Paul Smith Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011
Even for fashionista’s it’s a hot day today. So at Paul Smith the fashion crowd waiting for the show got handed out free magnums! A nice gesture and a perfect way to set the mood right for the show.
A graphic planetarium print formed the background of the catwalk show. Long haired models came on stage as the show started. Their clothing style resembled that of a rock star. Their wardrobe existed of pants with small legs and shirts with busy cosmos prints. Their shirts were loose and were combined with suit jackets or leather jackets. Some of the endings of the shirt’s collars could be tied into a bow.
Unlike we’re used to at Paul Smith the prints didn’t have bright colors. In stead they were a mix of pastels and other faded shades. The tight pants had tiny stars on them. The items without prints were all beige, denim blue, red, black or deep blue.
The styling of the show looked great and was a perfect way for Paul Smith to show off some stuff from his other lines: accessories and shoes. He did a great job, cause the round hats, necklaces, sunglasses, leather bags, backpacks and ankle-boots worked very well together.
Paris Catwalk Fashion Show fw2010: Paul Smith
Looking at the diverse types of models that walked in Paul Smith’s fashion show, you’d think he must have wanted to reach a large audience. The models were as different as they could be: young, old, pale, bold, long, bearded, red-haired etc.
The clothes were just as diverse. Shirts with floral prints, checked jackets, colorful trousers and bowler hats were easily combined in one look. And while some clothes were appropriate for punky students other seemed perfect for late night dinners.
In this collection Paul Smith mixed natural colors like brown, gray and beige with bright ones like pink, blue, red and purple.
A few jackets had decorated safety pins attached and we saw sunglasses in some of the breast pockets.
Items that really caught our eye were a black poncho, a long cobalt blue overcoat and a turquoise colored suit. The show ended with some slick black dinner jackets.
Then Paul Smith and all his models came on to the runway in a chaotic manner that matched the fashion show’s overall vibe.
Paul Smith Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010
Paul Smith’s summer-collection has that old vintage vibe with a very toned down color palette – and that’s new for Smith. The show started with sober grey suits and evolved in a more sheen part and colors from pale pastels to purple, orange/red. To make it all more relaxed he paired the suits with espadrilles and pineapple-like prints. At the finale Paul Smith and his models were dancing down the catwalk to’ Thriller ‘. This was a happy end of an interesting fashion season.
