Chanel Stepping out my door the morning of the Chanel show, I was greeted by cold and rain, but no taxi. Still, I arrived at the Grand Palais on time, anxious to see how the house would outdo last season’s giant iceberg set. The puzzle was answered as soon as I stepped off the wet [...]
Author Archives: Polina Aronova
Paris Fashion Week – Spring 2011
October 5, 2010 – 9:13 am
Backstage at Issey Miyake. Images by Spela Kasal. Miyake, Margiela and more… Joining me, per usual, as I headed out to the The Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the 6e arrondissement to see Sharon Wauchob’s collection, was my best show buddy Bertrand. Together we reviewed a collection of lightness, air and fragility. It was minimal, yet [...]
Paris Fashion Week – Spring 2011
October 4, 2010 – 6:37 am
Damir Doma. Images by Spela Kasal. Text by Polina Aronova. A few initial notes and images from Paris Fashion Week, including Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, Taralis and more…. I landed at Paris-Charles De Gaulle Airport on a typical gray French morning, but neither the weather nor the snail-paced traffic winding into the city could bring [...]
Altuzarra – Spring 2011
September 14, 2010 – 5:11 am
Strong and empowered, a modern, confident woman came down Joseph Altuzarra’s runway. By limiting the palette to white and navy, with infusions of neon via skinny belts and paint-streaked hair, the designer drew attention to the collection’s graphic lines. Hems were asymmetrical and curved. Python triangles, squares, rectangles were spliced into the Duchess Satin satin, [...]
Rag & Bone – Spring 2011
September 13, 2010 – 5:03 am
Rag & Bone Spring 2011 was a mixture of discreet and overt, with a touch of sporty thrown in. Dainty Broderie Anglaise mixed with industrial bras (which doubled as harnesses) by custom lingerie designer Jean Yu. Modest hemlines with not-so-modest transparent chiffons combined with slouchy sportswear, and weighty crochets debuted over futuristic metallic fabrics and [...]
