in New York, when he was forging his path as a designer and reveling in all New York had to offer, both the good and the dangerous." - WWD
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