Autumn-winter 2017-18 ready-to-wear highlights from Paris Fashion Week
Big shoulders, a symphony of blue notes, and lashings of velvet on the catwalks for the women’s autumn-winter 2017-18 collections in Paris
The last leg of what the industry calls “fashion month” provided a dynamic ending to the autumn-winter 2017-18 season. Here are some of the highlights from the Paris catwalks.
Blue moves
It all started with a simple colour, or to be precise, 50 shades of blue on the catwalks. It was both regal and proletarian at Christian Dior, sensual and furry at Elie Saab, a three-dimensional vision at Issey Miyake and it shone like a diamond at Saint Laurent.
Maria Grazia Chiuri’s autumn-winter 2017 collection for Dior took the label’s hooded Chevrier look from the archived haute couture autumn-winter 1949 collection. It was reimagined as a range of bomber jackets, capes, coats, dresses, skirts, loose trousers and shirts crafted from knit, herringbone, taffeta and velvet with an urban spirit. Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello used a striking deep electric blue for his leggy cocktail numbers and sharp evening pieces, blue all of a sudden felt empowering. At Saint Laurent, shoulders are now sharp, ’80s new wave flavoured evening pieces mingle with utilitarian outerwear, and luxurious sophistication flirts with glittery bad taste. Needless to say, blue is much more than just a colour, it’s become a state of mind.
Tailor-made power play
