In the world of ready-made mid-range, there are those who exploit pistent and trends to more thirsty and those preferring to remain loyal to their brand of style, only a few breaths peck at the will of the air time. Comptoir des Cotonniers is certainly part of the second category, avoiding getting lost in the cartoon style of a particular parade, but also missing some dynamic fashion.
Collection Autumn Winter 2009-2010
While working with Dr. Martens – to offer its customers an exclusive pair of boots slate – Comptoir des Cotonniers comes in the heart of 80 years, it can not be provided by cannibalize eighties. It is not in fact made by the company or inter-held fluorescent or jacket inspired shoulder Balmain, and even less leather pieces paying tribute to the Thriller album.
Collection Autumn Winter 2009-2010
In fact, the discourse of the mark seems very clear: no ostentatious products, only the casual chic of a city right on the doors of the former stronghold of the family Elicha. This has the good: it turned out coats 3 / 4 cloth wool nicely cut (associated to a belt, they will look very 2010), but also trousers slightly carrot is there to be rolled or micro skirts falsely wise and hardworking.
Yes, but here, if the whole is certainly more portable than most collections of the season, the mode energy emerging from the latter it needs. Indeed, the slim line trousers coal may be timeless, the trench indémodables and dresses in women’s sailing, the wardrobe – very classic – should nevertheless be enamelled parts for ultra high reach us vibrate . This is unfortunately not the case here.
We would have liked Comptoir des Cotonniers go further at some of the basics, whether in its oversized tube scarf too discreet in his classic dévergondant jacket or a man breathing a bit of madness in its printed consensual. Not to mention clothes that, like the pagoda sleeves pull that dress or tie and dye, appear to be a bad joke from the office of style.
Nevertheless, we note that viewpoint accessories, the 2010 harvest could prove fruitful. Indeed, between the bag hiker to wear retro look on a spirit Marc by Marc Jacobs, backed wool boots or boots laced roots flat and dare to short or mini-skirt without sounding too much, many the pieces that brilliantly distils the essence of the famous Comptoir des Cotonniers, which we thought had dissolved in the heart of a collection a little too cautious …