I need more synonyms for "genius"

I mean, I don't even know what to say about yesterday's collection from Calvin Klein (by Francisco Costa). Talk about influence, skill, vision, and art in fashion. It's so damn precise, it hurts.


The cut-away of the coat panel looks like Miro.



Degrade silk? Whatever it is, it's perfect.
Again, the asymmetrical, curved lapel. Francisco Costa is a genius.

The constructed ripples in the fabric of these dresses remind me of the work of artist Eno Henze (who I posted about recently). I can't think of anything, in my mind, more aesthetically pleasing. That effect gets me more than anything else.

Do you need a closer look? So did I. In my hypothetical dream-like situation, I'm saving for these boots:


If fashion has a language*, Francisco Costa is its most articulate speaker, translating brilliance into buckles, seams, and panels.

*Errr, fashion does have a language. But with the exception of the extremely gifted Cathy Horyn, it does not meander far from "heaven," "I die," "beyond," "ew," "heinous," and "bananas."