Between bold colors and shades of grey: Paris Fashion Week
March 2, 2016
Paris Fashion Week kicked off with a celebration of color spearheaded by European designers like Liselore Frowijn and Lucien Pellat-Finet. Japanese label Anrealage opted for a rather subdued, futuristic look in grey.
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Paris Fashion Week celebrates prêt-à-porter collections
Thousands of fashionistas are descending on Paris to attend more than 90 catwalk shows of the twice yearly Women's Fashion Week. The event now extends over nine days in French capital.
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Braving the winter
Dutch designer Liselore Frowijn's Fall/Winter 2016/2017 ready-to-wear women's line focuses on lively colors and and busy patterns. The collection is inspired by the feminist artist Niki de Saint Phalle and other strong female role models.
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Country beige and urban grey
Nehera's catwalk presentation built on a palette of soft colors while riding heavily on the current hype of tunics, ponchos, capes, and other overcoats. The company's creative director Samuel Drira has said that prêt-à-porter collection is gaining a major following.
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The return of the King of Cashmere
French designer and self-declared "King of Cashmere" Lucien Pellat-Finet added a mix of brave colors to some solid black and grey basics, saying that "people need color in their lives in these trying times" - an apparent hint at the difficult times that Paris has had to face in 2015. His signature skull designs were largely replaced this year with images of bulldogs.
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Poetry meets fashion meets art
Each x Other's fall/winter collection was reportedly inspired by a poem by Robert Montgomery: "Everything in the city is perfect. The voices in the streets are sacred music and the streets belong to no one." The label positions itself as a crossroads of fashion and art, trying to incorporate more than just clothing design into its concepts.
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Back to Dune
Léa Peckre said that her spring collection had been inspired by the landscapes of David Lynch’s 1984 sci-fi blockbuster "Dune," contrasting fabrics like denim and silk or chiffon and wool to convey her out-of-this-worldly theme. The label, established in 2012, has been celebrating a growing fanbase.
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Back to the future
Japanese label Anrealage presented a highly futuristic show at Paris Fashion Week. With shades of grey predominating their collection, especially in amplified digital prints, Anrealage put an emphasis on empowering petite figures.
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Androgynous times
French label Y/Project presented a 1990s-inspired unisex approach to its fall/winter collection. "What is important is to maintain comfort and freedom of movement," the company's commercial director Cem Cinar said.
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A ride on the wild side
Jacquemus' ecclectic collection appeared to draw inspiration from a wide range of influences from Star Trek to yesteryear's housewives to Japanese geishas, always exaggerating form and figure while aiming for soft edges. With stylistic clashes and the repetition of enormous shoulder pads, the show stands out among this year's ready-to-wear collections.
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After fashion weeks in New York, London and Milan, Paris stepped onto the seasonal catwalk this week, with Dutch designer Liselore Frowijn among the first to present her fall collection in the French capital. Her show featured eye-catching zebra-striped trouser suits and was full of bold and joyous colors inspired by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle.
Like Frowijn, cashmere specialist Lucien Pellat-Finet also insisted that "people need color in their lives in these trying times." With Paris still recovering from the November terror attacks, his latest creations seem to celebrate the fact that life goes on regardless.
"We have suffered a lot. The whole world has suffered... life has not been the same the last few years," he said.
In contrast, the Japanese label Anrealage banished color pretty much altogether, going instead for 50 shades of grey that ranged from beautifully cut feminine dresses to high-tech ,shoulder-padded power suits.
Paris, home to world-renowned luxury brands such as Chanel, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton, hosts nine days of catwalk shows and presentations where designers will unveil their womens' wear creations for autumn/winter 2016/2017. Paris FashionWeek runs until March 9.
