175 posts tagged S/S 2009 in ALL BLOGS

Runway - Women

Bernhard Willhelm -

October 6, 2008

PARIS...Bernhard Willhelm designs in the same arena as Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Tsumori Chisato and Jeremy Scott, allowing his imagination to unravel freely each season. The German born, Belgian based talent created a savvy mashup of ethnic and animal influences, using bold black and white linear prints alongside realistic depictions of lions and other creatures. Simultaneously urban, lightly kitschy, graphic and ...
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Tsumori Chisato -

October 6, 2008

PARIS...Tsumori Chisato, who began working with Issey Miyake in 1977 before starting her own line a decade later, brought her expected wildness to Paris runways for S/S 09, taking an exuberant and free hand with print, color and texture. A directional, yet on-trend look at ethnic influences, layering and print mixing, Chisato expertly presented striped harem pants, fluttery, feather fringe ...
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Jean-Charles de Castelbajac -

October 6, 2008

PARIS...French aristocrat Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has been designing ready-to-wear, as well as unique one-off creations, for forty-five years, famously debuting his teddy bear coat on Madonnna in the film Prêt-à-Porter. Castelbajac shows his fanciful work every season in Paris, spinning an entire environment around the clothing. S/S 09 brought him into the clouds, with a light, pop-art set surrounding each ...
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Cacharel -

October 6, 2008

PARIS...Venerable French brand Cacharel, founded by Jean Bosquet in 1964, has always presented a youthful mood, including bright colors, texture and pattern in their collections. S/S 09 brought a particularly young look to the runway, through the use of smocking, babydoll silhouettes and pieces that would be perfectly suited for a picnic. A shocking yellow enlivened khaki and provided an ...
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A Quiet Storm -

October 6, 2008

Paris...Lanvin If any designer has been thoroughly successful in creating a defined signature recently it has been Alber Elbaz for Lanvin. Once again his special ways with proportion-play, luxury materials and classic dress-making techniques culminated in a collection that was truly worthy of closing Paris Fashion Week. The show began in a reserved way with the structured yet  voluminous and draped ...
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Songbirds of Paris -

October 6, 2008

Paris...Louis Vuitton With Edith Piaf singing on the soundtrack, Marc Jacobs' declared that the Louis Vuitton S/S 09 collection was "all about Paris." Although with the masses of feathers, beads and other Africana references, it was most likely the Paris of that other famous chanteuse, Josephine Baker he was referencing. Whatever his initial inspiration might have been, the show was upbeat, ...
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Chez Karl -

October 4, 2008

Paris...Chanel In recent seasons Karl Lagerfeld has used grandiose props to emphasize the history and strength of the brand. This time out, girls exited from the door of the façade of the Chanel building at 31 Rue Cambon onto the runway "street". Meanwhile "Our House" by Madness (yet another '80s reference!) played in the background. The major silhouettes looked ladylike but ...
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Mood Orient -

October 3, 2008

Paris...YSL Designer Stefano Pilati took a look toward the East this season “I felt for an extreme simplicity,” he said, “but it has to be feminine and a bit audacious. Lifting the spirits was making sense to me.” He created a fresh tear-shaped pattern which was used on blazers and boleros, both cropped and voluminous. These top-heavy silhouettes created a ...
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Easy Color -

October 3, 2008

Paris...Stella McCartney Inspired by the coloring books of British artists Dinos and Jake Chapman, the runway came equipped with a fabulous felt mural created by the artists. Stella McCartney, the new queen of the jumpsuit, reinvented this silhouette once again, in one case using silk chiffon. The blush-pink, steal-gray and pewter-blue created a soothing palette against the colorful backdrop. Big-over-slim was ...
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State of Undress -

October 3, 2008

Paris...Haider Ackermann Haider Ackermann’s subtle way with simple materials is always magical. At first, pieces seemed to hang by a thread but at second glance it was clear that in fact they were connected with zippers! These beautifully deconstructed garments created an illusion of a puppeteer gently hugging the models' every curve with imaginary strings. His leather pieces conjured the workings ...
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