Not So Big Love

Mar 03, 2008 @ 3:12pm

The Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony lookbook is online.

Thoughts:

Chloe channels Carrie Bradshaw circa 1998 - not the best style to emulate.

When I was seven, my mom bought me a matching floral tank and shorts. I threw a temper tantrum and threw the ensemble out the window - this stirs up familiar feelings.

Maybe I would like the clothes that are stuck behind those floaty, artsy clouds? The styling is...well...let's just say the smile on our face was more chesire than nice.

Crop tops, bobby socks, leather "Ricky-from-Project-Runway" hats, turbans, zippered spandex bodysuits - I'm feeling sick.

The 90's are back in a big way.

I was really looking forward to this, Chloe. I'm bummed.

***p.s. Natalie loves it all.

Note: There is nothing wrong with your computer. It seriously looks like this.

posted by studioQ

Mar 03, 2008 3:15PM

Ridiculous.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 3:21PM

What?? The first photo after the jump hurts my eyes.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 3:32PM

Chloe is reliving her "KIDS" days! As ridonkulous 90's fashion is. I love it!

posted by Jacqueminette

Mar 03, 2008 3:38PM

The whole collection hurts my eyes.

posted by Jazzi

Mar 03, 2008 3:38PM

Haha! Love it. I like the collection though I probably, make that definitely, couldn't pull off most of it. But Chloe rocks it, much like she rocks everything.

I just REALLY wish the lookbook didn't look like it was made on a broken xerox machine.

posted by Lauren

Mar 03, 2008 3:40PM

I love the collection, but not the price. I went to check it out and there was one dress I really wanted, but the $500 tag deterred me. The best shoes were up in that range as well. The quality does not match the numbers -- honestly, I went to Urban Outfitters the same day and am sad to say I saw very similar looks for about 1/16 the cost.

I'm waiting for the sample sale.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 3:47PM

oh no...
someone should do the world's eyes a favor and burn all of those floral ensembles.
i was so looking forward to this collection. sad.

posted by syako

Mar 03, 2008 3:50PM

I agree about chloe pulling it off - but I look at these lines the same way I approach target's go international lines. I'll find 2-3 pieces of individual things that are rockin' and that I can mix on my own and create my own awesome looks.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 3:59PM

why pay $300 (or whatever it costs) for a Brenda/Kelly 90210 style dress you can find at a thrift store or worse, H&M, for $20?

At least she partnered with opening ceremony and not, say, target to give small business a boost. Still not enough incentive to spend the $$$.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 3:59PM

its a little donna martin, before she graduates as well.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 4:03PM

adore this especially the gingham trousers & the florals but i agree about the lookbook, it makes me dizzy!

posted by bananahana

Mar 03, 2008 4:27PM

hahahah.
her serious model face tops it all off.

i don't look up to her anyways, so it's okay.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 4:31PM

Contempo Casual?

posted by Mollyboo

Mar 03, 2008 4:36PM

I believe you mean "Cheshire." (Your smile)

I can't wait to take a look!

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 4:37PM

I LOVE the collection but I think it is way overpriced. I tried on some items this weekend at OC and they were rather flimsy and not worth the price tag.

posted by Holly

Mar 03, 2008 4:46PM

I'm really wanting to feel it, but I just don't.
Usually, I love her style but it doesn't really translate here, for me anyway.
I think Syako's right, maybe find a few pieces and mix them with what you've already got to get something with style.

posted by greygreygrey

Mar 03, 2008 4:46PM

The pieces could be cool apart from each other... but they are styled very literally.

posted by Rose Tyler

Mar 03, 2008 5:23PM

Wow that's terrible. I mean really awful.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 5:28PM

So this is what Nicolette would look like as a hooker. (My apologies to any hookers out there.)

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 5:28PM

i read in page six mag that she was basing her pieces on things she would've like to wear when she was a teenager but i didn't think they'd be THAT literal. i like some of them individually though.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 5:51PM

Some pieces I love and some are ok but I'd never wear them. Like some people said there are good pieces to go with other stuff. I wasn't really looking forward to this but I am looking forward to 90s fashion to come back ... I'm getting a bit bored with the constant 80s references

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 6:48PM

I love the high-waisted skirts! The other stuff, not so much...

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 7:45PM

Love the little bustier tops. And you gotta admit - girl got legs!

posted by silhouette

Mar 03, 2008 7:52PM

some are the leopard pieces are ok. i like the pencil skirts but the 90's floral is too much like a poufy dress my mom made me wear when i was about 7 years old. i hated it.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 8:04PM

The picture at the top reminds me so much of this dress (not completely, but in the sexy tone of it). I think they are both really saucy and fun.

http://www.zenysboutique.com/product_p/7177-silver.htm

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 8:36PM

The pictures are riduculous, but in a kind of cool arsty way. I think that some individual pieces could be nice by themselves, but altogether- a bit "remember the 90s!"

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 8:37PM

Haha I kinda love it. Maybe as a child of the 90's it's been embedded into my skull that this kind of stuff is fashionable. It's definately refreshing after all the 80's revival.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 8:38PM

I think her expression in the Brown Bunny was more dynamic...Wow these clothes look awful

posted by curlytop

Mar 03, 2008 9:19PM

err...what' with these photos?? they're not too friendly for the eyes. that's for sure.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 10:24PM

I feel like I just watched 'Clueless' or... actually, a Clothestime commercial...

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 10:54PM

it is way too early for 90s nostalgia, especially since the 80s reinterpretations are *finally* getting interesting. (balenciaga's shoulder pads & florals made all the pain and suffering worthwhile)

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 10:57PM

the poor quality seriously does not justify the $500 price tags.

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 11:10PM

*Sob*
This collection is so unfortunate, it's making me cry....

posted by guest

Mar 03, 2008 11:36PM

she dresses like shit anyway, i don't understand why she's branded with the 'style icon' tag. nothing she wears is innovative and i don't know why any self-respecting person would want to dress like her.

posted by guest

Mar 04, 2008 8:48AM

Brilliant! I love the collection...

posted by piccolina42

Mar 04, 2008 8:49AM

Shame, I just don't like it. I was so excited about this after seeing her on the cover of Blackbook, but it totally doesn't have any of that vibe at all. Someone should tell her PR people not to get my hopes up like that. Boo, sadness:

posted by guest

Mar 04, 2008 10:32AM

This collection is the reason Chloe is an international fashion muse and style icon and you are a person who writes words on the internet.

-Josh Madden

posted by guest

Mar 04, 2008 1:46PM

Give me 5 more years, maybe ... I'm just not ready for it yet.

posted by guest

Mar 04, 2008 6:56PM

One word-heinous.

posted by guest

Mar 05, 2008 12:09AM

There are actually a few cute pieces. I tried some on at Barney's the other day, and there was this littl flippy black skirt that was really flattering...

posted by guest

Mar 05, 2008 8:30AM

There are some great pieces in that collection, but you guys chose to put some of the worst on this page. Chloe can wear whatever ridiculous '90s styles she wants; she is awesome.

posted by hipstersdontlie

Mar 05, 2008 7:21PM

actually some of the individual items arent bad when you see them in person. Opening Ceremony in LA had them out about 3 weeks ago.

posted by guest

Mar 06, 2008 5:06AM

its not even her style. whose clothes were that, anyway?

posted by guest

Mar 29, 2008 10:08PM

I love the white bobby socks with that outfit.Very cute