So, fashion week is officially over for another season, and
so far we’ve shared our favourite shows from London, New York and Milan – now
for the crème de la crème of Paris fashion.
It has been described as being ‘arguably the show of the
season’ by Vogue; Louis Vuitton
pulled off yet another incredible collection. A continuation from his last
collection, Nicolas Ghesquiére built on his
preppy-go-seventies vibe with the A-line silhouette made up of striped eel skin
in a combination of navy and red, yellow and black. Following on from this we
saw cropped velvet flared trousers, leather biker jackets, white woven dresses
with buttoned up bibs and printed leather trousers; all accessorised with the
classic bag now sporting the new LV logo.
In true enfant terrible style, Jean-Paul Gaultier put on a spectacle of a show as he took his bow
on stage after his final ready-to-wear collection. Known for some of fashion’s
most outrageous and provocative designs, this collection was bound to be all of
that and more. Themed as a beauty pageant with categories of models
representing various stages in his life, his inspirations and comments, it was
a truly special insight into the designer’s career. Superhero wrestlers, WAGs,
Grace Coddington, Suzy Menkes and eighties Madonnas, to name a few, donned the
catwalk as well as some of the designer’s most famous designs. It was a lavish
celebration and an extravagant send-off perfectly fitting for JPG.
It was the most glamorous fashion protest if ever we have
seen one. Models strutted down ‘Boulevard Chanel’ in ones, twos, threes or even
gangs, chatting away in their heritage style Chanel attire. Tweed suits, box-pleated skirts, painterly floral
prints over silk and mosaic cocktail dresses made up of plastic pewter blocks
were the essence of this inspirational collection. Karl Lagerfeld planned an
impressive finale of a mock protest with models marching down the replica
street, complete with banners stating “Free Freedom”, “Tweed is better than
tweet”, “Make fashion not war”, “Be your own stylist” and “Ladies first”,
whilst Cara and Gisele screamed on quilted Chanel megaphones “What do we want?
When do we want it?” - Fashion bloggers everywhere would have been dreaming of
snapping this street style.
