Paris Couture Week Summary
So yesterday marked the end of the Paris Haute Couture 2015 Spring and Summer Collections. From 25th-30th January French and Italian designers and one Bitish designer took over the runways; from Giambattista Vali to Valentino, here is a day by day account of the goings on.
25th January - Atelier Versace
When looking back at the first day, the Versace show kicked off with an unstoppable flow of models sashaying down the runway wearing sheer cut-out dresses, covered in swirls of satin which did little to cover up the transparent nets beneath. The idea as Dontalle said was to 'go back to the shape of womens body, which is curvey' The dresses were focused around the primary colours, scarlet and electric blue as well as their usual black and white. The whole collection, was saved from being an ode to vulgarity by the beauty of the cut outs carefully done by the skill of Matisse, and lace, crossed across the body. Donatella Versace won for dressing the most amount of bold faces, Jane Fonda, Kate Hudson and Amy Adams included. In other news the models went to the Versace after party, socialising to Ellie Goulding live.
26th January - Schiaparelli, Dice Kayek, Rad Hourani, Christian Dior, Giambattista Valli & Alexis Mabille
The seond day, was packed full of designers, my two favourites from the 26th had to be Christian Dior and Giambattista Valli.
Dior included glimpses of the fifties, statement stripes from the sixties and shimmering silver seventy vibes. 'Bright colours mixed with delicate pleating from the Dior couture Spring- Summer 2015 collection' Diors Instagram on the 28th. Raf Simon's couture for Christian Dior was a complete success- the handiwork was beautiful, from embrodiered tiny sequins on guipure lace to pressed flowers onto a translucent coat, it took some fairy fingers to pull of the collection. Everything that was wrapped round the models walking down the scaffolding ramp was a complete work of retro art. The sweetness was balanced with statement work and it was amazing.
Giambattista Valli 'I always build my collection around a woman- and this time it's two women - Coco Chanel and Janis Joplin.' said Giambattista Valli as models with a mixture of elegance; black viels and white ruffles (on Coco's side) and the sportier look of tailored trousers under dresses. Giambattista's collections only gets better, as he perfects his techniques learning more about his young crowd. With a colour pallette of lemons, pale rasberry and primrose, and garments of white and black, Giamattista oulled off his airiest, enticing collection yet.
27th January- Chanel, Bouchra Jarrar, Stephane Rolland, Julien Fournie, Armani Prive & Alexandre Vauthier
Day 3 was a whirlwind of beautiful ensamblements, my favourites being Armani Prive and Chanel.
Armani Prive sixty-eight looks whispered grace, serenity and the quiet confidence that Armani (now aged 80) has nothing else to prove. His inspiration, at first glance looks like his usual motif; Asia, but was also influenced by bamboo, conveying messages of strength and delicacy. The chill look was pulled of with a pastel colour pallette (tan bamboo stalks and green leaves), maxi dresses and obi belts.
Chanel's set took 6 months to complete, all the flowers that sorrounded the set created a world that didn't seem real, Lagerfield who said the design came to him while he was in bed, creates different attitudes for every show, the clothes were there to amplify this attitude; the large hats, bare midriffs and slouchy skirts just below the knee sealed Chanels most gorgeous collection yet. Echos were recieved of Raf Simons work the day before, it seems they are on the same wave length.
28th January - Frank Sorbier, Elie Saab, Jean Pauk Gaultier, Viktor&Rolf & Valentino
This was the day of great designers and it was near impossible to pick two from the heap to talk about. However I did decide on Elie Saab and Velentino.
Elie Saab created a poetic storyline to follow his models out of the tree lined 'road' out into the runway of photographers. The combination of greenery and soft gentle colours gave a hazy afternoon feel to the event. The collection was for the red carpet, the hollywood beauties. The collection was full of above-the-knee party frocks trimmed in ostrich feathers and paired with low-heeled satin sandals, long glamerous ball gowns with lace cut outs and other unexpected silhouettes—a sheer tulle jumpsuit with beads, a tulle robe coat with deep bands of feathers on the sleeve—signaled a new low-key attitude. In keeping with that chill spirit, nearly all the looks were built with pockets.
Valentino always really excite me of what they will bring to the runway, its always something slightly different and gorgeous. 'We are just trying to describe love' was the aim of the collection, as if it was easy to thead life's most complex emotion onto the hm of a maxi-skirt. It seems it is though. They brought beauty to folklore patterns and simple sport shapes, with an esk of 70's boho. The evening clothes included lots of handiwork, they used velvet fabrics to create elegance. We must give credit to these designers, they seemed to reverse the famous lating phrase 'love conquers all' , they conquered it.
29th January - Zuhair Murad & Ralph&Russo
And we are down to the last day, and the high standard continued right till the last minute, lets take a look.
Zuhair Murad I thought there was little way they would top lasts years Paris Haute Couture collection, the dresses and scenery were all fantastic, but somehow he did. Although the collection looks alot like Elie Saab's collection and there seems to be a litle less edge which Zuhair Murad normally incorperates, but it was still all beautiful. The unfamiliar new softness and elegance was all done perfectly with the careful embordiary of beads and pearls and the lace added such a sense of feminity. Zuhair Murad used a soft colour pallette of baby blues, soft whites, yellows and soft pinks, although not completly unique still stunning.
Ralph & Russo is a favourite of mine, I love how its so bold yet elegant at the same time. The use of silk and lace and enlarged detailing was gorgeous. Plus the use of coulours; pastel pinks, blues, black and whites. Without being too gentle. The simple backrounds leave everything focoused on the couture. It is the only British designer on the parisian runway, doing its 3rd year of collections. This year was the most advanced and decorative yet. Drawing inspiration from magic and myth the designed are piled with the most delicate embellishment by the House's skilled Artisians.
So there we have it, the Paris Haute Couture Spring and Sunmmer 2015 Collections, I'm sure you'll agree they were beautiful. (Sorry that I could only put one photo per designer, Wix seems to be having some technical difficulties..) Have a lovely weekend everyone.
So yesterday marked the end of the Paris Haute Couture 2015 Spring and Summer Collections. From 25th-30th January French and Italian design...
