The Paris Spring summer 2010 ready to wear fashion show was held in Paris recently. The event started on Wednesday, 30th September and continued till Thursday, 8th October.
All the famed names of the fashion circuit like Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfield for Chanel and Hussein Chalayan made their unique contributions in the runaway show. Names like Gareth Pugh, Louise Goldin, Collette Dinnigan and Elie Saab were conspicuous in the collections. Veteran designer Christian Lacroix was absent from the show.
Karl Lagerfield, representing Chanel, transformed the Grand Palais into a rustic barn as the platform for his show. The overall mood transpired as an eccentric rural escape, where models emerged from the barn, wearing iconic Chanel tweed separates and wavy Chiffon frocks. Some models walked barefoot, while some wore high-heeled clogs and platform heels.
The main attention was on the texture and form of the dresses and the colors used were subtle black, white and different shades of taupe and cream. Models body painted thigh-high stockings and sported ruffled bee-hive buns.
Hussein Chalayan strolled back to 13th century in his theme as he lined the ramp with ancient pillars. Chalayan's basic concept was the replacement of ancient religiosity with idleness. White and Navy were the primary colors and were worn as narrow stripes or solid blocks. The designer showcased romper suits, bra dresses and halter necked one pieces in keeping with the jet-set-at-play theme. Sci-fi goggles and retro style hats were used to accessorize the models. The halter neck straps of some dresses were held together by 'hands' made of fabric or plastic.
Collette Dinnigan returned back to Alice from wonderland in a very seventies collection. The colours used were mysterious and exuberant and her dresses accompanied Alice in her fall through the Rabbit hole and her tour in wonderland.
Jean Paul Gautier re-brought his rocket cone Madonna bra after forty years. Gautier named his show 'G-spot' and presented an extravaganza of underwear. Models sported corsets, basques, stockings and French Knickers along with the conical bras. In an uniquely Gautier style statement the 'cone' shape was sometimes used as a faux 'bump' on the dresses, as a shoulder pad on tailored jackets and as extra padding on the hips.
Designer Alber Elbaaz presented the Lanvin collection. Elbaaz's models looked stunningly feminine in his recreation of corporate suits and tuxedo dresses. The colors used were black, white and red and models wore their dresses with a single glove. The hair do's, high heels, ruffles and gold chains accessorized the strong feminity of the collection.