Sometimes the trickle-down theory works in ways you least expect. President Obama’s foreign policy catchphrase, “Don’t do stupid stuff,” for example, may have pundits in a dither over whether it is a cop-out or realpolitik deserving of praise, but for some designers in New York, it is clearly a principle that appears to make a whole lot of sense.
You can understand why: On the constantly rotating hamster wheel that is the fashion cycle, going out on a limb with a collection if you have not fully worked it through is a scary proposition. It exposes your soft underside. Better to play it prudent.