Paris Fashion The week in spring 2018 ended and we are sad and happy at the same time. Happy, because despite the great amount of criticism, it has given us a wealth of creative inspiration in abundance, sad, because it marks the end of another fashion season.
PFW Spring 2018 Diary: Chanel, Miu Miu & Louis Vuitton
As is usually the case, PFW went with some of the most successful fashion houses, such as the runway shows in the Spring 2018 by Chanel, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton, on tour.
Chanel, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton's Spring / Summer 2018 collections were all extremely surprising and familiar, as they managed to spice things up with a few unexpected patterns, while at the same time not completely disappointing unknowable leitmotifs.Here's what happened at Chanel, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton Spring 2018 Runway Shows!
Chanel Spring / Summer 2018 RTW Collection
The shoes are made to go. One of the most amazing events of Paris Fashion Week in spring 2018, Chanel's spring / summer 2018 runway show felt like a theatrical performance as interpreted by Barbie, with lots of plastics, giggling leitmotifs, and heavy early '00s-inspired motifs that we all love.
Unveiled on the 3rd of October (ironically also the official Mean Girls Day), the Chanel spring collection 2018 by Karl L agerfeld will make the teens of these years feel through and through, not to mention that those who love the sixties-inspired patterns alike will appreciate almost all of Lagerfeld's equally inspired suggestions.
The collection of the German creative director Karl Lagerfeld for the spring was in fact an extremely multi-layered and coherent lineup, which allows Lagerfeld's latest futuristic leitmotifs to travel far, far in time. Surprisingly, Lagerfeld has rejected the (retro) futuristic leitmotif in favor of a more vintage-inspired collection featuring high-street elements like Parisian raincoats and miniskirts with anti-fashion PVC boots and even standard Chanel-approved elements like tweed.
To brighten things up, Lagerfeld added batik and fringe accents here and there and eventually provided what we would easily consider a spring-ready collection.
Miu Miu Spring / Summer 2018 RTW Collection
Is there anything better than? separates for spring? Probably not, especially if they are signed Miu Miu. The iconic Italian fashion house has just delivered the rousing Miu Miu spring collection in 2018, following in the footsteps of other designers who focused on parts for the upcoming spring 2018 season (like Valentino and Celine).
All in all, Miucia Prada's Miu Miu spring / summer collection was 2018, well, very Miu Miu-approved, the characteristic aesthetics of the fashion house dominates the scene. The proposals were extremely girly, but not too girly, retro-inspired and diverse as a whole, with trench coats going hand in hand with cozy short shorts.
Most importantly, this Miu Miu Spring 2018 fashion show was different in its realization, as Miuccia Prada made sure that more than half of her models were not of Caucasian descent. As we all know, diversity is not one of the industry's favorite topics (though it's finally getting better), and we're delighted that Miuccia Prada is finally promoting such an important topic at PFW.
<"what was important to me, what was really new, was the first time i really looked at it girl worked on different people and enjoyed the way a dress looked to a girl differently, "she told wwd after the show. "we discovered in the end that the show was only for very few white girls."Keep an eye out for Miu Miu's spring 2018 on a more superficial level, as these are sure to be flying off the shelves soon, they'll be in stores and we'll put up extremely popular old next fall / winter too!
Louis Vuitton Spring / Summer 2018 RTW Collection
Nicolas Ghesquière is one of the few fashion designers to help people find something they can argue about and constructively discuss in fashion. His Louis Vuitton Spring 2018 collection is just the epitome of this concept, as it presented all the extravagance and sportiness across the span of 47 looks.
How can something extravagant (in his wonderfully bizarre and Dancing Queen approved way) be sporty at the same time? Well, according to Nicolas Ghesquière, anachronism is the key.
"Anachronism: How some pieces are considered costume and how it's interesting to find the way to re-integrate them into an urban wardrobe that I love." The designer told WWD Backstage. "It was an anachronism with a touch of romance, and I think we all need it nowadays." In practical terms, he found good sources of inspiration in the French aristocratic garments of the eighteenth century, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and translated them into a dream group of separate, functional elements that, depending on the style, look either sporty or chic.
But if you dare to do it with fashion, we recommend that you combine it exactly as Ghesquière did, letting these pompous gooseneck blurs go hand in hand with the many metallic, gym approved shorts. You will not be disappointed.
Photos via Vogue
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