I think too that they are trying to tone it down so maybe more will buy.
But that can get to look like everything else and that shouldn't mean they have to be blah.
They can go too far in the direction of less bling but the way QF did it in the past was so unique. I didn't like all those either but I always say-
You can never have too much sparkle! (and don't care what the trend is on that either).
I have a white pair of capri? type jeans with clear jewels on the slits at the bottom-they still look like new and are made so well. Got them when Jean was still here.
"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"