Surprise Suprise - Cathy Horyn slags off YSL collection for SS13

Okay so we werent expecting a kind word from Cathy Horyn about the new Yves Saint Laurent show after last season. In fact we were expecting a form of battle to kick off. You'll remember that last time it dragged on for weeks with everyone including Lady Gaga kicking off about it. So Horyn wasn't invited yet again to see the show. She suspects that this might have something to do with a long term fued with the company - either way, she doesn't hold back.
It's kind of sad in a way. Her bitterness overshadows the fact she's right. YSL and Slimane did put together a lacklustre collection of grunge attire. It was like stuff sold at Topshop and a thrift store - however we expected Horyn to have a negative attitude so its like, who cares?!?!?

'Many people said the clothes looked like stuff sold at Topshop or a thrift store, while others defended Mr. Slimane’s approach and identified pieces, like a pink fur chubby, that relate back to Yves’s designs of the late ’60s and early ’70s, when he got ideas — say, for a pea coat — from the street. It’s doubtful that customers will make that connection, but such comments serve to validate what Mr. Slimane has done.'

'In terms of design, the clothes held considerably less value than a box of Saint Laurent labels. Without the label attached to them, Mr. Slimane’s grunge dresses wouldn’t attract interest — because they’re not special. But a box of labels is worth a million.'

Surely the idea of good journalism means you give the pieces a fair chance before slagging them off. I'm pretty sure that Slimane could have thrown out the best collection in the universe only to have it royally slagged off by Horyn.