Next up in the Tribute Season, and it's a brand new store/designer for us, Ann Demeulemeester! This is a Belgian designer with brand of the same name - whilst it's not something I'm familiar with, I love having new stores featured in the Tribute Season so I'm looking forward to checking it out. From the advertising, I think it looks pretty good with more minimal designs and colour use, so let's check out the full collection:
The store has the traditional 3 floors and a total of 15 looks, 13 for female dolls and 2 for males, with several pieces available in both male and female versions. I was excited to see the release from the advertising, but I'll be honest, the collection didn't feel as inspiring to me as it first seemed. While I love the neutral and simple use of colours, there's just something about the designs that doesn't leave me feeling inspired. I did pick up a few bits and I think they will make great looks - but a memorable collection? I'm not sure yet.
There aren't many shoe and bag options, but there are some other accessories to choose from - I quite like the Black Leather Belts set, it's very DKNY-esque and I think is a good staple belt to have in a collection. Jewellery-wise the Chain Mirror Earrings are a nice piece, I like the longer length of these and despite being quite thin I do think they stand out really nicely on the doll.
Onto the clothing. The first floor is mostly black pieces, of course the one I like most is the White Puffy Sleeves Blouse, it has a very nice oversizing, a cool open collar and extra long sleeves - it's a modern fresh take on the classic white blouse. I would have liked if the Black Belted Loose Pants had also come for female dolls. The second floor adds a little more colour with the reds, I love the shades of both the Blood Silk Dress and One Shoulder Draped Dress, but they're designs/styles that I know I very rarely wear, so aren't worth it for me. On this floor however I do like the Black Cropped Jumper, I think it looks very current and I can see it will be a fun piece to style. I also like the style of the Dark Grey Pants, these have a really nice waistline design and I like the loose fit with a pleat design, I just would prefer if they were a higher waist style. The final floor brings the lightest designs and I think these are the most appealing to me. The White Sheer Lace Top and Skirt set is super cute, although is very much a Spring/Summer design rather than Autumn/Winter. The floral on the lace is super cute and I think the pieces are a great base for super fun coloured accessories. The Stained White Jersey Dress also looks like a great piece, I like the green hue it has along with the fitted sleeveless maxi style, it's giving 90's/00's and I really like that as an addition to the Plaza.
I was on a trip when this release came out, so I didn't manage to snap any features to share, but I will share my own styled outfits at some point =)
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