Trends ss2010: his is hers

The boyfriend jackets have been around for a while and looking at the SS2010 collections they’ll be staying a bit longer. Unisex clothes like loose-fitting jackets, blouses, gilets and pants were spotted in many fashion shows. Brands like Chloé, Etro and Ralph Lauren seemed to have unisex as a total theme in their show. Not to mention Lacoste, which always has a lot of his&hers items in its show. Chloé’s unisex designs looked rather stiff and sober and didn’t look like  women’s clothes at all. Although the items were all very wide and masculine, some of them had little feminine details. A few ruffles, sequins, belts, round collars, small legs and tucked up sleeves made the outfits very wearable.. At D&G the girls wore a small scarf to soften their looks. Cavalli combined some floaty floral blouses with wide pants and long jackets. Veronica Etro used light shades to make her designs appropriate for women. The designers showed that with the right approach even a man’s suit can look super-sexy. (Tess van Daelen)

Trends ss2010: the nude-look

When we look at the use of color in the spring/summer collections it appears most designers were very modest. Not many of them used bright colors for their clothes. Instead they chose black or white, pastelshades, ivories  or nudes. We already saw the nude-look last season but this time it was more present then ever. Peter Copping proved himself as the king of the nudes in his collection for Nina Ricci. His models were dressed in  different shades of nude from head to toe. Even their accessories had the nude-look going on. Roberto Rimondi and Tommaso Aquilano only used four different shades for their Gianfranco Ferré collection, nude being one of them. They designed some pretty cocktail-dresses in transparent shades. Almost every collection had some nude pieces.  The nudes made most outfits look ultra-feminine and slightly romantic. Unfortunately it also made many models look pale. But that won’t stand in the way of the nude-look becoming even more successful next season. (Tess van Daelen)

Trends ss2010: la la lingerie

For season ss2010 a lot of attention went out to underwear and lingerie. Many designers used lingerie-influences in their collections. Sometimes underwear was even presented as fully-fledged clothing. Especially at Dolce & Gabbana and Jean Paul Gaultier lingerie played a big part. The Dolce & Gabbana fashion show ended with all the models on stage wearing sexy, vintage-like lingerie with animal and floral prints. As the inventor of the famous cone-bra, Jean Paul Gaultier could not stay behind in this lingerie-trend. He used cone-bra details in many of his designs. Marc Jacobs let one of his models wear silky lingerie on top of her regular clothes. At Dior lingerie was combined with airy nightwear. Many models wore corsets in which their breasts were highly accentuated. Most of the time  they were worn with sexy skirts, but they were also manufactered in some dresses. The corsets were made of silk or transparent fabrics, adorned with bows, laces and ruffles. Karl Lagerfield decorated them with pieces of leather that reflected the bright spotlights as if they were made out of metal. (Tess van Daelen)

One last impression of Paris Fashion ss2010

Streetfashion Paris ss2010 Day 5

What are you wearing during Fashionweek? Your Givenchy-heels, your latest Marni-dress or that vintage Chanel? Maybe we’ll spot you in Paris, Milan, New York or Amsterdam. During the fashion-weeks we refresh our streetwear-category daily. We don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: Paris.

John Galliano Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

Powerful red laser-lights and only the contours of a woman’s body were the start of Galliano’s fashion show. On the catwalk it seemed as if there were leaks of fire. Bubbles floated through the air and created a shady smoke-effect as they collapsed on the runway. These settings immediately set the mood for the rest of the show, which was a true visual spectacle. Galliano was said to be inspired by the very first Hollywood actresses from the time when movies were still silent. His models had classic white-powdered faces and small dark-red lips. Their heads were decorated with feathers, pieces of fabric, nets and bouquets.The clothes were a bit of a chaos but there were some good pieces as well. Thin dresses in romantic colors were matched with large jackets. They had prints of dots and flowers. A long white sequined dress with a shiny silver jacket looked exquisite. (Tess van Daelen)

Hermes Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

Jean Paul Gaultier took us to the tennis club, where he presented more than fifty hot new Hermès looks. The catwalk had white lines on it and the girls all wore headbands in colors matching their outfits. In some of the clothes (short white, beige or lavender skirts, shorts, polo’s and cardigans) the girls could actually play a good game of tennis. The rest of the outfits (long halterdresses, trouser suits and chiffon tops) were perfect for chilling along the sideline. Though the clothes were very diverse Gaultier showed a cohesive collection of classic/sporty pieces. He used classic color-combinations of red, white and navy-blue. Great leather pieces came in beautiful chestnut brown. The models wore big bangles (colored or silver) and fingerless gloves. They carried small clutches and the famous Birkin bags. One of them even had a tennis-touch to it with a long band, a special part to put the tennisballs in. (Tess van Daelen)

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