London may have been smoldering in July but our Parisian neighbors were as cool as ever. Couture week launched with inspiring visions of an autumn elegance a plenty in a way none other than the French could provide.
Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Bold, bright and brilliant. Infinite attention to detail matched with stunning colour palettes. Each look was exciting and far far away from dreary fall tones. Sky-high floral headpieces created by Stephen Jones were fun finishing touches as was the twisted, topiary style up dos’.
Givenchy
Givenchy
Frida’s three obsessions Religion, Sensuality and the human anatomy were the main theme. Swarovski skeletons danced on top of flowing tulle and bleached ostrich feathers, miniature ceramic winged skulls appeared among sequins and lace, with delicate porcelain bones acting as zippers. A masterpiece collection reminiscent of the Mexican Day of the Dead all in luxurious metallics and rich romantic nudes.
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Vogue commented, “Gaultiers wardrobe is far more the mistress than the wife”
And having seen this collection I know who I want to be.
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Glamorous maxi dresses, exquisite turbans, slinky fringe, and all the stuff that little girls dreams are made of. Jean-Paul put together a smouldering collection honouring French women and classic couture. Long leather gloves, feather accents, and slick little black dresses were classic, chic and more and more fabulous by the sultry models who accented looks with dramatic cigarette holders and attitude a plenty.
Chanel
Karl stole the show with a mouth-dropping couture collection full of master craftsmanship, rich embroidery, shimmering sequins and all the glamour Russia had to offer! Inspired by Prussian luxury models emerged onto the catwalk under the paws of a gigantic golden lion in the beautiful Grand Palais.
Luxurious coats, and chic, classic timeless tweed heightened the anticipation for autumn and showed that Kaiser Karl truly is in a league of his own.
Chunky cuffs, cropped layers, and encrusted ankle boots made the infinite detail and elegance of each design, wearable and a bit rock and roll hair and the tousled bad girl hair on each perfectly put together piece.
Written by Tracy Kawalik
Tracy is an international fashion and event stylist. She has developed luxurious Pop-Up boutiques and worked with leading London designers and venues. She is currently Fashion Director at Push Pony.
