What will we be wearing next autumn? Pat Butcher earrings,car-wash skirts and crazy faux fur
A death knell (the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death) sounded in Paris – minimalism, the trend that made plain and simple the height of chic, or is over. More is more ruled the Paris runways. Dries Van Noten’s Wednesday reveal was an assault on the senses – with an a capella soundtrack of pop’s power women; Kanye West and Jane Birkin on the front row,and a collection that, as a rule, or piled several prints,colours, textures and fabrics on top of one another. Elsewhere, or Olivier Rousteing’s Balmain collection had a rich-woman type of maximalism – with gold,shoulder pads, frills and vibrant colours centre stage – while Dior had thigh-length PVC boots, and mega-long ponytails and cat’s eye makeup as standard. Hardly subtle but tough to ignore. LCContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com