Monday, July 16, 2012

The Leftovers: Paris Fashion Week FW12

Unlike most years the story that started in New York and carried through London and Milan passed to Paris almost unchanged. The darkness, the moodiness, and the sensuality that lifted somewhat in Milan returned in all of their sinister glory in Paris. The Italian sexiness is always a bit lighter. More playful. The French is often anything but.

The trends in colors and shapes and fabrics remained the same.

The peplums

At Paule Ka


At Commuun


At Mugler


At Haider Ackermann


The blanket coats

At Christophe Lemaire


At Cacharel


At A.F. Vandevorst


At John Galliano


The leathers, furs, and brocades

At Cédric Charlier


At Céline


At Felipe Oliveira Baptista


At Louis Vuitton


At Valentino


At Dries Van Noten


At Azzaro


At Nina Ricci


At Neil Barrett


At Dries Van Noten


At A.F. Vandevorst


At Julien David


At Stella McCartney


The wine-infused palette

At Chalayan


At Giambattista Valli


At Cédric Charlier



At Neil Barrett




At Dior



But The Lady, in all of her dark, wealthy, perverted and demanding glory, was the real story of Paris. The one that could be found everywhere.

At Guy Laroche


At Giambattista Valli


At TRIAS


At Elie Saab


At Lanvin


At Viktor & Rolf


At Givenchy


At Yves Saint Laurent


The one that wove its way into all of the other stories being told.


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