The best looks from Paris haute couture fashion week
From Karl Lagerfeld’s elegant tweed numbers to the embellishments of John Galliano’s glamorous Maison Margiela creations, Paris haute couture fashion week marked another high note in this season’s calendar
Ready-to-wear fashion shows by top brands are often elaborate, star-studded affairs. Haute couture shows take the spectacle to a completely different level, and Paris’ recently concluded high fashion extravaganza was no exception. Here are our favourite looks from a week in which the world’s biggest fashion names showed their autumn/winter 2017/18 collections.
Party panache
Disco fever, anyone? Alexandre Vauthier showed a range of sensual and appealing mini dresses and frilly cocktails numbers. This time around, the French designer was in a cheerful mood, celebrating femininity – and 1980s joie de vivre – with models walking down the catwalk to funky dance beats. Marking Vauthier’s 11th collaboration with Swarovski, model-of-the-moment Bella Hadid lit up the show in a crystal dress embroidered by Maison Lesage. It’s all about the bling, after all.
Ronald van der Kemp, for his part, invited his audience to celebrate another kind of party, taking us back to the late ’70s. The Dutch designer is reputed for his one-of-a-kind designs: every piece is crafted from vintage fabrics. His must-have looks for this season included a pair of low-waisted red patchwork trousers paired with a lapis lazuli blue crop top which was short in the front, long in the back.
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Off-the-shoulder play
