Duckie Brown Fall 2011: Effortlessly Relevant and Chic
When I was a brand-new journalist, one of my mentors gave me a priceless piece of advice: “Don’t fall in love with your research,” he said. It’s a common problem. Like actors who get into a role, when we spend time enough time investigating something, or compiling data, we find ourselves becoming attached to it. Then, when the time comes to jettison what’s unnecessary, or seemingly superfluous to an editor, we cannot bear it.
I feel like the guys from Duckie Brown are suffering from a similar problem. It seems that Steven Cox and Daniel Silver get so caught up in the novelty, history, or intricacies of their materials, they lose sight of the entire garment, or collection. While their show was a great improvement over last season’s circus parade, and ultimately a success, there were times where it felt disjointed, and off-the-mark.
