CHIC RIGHT NOW
Paris: As the creative director at Hermés, Christophe Lemaire knows luxury and for his own collection he approaches the concept with a quiet confidence resulting in lasting and lovely foundation pieces. Infused with the sort of military equestrian references common for Hermés, Lemaire’s F/W 13 season was far more understated and gained significant momentum with refined, tapered trousers,
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SOLEMN AFFLUENCE
Paris: Marco Zanini’s latest for Rochas expanded on some of the silhouettes from his Spring collection, maintaining the big, voluminous skirts but adapting them for day with a retro, elite-housewife interpretation. Where last season was light and somewhat sporty, as if designed for a glamorous game of tennis, Fall was covered up and proper with ribbed knit cardigans and
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HEAVEN, I’M IN HEAVEN
Paris: For F/W 13, Dries Van Noten returned to the magnificent Hotel de Ville, where the models glided softly along the catwalk to Irving Berlin’s Cheek to Cheek. “It’s about ballroom dancing, it’s a happy collection,” said Dries, post show. “It’s about layering, boudoir dressing and embellishment.” Dries continued his play with gender, nonchalantly layering menswear suits
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INBETWEENERS
Paris: Julien David’s work is always a breath of fresh air on the Paris schedule, his youthful, street-influenced shows something of an anomaly in the high-fashion capital of the world. Last season it was an athletic meets schoolgirl collection full of conversational dinosaur prints and mesh basketball jerseys, but for Fall David’s muse graduated and entered professional life. Cropped jacquard
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QUIET FUTURISM
Paris: Damir Doma presented a strict, cosmopolitan collection inflected with quiet futurism. There was an an early 90s vibe with a rounded slim silhouette and raglan sleeves, concealed buttons, ruched high collars and cropped bomber jackets. “It’s about a cosmopolitan woman, she’s very elegant, well traveled and independent,” Damir Doma told us, post show. The press notes told a
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UNDER COVER
Paris: Paris isn't the easiest place for an up-and-coming designer to get his or her start. It's tough sending out a collection next to the likes of Raf Simons, Rick Owens, or Karl Lagerfeld, but Anthony Vaccarello has held his own in the big leagues since his debut two years ago. Vaccarello was quickly embraced by fashion insiders from
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H&M is receiving a lot of noteworthy buzz. On Febuary 21st they launched a recycling program in conjunction with Global Green USA. Customers are now encouraged to bring their old clothing in-store which will give them a discount on future purchases. For eco-minded shoppers, this is perfectly timed with the Conscious Collection. This eco-friendly line is made in sustainable fabrics
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Cédric Charlier kicked off the first day of Paris Fashion Week with pieced sweaters and tops featuring a deconstructed neo-Victorian ruffle. A textured sweater looked fresh with a white candy-box-pleat neckline with a black raw-edged ruffle peaking out from beneath. — Marissa Stuart
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GONE COUNTRY
Paris: Belgian designer Veronique Branquinho is known for her serious, avant-garde collections, so it was quite a surprise when she sent cowboy hats and western boots down her runway for fall. Silk bandanas and bronze studs complimented the countrified references. However, aside from a couple of camp shirts and the aforementioned studded separates, the clothing itself had little to
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ILLUMINATED SIMPLICITY
Paris: There were two disparate but complimentary influences behind Cedric Charlier's latest collection. First, the Art Brut movement of the mid-twentieth century provided the inspiration for the scribbled, swirling prints that enlivened the clean-lined separates toward the middle of the show. The colorful embroidery that closed the collection was drawn from illuminated manuscripts from the medieval era. In between,
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MEN’S LOUNGE
Paris: Paris fashion week opened this season on an international note with South Korean ex-pat Moon Young Hee’s voluminous and layered F/W 13 collection. Presented in a neutral, monochrome palette typical of the designer, the focus was on wrapping and covering the body with many yards of silk and satin, resulting in full menswear trousers that occasionally looked like
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COLLAGE ARTISTS
Paris: The Aganovich girl is an intellectual dresser, one who appreciates cerebral craftsmanship, which is often challenging to the eye. In this vein, F/W 13 was a collaged collection of wearable art, using the body as a canvas for dense satin and wool garments that were folded like origami, draped, pleated and pieced-together in myriad variations. There was a
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By now your luggage for fashion month is packed, hair is cut and nails are immaculately lacquered. But if you're following the action from afar, do you have front row seats to all the social media action? Here are our top 10 Instagram accounts to follow this month, posted by the most media-savvy editors, brands, bloggers, photographers and PR companies with front
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