It is the city of love, of croissants, of “La Vie en Rose”, of the immortal beauty that has enchanted millions of artists over the centuries, and of fashion as well: the honor of closing the fashion month went to Paris, which with its blazing charm has given us 8 days of colorful, full of details and emotional collections.
From the recreated beach of Chanel, where the models walked barefoot, to the catwalk with water staged by Saint Laurent at the Trocadéro, going through the absolute wonder of the Valentino’s creations and the debut in the Ville Lumière of Gucci, here you find the 8 fashion shows that amazed us the most thanks to their originality and creativity.
Oh Paris Fashion Week, tu es très beautiful…
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Paris Fashion Week S/S19
BALMAIN
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The Balmain Army of Olivier Rousteing is back, and it is more white and shiny than ever! With a show staged at the Opéra Garnier, the designer presented his latest collection full of luminous details, such as small fragments of mirrors reflecting the soul of whoever is wearing it. Among the inspirations behind the clothes there are the Egypt and Paris, two basins of culture and beauty that Olivier has been able to exploit and recreate in the details similar to those of Cleopatra’s looks, in the large sleeves, in the white that recalls the linen of the Egyptian garments, in the metal that refers instead to the Eiffel Tower, in the organza, in the plexiglass accessories, in the hieroglyphic prints and in the structured forms like those of architecture. Everything, in the end, is touched by the designer’s personal style, who certainly does not need interpreters to be identified as one of the most interesting of the current fashion scene.
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CHANEL
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The sound of waves, the sand under our feet and an exotic hut… We are not on a Caribbean beach but in the Grand Palais of Paris instead, which has undergone the umpteenth, surprising transformation by Karl Lagerfeld for the debut of the S/S19 collection of Chanel. On the catwalk, barefoot models wore very colorful dresses, ranging from pastel shades to black; from the typical shapes of the Maison Chanel (among which the inevitable jacket) and others associated with the holiday season, such as sundresses and bikinis. If the abundance of shapes, fabrics and different silhouettes surprises, it leaves us even more speechless the richness of accessories: hats, clutch bags, sandals kept in model’s hands, belt bags, belts and elaborated necklaces made the fashion show a triumph of creativity that tasted like summer, and which already made us dream about the next holidays. To spend wearing a garment by Chanel, if it’s possible…
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Paris Fashion Week S/S19
CHLOÉ
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A sunset in the desert, a night at an indie festival in California, a trip on the road in Morocco: these the suggestions by the latest collection of Natacha Ramsay-Levi for Chloé. The Chloé’s it-girl during the next summer will wear caftans, linen suits, scarf prints, crop tops, transparent embroidery, and bohemian belts to feel, and be, completely free to express her personality. She will prefer jeans, light fabrics, soft shapes that allow movements and the neutral shades. She will carry comfortable bags in medium sizes, at her feet she will have sandals with strings, ruffled hair and pendant earrings. In other words, she will be able to dance in the wind and to be in total harmony with the elements, to rediscover herself and to discover the world in a different, new light, but still in line with her essence. In other words, she will do the same things that Natacha Ramsay-Levi has been doing since she took over the Chloé’s creative direction.
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Paris Fashion Week S/S19
GUCCI
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Welcome to Paris Alessandro Michele! The Maison Gucci moved (at least for this season) to the French capital, where the eclectic designer presented a nostalgic collection, almost vintage, extremely colorful and, as always, richly decorated. The location chosen for the Parisian debut was Le Palace, an abandoned theater and nightclub of the ’80s where “Everything is dusty but still beautiful” says Michele, who adds: “This place, however, is full of life. The models seem to come from the disco.” Not by chance, the looks are sparkling, full of fringes, with ripped jeans, sensual suits, animal prints, sneakers, jackets similar to those of the ’80s and sunglasses that recall those of who is in hangover: in other words, we speak about a nocturnal animal aware of its sensuality and energy. The retro taste meets the millennial one in this collection full of contrasting fantasies, but nonetheless capable of achieving a harmonious result and able to astonish us. Can you feel the disco fever?
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Paris Fashion Week S/S19
ISABEL MARANT
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Isabel Marant is more Isabel Marant than ever in this collection S/S19: The designer with her looks aims to a strong woman, curious to discover the world, who loves comfort, lightheartedness and fun. She is a woman who likes the high boots, the metallic looks, the oversized denim jackets, the “Disco approved” taste of certain suits and trousers, the absence of accessories, the stretch leggings and the monochrome mini dresses both sleeveless and not. She is a woman who loves to confront reality, a free spirit that always feels young while being aware of her own time, lover of light, of the spontaneous life and a follower of her instinct, as well as destiny, which is still all to be written according to her opinion. She is a beauty to discover and rediscover, just like that of Isabel Marant’s creations, immortals in their inspirations but always new in the final results, and for this reason always worthy of attention.
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Paris Fashion Week S/S19
OFF-WHITE
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And the gold medal for his S/S19 collection goes to Virgil Abloh! The designer has put some first-class athletes walking alongside top models to present his sporty and dynamic looks but nonetheless, always feminine. The location was set up for the occasion as an athletics track and to compete for the title were not the athletes but the outfits, ranging from suits, vaporous tulle skirts, sleeveless sports suits, marathoner’s leotards and long transparent dresses, all characterized by a chromatic range from white, going through the yellow and neon shades, to black. The remarkable accessories are the sunglasses, the little bags and some sports equipment, such as kneepads, used as a detail in certain garments. The collection is also the result of the collaboration with Nike, whose logo appears regularly during the fashion show, alternating with the one of Off-White, claiming by this way a fruitful and stronger than ever collaboration which is not destined to end shortly. Being sporty has never been so fashionable!
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Paris Fashion Week S/S19
SAINT LAURENT
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The location? The Trocadéro illuminated by the lights of the Eiffel Tower. The catwalk? Covered by a layer of water. The brand? Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, who brings on stage a fashion show full of all the stylistic elements that characterize the brand from its origins to today, between nostalgia for the past and a strong desire to conquer the heart of the millennials. The models walk on the water as mystical apparitions, wearing sensual, provocative and extravagant looks, in full Saint Laurent mood. Mini dresses with bright details, transparencies that sometimes become nude, the iconic tuxedo jacket, star prints, leather shorts, wide hats, ankle boots, velvet jackets, silk shirts, and leopard hints make the collection a short living history of the Maison. The great protagonist in this perspective is black, alternated sometimes by white, gold or bordeaux, which, intoned to the night during which the fashion show took place and enriched by the movement of water on the runway, paid tribute to the legendary past of Saint Laurent while looking at the same time to a future that promises to be surprising and stellar.
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VALENTINO
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Ode to poetry, to timeless charm, to adaptable femininity, to respect for your own origins, to contemporary necessities and to the inspirations that make you dream. In other words, an ode to Valentino’s creations, and in particular to those made by Pierpaolo Piccioli for the S/S19. To dance on the catwalk as ethereal bodies are voluminous dresses, bright colors anticipated by total black looks, wide sleeves, shoes with feathered details, soft suits and an impressive variety of motifs that make the fashion show a riot of beauty from the first to the last dress. To make everything even more admirable are the bags (already considered the it-bag of next summer), the intertwined hats, the big hoop earrings, the return of the old Valentino logo and the make-up by Pat McGrath, with the focus on the colorful and glitter eyes alternated with nude and simple beauty looks. Pierpaolo Piccioli with this collection gave us an escape moment from reality, a haven of beauty where to find relief, and a daydreaming fantasy that made, and still makes, our hearts beating fast.
