While Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli’s collection was undeniably a departure from the Italian brand’s eponymous excess and glamour, it shared the latter’s striking aesthetic. Only theirs was a dreamlike and mystifying, rather than obvious Valentino. Two years after the founder showed his final ready-to-wear collection, the duo have ushered in a new [...]
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Jean Paul Gaultier @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 11, 2009 – 8:28 am
Jean Paul Gaultier, the man who created Madonna’s iconic cone-bra, looked back to the future for S/S10. Taking revealing unmentionables to a whole new level by working lingerie into everyday attire, the show started with a series of hip-hop inspired ensembles—coats, denim and silk overalls with signature pointy bras built-in combined with tattered pieces, extra-wide [...]
Isabel Marant @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 10, 2009 – 12:51 pm
Isabel Marant’s signature reinvented folksiness strutted down the runway for S/S10. Worldly concoctions for the female vagabond, wayward traveler and globetrotting explorer united striped Lurex, frills, fitted jackets and flashes of hot pink. Pants—shiny, tight, flowing, patterned or stripped—mixed well with bohemian accents, like cuffed and fringed boots, ribbons, feather earrings, bangles and jewels, prints [...]
Akris @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 10, 2009 – 10:35 am
In a capricious decision to launch a line of accessories, Akris delivered a myriad of handbags to accompany their characteristic architectural hemlines. The rounded and triangular horsehair carryalls, delivered in delightful sizes and various textures, were void of adornments and embellishments, giving them a delicate sophistication. The signature bag, the Ai, featured a trapezoid design [...]
Loewe @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 9, 2009 – 3:29 pm
Led by designer Stuart Vevers, Loewe played up its heritage and craftsmanship for spring with beachy attire in sand, orange, maple, pink, beige and olive. Appropriately, leather was at the collection’s essence—from perforated to laser-cut to stitched. Dresses with full skirts, coats and trousers were heavily accessorized with handbags, visors, necklaces, belts and scarves. And [...]
