Paris Oct 4 (US): Naomi Campbell once again stole the show at Paris Fashion Week. The 51-year-old veteran stepped onto Lanvin’s floral-themed group plates on Sunday to shout out guests in a sexy black gown.
Meanwhile, on Sunday evening, fashion insiders headed to the western edge of Paris for the Givenchy show of Matthew Williams back to the future.
Here are some of the highlights from the Spring 2022 collections:
Flowers are a natural touchstone of spring. Lanvin was the last home to use florals this season, which designer Bruno Sialelli confidently hired. It gave vibrancy, humor, and contemporary feel to this refreshing morning ensemble, AP reports.
Gently structured clothing, which was fragile but moving smoothly, ensured that the group started with a mild mood.
Next came the necessary historical touches for the heritage-conscious brand – the world’s oldest continuously operating fashion house. The shimmering panels of sequins were drawn on chiffon dresses from a 1934 dress called the “Concerto.”
But when the vibrant flowers came out, the real fun came out. The first flower on the runway was in the form of an oversized bracelet and then, as a print, blooming in yellow, across a funky short suit.
A black-and-yellow bulging flower print was everywhere – an image executed in blurred focus. Spring meditation has given an even tougher urban advantage. Florals on the on-trend bikini top provided a chic pop of color from under the vanilla jumpsuit jacket.
One of the pastel gray dresses had plenty of blue floral embellishments that had already spilled, cross-pollinating the model’s bare chest as bobby pins.
However, it still looks as if there is some way to go before anyone can fill the shoes of old Lanvin designer and icon Alber Elbaz, who passed away last year.
Williams was in great shape on Sunday, putting a modern twist on historical clothing.
Guests sat around a futuristic white oval runway watching the looks were filmed live by a menacing black robot on wheels following the models.
Irony popped up everywhere in this 70-piece show, which was frothy with the frills and upheaval of last year.
Skinny black pants were turned into wedge-sole sneakers to evoke the man’s pants from the 18th century, while thick-soled boots sported arched soles in the spirit of ancient clogs.
Fragile collars felt part Elizabethan rump, part space age. There were some interesting contrasts.
However, these historical plays have never felt like parody. Perhaps it was the simple touches or the dominance of black in the designs that ensured that the collection looked modern at all times.
The place, Parvis des Droits de L’Homme (“The Paved Front Square of Human Rights), was symbolic.
The square was where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was first adopted in 1948.
The event marked a major return by L’Oreal to Paris Fashion Week with a show against street harassment and in support of women’s empowerment.
As in the previous three seasons, the house performed a glamorous show featuring stars such as actress Helen Mirren and “Game of Thrones” actor Nikolai Coster-Waldau. It was open to the public and broadcast to more than 30 countries.
While the cosmetics giant deals with makeup and the stage, the fashion is left to professional designers: behind the glamorous looks of Balmain, Elie Saab, Mugler and Issey Miyake, as well as a selection of emerging homes such as Cochet and Ester Manas.
L’Oreal is a message of equality. But it wasn’t always like that. In 2020, transgender model and actress Monroe Bergdorf jumped on L’Oréal’s #BlackoutTuesday posts to accuse the beauty brand of hypocrisy for firing her three years ago when she complained about racism in strong language. Bergdorf, who was fired as the first transgender model from L’Oreal UK in 2017 for denouncing “racist violence against whites”, later accepted a role as a consultant on the UK’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board to help “influence and inform the brand.”
Color, crunch and softness were the main ingredients of Paul Smith. For spring, the British fashion icon is back in a decade of optimism: the glorious ’90s. It was made for a live show and felt fresh and young – even if bringing back that time as an old reference made some fashion designers feel old!
Striped silk bandanas, striped shirts, tight coffee jackets with rounded shoulders, and flared pants evoked the Brit-Bob era.
However, other garments became artistic – such as a woven jacket and trousers with geometric yellow checks that evoke the painter Piet Mondrian.
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