The Best of Haute Couture: Paris Fashion Week 2018


The Best of Haute Couture: Paris Fashion Week 2018
Paris fashion week is the time when the Fashion World takes a break from the fast moving industry; it’s the time the world steps into the fantasy of high fashion. Haute couture 2018, Paris has once again pushed its boundaries to give us the most grandiose and beautiful gowns. Some trends have picked up already and others have a miss but the experience that this show has given us is the one to remember.
Givenchy’s collection is a derivation of men’s wear juxtaposed with the traditional feminine silhouettes. Claire Waight Keller’s debut to couture showed master construction techniques. The brand dismissed more romantic gowns and replaced it with bold silhouettes in sophisticated goth styles. Big, stiffened collars, cutaway patters, structured shoulders and open backs were the statement trends that Givenchy gave out to the market. One of the Interesting parts of this collection, it had revisited the famous iconic dresses of Audrey Hepburn especially her LBD iconic dress at Breakfast at Tiffany and gave it an interesting couture update.
Maria Grazia Chiuri, the head designer at Dior went to celebrate the process of Haute couture. She took inspiration from the book, “Atelier: Places of Thought and Creation”. The set was a calm white floor-to-ceiling grid in which she installed all of the collection’s toiles on dress forms. The collection designed in nude colour tones and rich-hued details and is structured in silhouette but tailored in light satins. The suits and coats were detailed in pleats, interesting cut of sleeves and necklines were especially emphasized.
Ref: wwd.com, Glamour.com, Newyorktimes.com
By: Snehal