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What a Merry-Go-Round

Featured article candidates/What a Merry-Go-Round/archive1

Nominator(s): ♠PMC♠ (talk) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Following the smashing success of Voss, Alexander McQueen continued to lash out with What a Merry-Go-Round, which used imagery of clowns and circuses to portray the fashion industry as chaotic and deranged. Elements of the designs are considered to be potshots aimed at LVMH and its management as well as fellow designer John Galliano. Despite the aggressive undertones in the show, critics agreed that the clothes themselves were elegant and wearable, if perhaps not meant for the mainstream consumer. Though overshadowed by its predecessor, What a Merry-Go-Round is worth a look in its own right. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

McQueen Merry Go Round Look 67.jpg is fair use, and seems like a quite justified rationale.
McQueen, Musée des beaux-arts - 32.jpg - CC-BY-SA.
La Liberté guidant le peuple - Eugène Delacroix - Musée du Louvre Peintures RF 129 - après restauration 2024.jpg - PD

All of these seem good, support on image review. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 22:56, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aoba47

Apologies in advance for being nitpick-y, but I am uncertain about the use of "now" in this part, (that is now a signature of the brand), per MOS:RELTIME. I wonder if this could be substituted with something like, (that has become a signature of the brand).

Good catch, fixed here and in the body

I have a question for this part, (with at least six more in the finale). Is there a reason why we do not know the exact number of looks that were presented as part of the finale?
- This is explained a little in a footnote later, which I've now added to the lead. Expounding a little: the runway video has too many cuts and moving parts to be able to properly count all the finale models with any certainty. Vogue's photos for sure miss some that are visible in the video, so theirs isn't accurate either. No retrospective sources provide a solid count, so I have to hedge with the "at least".
  - Apologies for missing that. That makes sense and thank you for the explanation. Aoba47 (talk) 15:07, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If possible, I would avoid sentence constructions like the following, (with early looks in neutral colours, and orange and green becoming more prominent later on). I have seen comments in other FACs that discourage the use of the "with X verb-ing" construction, and while I do not have any strong opinions on it, it is probably best to avoid when possible.
- Yeah, fair, revised it in the lead and the body
Would it be possible to attribute this quote, "holding pens", in the prose?
- Revised
Is there any particularly reason to include Krzysztof Komeda in the descriptor for "Sleep Safe and Warm"? I was just curious as the focus seems to be more on its inclusion on the Rosemary's Baby soundtrack so I was wondering why the composer would be mentioned here (as opposed to someone like the performer Mia Farrow).
- No, not really, I've removed that detail
Here are some suggestions for some potentially useful links to add, (khaki, heavy metal music), but feel free to ignore this.
- Added both

I hope that these comments are helpful. I have focused my review on the prose if that is okay. Wonderful work as always. I always enjoy reading through your work. Once everything has been addressed, I will read through the article a few more times to make sure that I have not missed anything, but I doubt that I will find any major. Best of luck with the FAC!

Cheers, Aoba47, thank you very much and sorry for taking so long to get to these. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 03:14, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your responses. No need to apologize. I hope that you are doing well and having a great start to your new year. I do not have anything else to comment on for my review. I support this FAC for promotion based on the prose. Wonderful work as always. Aoba47 (talk) 15:07, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]