Here's what I thought:
wow. what awesome clothes. classy. classic. buttoned up but sexy. very golden age. ooh, i like the music, too. so upbeat! it's a shame the models aren't smiling. man, i'd be totally rocking out if i was there. they need to put those clothes on a nice curvy body. why don't their hips move? they look like they're walking to their deaths. ecchhh. the models look like they're playing dress-up in their grandmothers' closets at age 12. oh, come on, shake it, sister!! nope. just uninspired clomping.
I ended up totally not paying attention to the clothes because there was such a huge dissonance between the clothes and music, and the models' body types and expressions on their faces. I don't think every style looks good on every body type. That may be nasty of me, but it's true. Those retro looks suit a curvy gal. Not even plus-sized. I'd say, well, pretty much anyone larger than a 2 or a 4, unless they're short. If we're talking close to 6 feet, I'd keep it at a 6 and up for a runway show, and DVF messed up there. They don't even look haughty. They look bored, scared, and dead.
I can get behind the automaton look in the name of theatrics, but just as a very minimalist, dark, lean look comes to life on someone extremely skinny, the retro 50's look falls flatter than some of those girls' chests.
