LA-based designer Jenni Kayne counts, among her fans, the Olsen twins (a plus or a minus, depending on your worldview).

Based on her presentation for Spring ’09, it’s nearly incomprehensible as to why.

The pieces were so highly uninventive (tunics, shorts and shift dresses in black, white and navy) and so lazily styled (an evening dress cinched with a brown leather belt was a fresh idea maybe three seasons ago) that the effect was akin to strolling the racks at J. Crew or Banana Republic.

Leaving the question: Why would anyone seek out her clothes?

Click here for photos of Jenni Kayne’s Spring 2009 collection