PARIS FASHION WEEK RTW S/S 2018 PART 7

We still have some of the biggest designers yet to showcase their collections at Paris Fashion Week and Sunday brought Balenciaga and Valentino to name a few. Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu are next. 
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BALENCIAGA

Balenciaga ss19 show was a high-tech presentation of slender silhouettes moving away from last season’s collection which was centered around layering of hoodies and parkas which became an instant hit and one of the best memes gaining the coat its now-iconic status. For this collection the clothes were different from last season, razor-sharp suiting, silky wrap dresses and glammed-up jumpsuits, with retro looking denim and ruffled midi skirts. Demna Gvasalia brought her distinctive appeal later in the form of oversized tops and blouses tucked into light-wash jean skirts or patent leather. Deck-of-card motifs appearing throughout and turtleneck mini dresses. Structured coats in bold colours, nipped in at the waist and skimmed over the waist and were paired with Demna’s signature sock-boots and some strappy stilettos. 

THOM BROWNE

 Thom Browne’s spring 2019 collection was a childlike day at the beach, sail-boat printed nude bodysuits layered under striped bikinis, anchor-patterned blazer-lined with sailing rope. The palette was an explosion of pastels, head-gear shaped like fruit and models dressing like couture sea creatures.A translucent dress embellished with starfish in shades of coral and peach. Summer was broadly referenced in yellow coats with fruit stickers, jackets appearing looking like gingham picnic blanket. Fruit-shaped headpieces and shoulders bags and a mask in the shape of a melted ice cream cone.

VALENTINO 

Pierpaolo Piccioll for Valentino translated the dream of couture into beautiful clothes, worn with a free spirit, the collection brought a sense of lightness and spontaneity. Dresses started off in volumes with finishes that referenced couture, silhouettes with detailed lace work. Referring couture with prints in two or three colours then with patchworks in places. He started with classic black dress in lace with a cape over the shoulder. Then he went wild with colour, Valentino red dress with a fine pleating, a jersey dress and a pink taffeta with balloon sleeves. The collection was filled with a variety of shapes.

AKRIS

Akris collection was all about pleated dresses including scarf dresses with flowy slides in a print based on the 1974 “Magnets in the City”. Pop Art came into the collection in sporty pieces, a purple trench sporting motifs, the collection falling into the category of luxury daywear.

GIVENCHY 

Gender identity being at the forefront of fashion right now, with designers exploring this through their collections and Clare Waight keller jumped on the discussion point for her spring show for Givenchy. But her main inspiration for the collection was Annemarie Schwarzenback, a Swiss writer who dressed like both a boy and a girl. Keller took this and made a gender-neutral collection bordering onto femininity. The first look was a dress cut below the knee with a flowing asymmetrical skirt in sky blue. All the dresses in the collection reflecting a womanly sophistication. Keller kept the attention to the shoulders where floral and hologram prints were framing the shoulders. Keller also made points to emphasise the waist with ultra-high-waisted trousers and jackets were minimally cut.