CHANEL: After creating 53 couture collections for Chanel, what could
Karl Lagerfeld possibly do that was completely new for the 54th? Well,
for starters, silver. "Not one gold button," he said before the show,
raising a finger for emphasis. Black-and-white combos? Gone as well.
Navy? Nada. Like the pastel fluorescent columns that flooded the show
space with an otherworldly glow, Lagerfeld let color and metallic
flashes bring energy and modernism to one of the most enduring status
symbols in the fashion universe: the Chanel suit...
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CHRISTIAN DIOR: Galliano opened the show with a strong tailoring
statement based on riding jackets and skirts: the former ending in
Edwardian peplums, the latter sprouting volume on one side via pleats or
swags of fabric caught at the hip. The gesture of sidesaddle riding was
evoked with wind-blown lapels and those elegantly off-kilter skirts.
Galliano kept elements of tailoring in the halter dresses and tulle
jackets in his cocktail segment. Scattered with delicate and frothy
embroideries, they were real beauties....
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GIVENCHY: On Tuesday night, Tisci was still a showman, with Ciara,
Kanye West and Stella Tennant summoned to witness the spectacle. The 22
looks the designer sent whisking through the Imperial Salon of the
Westin Hotel had their moments -- sometimes suave, sometimes a circus.
Lara Stone was a vision of Seventies-era Parisian chic in a fluffy,
peach feathered bolero fastened with a big gazar bow that trailed over
her black Bermudas. The lacquered tuxedos and silk tailcoats that opened
the show were distinctive and demonstrated Tisci's tailoring forte...
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GIORGIO ARMANI PRIVÉ: When Armani takes you to the moon, he goes all the way. A crescent moon
served as a backdrop, and the motif reappeared as buttons, brooches,
necklaces and evening bags. The fabrics were opalescent, shimmering or
sparkling; the colors pale, from ivory and dusty pink to crater black...
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CHRISTIAN DIOR: Galliano opened the show with a strong tailoring
statement based on riding jackets and skirts: the former ending in
Edwardian peplums, the latter sprouting volume on one side via pleats or
swags of fabric caught at the hip. The gesture of sidesaddle riding was
evoked with wind-blown lapels and those elegantly off-kilter skirts.
Galliano kept elements of tailoring in the halter dresses and tulle
jackets in his cocktail segment. Scattered with delicate and frothy
embroideries, they were real beauties.... click to
continue
GIVENCHY: On Tuesday night, Tisci was still a showman, with Ciara,
Kanye West and Stella Tennant summoned to witness the spectacle. The 22
looks the designer sent whisking through the Imperial Salon of the
Westin Hotel had their moments -- sometimes suave, sometimes a circus.
Lara Stone was a vision of Seventies-era Parisian chic in a fluffy,
peach feathered bolero fastened with a big gazar bow that trailed over
her black Bermudas. The lacquered tuxedos and silk tailcoats that opened
the show were distinctive and demonstrated Tisci's tailoring forte... click to
continue
GIORGIO ARMANI PRIVÉ: When Armani takes you to the moon, he goes all the way. A crescent moon
served as a backdrop, and the motif reappeared as buttons, brooches,
necklaces and evening bags. The fabrics were opalescent, shimmering or
sparkling; the colors pale, from ivory and dusty pink to crater black...
click
to continue
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