The global pandemic has not held back the zeitgeist for designers at the recent Paris Fashion Week in March this year. Although the event was only attended in person by a handful of insiders, it became accessible to a far wider audience than usual by being screened virtually. Here’s a few of the key pieces which were picked out by keen fashion-watchers.
The Cut magazine picked up on a storytelling theme, especially from designer names such as Thom Browne, Miu Miu, and Christian Dior.
Browne filmed his show on a black-diamond run on Utah’s Solitude Mountain. Part of the reason for this was logistical: the star model, Lindsey Vonn, lives in the area. The clothes were themed around winter sports, with references to ski runs, sites of the Winter Olympics, and models sporting black mesh ‘halos’ which echoed crash helmets.
There were also nods to 1930s cinema, with monochrome styling. Browne commented: “We’ve had to get so modern in the way that we approach everything this year, I thought it would be interesting to go old-school and do everything in black-and-white.” He added: “Nothing will replace seeing things in person, and I can’t wait to get back to that.”
The Cut article points out that the film format did lose some of the impact of the designer’s exquisite attention to detail. For example, jet black beading on a black tunic was barely noticeable, and the perfect fit of the fabric to the model’s form can only really be appreciated when you see it in person.
Meanwhile, Mui Mui also opted for a mountain theme, filming their show in the Dolomites in Italy. The brand stuck with its usual trope of creating a ‘girl gang’ vibe. The models wore oversized quilted snowsuits and knitwear in soft pastel shades.
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