Streetfashion Paris Womenswear SS2011 Day 6

What are you wearing during the coming fashionweeks? Your Louboutin-heels, your latest Dries van Noten-jacket or that vintage Prada? Maybe we’ll spot you in Paris, Milan, New York or Amsterdam. During the fashionweeks we refresh our streetwear posts regularly. We don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: Paris Fashion Week.

Yves Saint Laurent Catwalk Fashion Show Paris SS2011

Don’t worry if in the past six months you haven’t had the time to visit the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition. Cause in the show on Monday evening Stefano Pilatti presented the best of YSL all over again.

He created many wow-moments by referring to earlier YSL collections. The trenchcoat, the jumpsuits, the gypsy dresses and the classic suits were all there, combined in this one collection.

The looks were classical and feminine and often showed some skin. Like the backless jumpsuit, the sheer turquoise printed dress and the chic black dress with cutouts and a low V-neck Freja Beha wore.

There was not one look we didn’t like. Yet it could have been a little more modern and cohesive.

Chloé Catwalk Fashion Show Paris SS2011

The color palette Hannah MacGibbon chose for spring was again very neutral. Black, ivory and nudes and precisely one red look. Since the minimalistic trend was picked up all over the world it was a wise decision of MacGibbon to do minimalism again. Yet this time in a slightly fresher and more feminine way.

Sheer and pleated dresses and skirts that ended below the knee looked like your favorite dance wear. Especially in combination with tight (second skin) tops and ballerina shoes.

Some of the white designs maybe looked a bit too clinical, but we’ve got a feeling this collection is going to be a hit anyway.

Streetfashion Paris Womenswear SS2011 Day 5

What are you wearing during the coming fashionweeks? Your Louboutin-heels, your latest Dries van Noten-jacket or that vintage Prada? Maybe we’ll spot you in Paris, Milan, New York or Amsterdam. During the fashionweeks we refresh our streetwear posts regularly. We don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: Paris Fashion Week.

Viktor & Rolf accessories SS2011

Emanuel Ungaro Presentation Paris SS2011

To celebrate his first collection for Emanuel Ungaro Giles Deacon held a garden party in Paris. It was the brightest most cheerful one you could think of and really breathed a perfect summer vibe.

There were no models walking the runway. No, this time they got to sip champagne and chit chat with the audience. Fortunately for Anna dello Russo who was, in fact one of the models at the party.

The girls wore sexy cocktail dresses of lace and fur. Their hair was classically braided, their lips were deep red and they had the cutest sunglasses on.

Deacon said he wanted to ‘reinterpret the sensuous, soft, vivaciousness that Mr Ungaro was known for’. Therefore he came up with lace work and embroideries, both things that are synonymous with Ungaro.

The collection was sexy and playful, but we’re not yet sure if we loved it.

Viktor & Rolf Backstage Fashion Paris SS2011

During the Viktor & Rolf fashion show TPS went backstage to take pictures of all the models getting ready. We saw how the last couple of stitches were done on some of the designs and watched the models putting on the enormous wedding dresses. Check our photos of the best backstage fashion!

Viktor & Rolf Backstage Beauty Paris SS2011

Backstage at a fashion show, that’s were the magic happens. We were backstage at the Viktor & Rolf show this week and witnessed how normal girls were turned into catwalk goddesses. Check out our picture gallery to see Karlie Kloss, Patricia van der Vliet , Abbey Lee Kershaw and others get their hair and make-up done.

Stella McCartney Catwalk Fashion Show Paris SS2011

The Stella McCartney show, held in the beautiful Opéra Garnier, didn’t pass unnoticed. With her father Paul McCartney turning up, as well as actrice Salma Hayek, Liv Tyler and singer Beth Ditto it caused quite a stir. Paparazzi and street photogs were fighting for the best shot in front of the theater and inside all camera’s were pointed at them.

Yet celebs maybe assure being mentioned in the press, the clothes of course have to tell the right story. And today they did. Stella, who dedicated the show to her family, friends and fantastic team, first sent out several fresh pastel looks. The silhouettes were masculine, yet the colors (rose pistachio, fresh bergamot, lavender, wilde blue and yellow sorbet) made it soft again.

Stella’s trousers were highwaisted and cropped, her jackets were straight cut and had cigarette sleeves. They were paired with buttoned up polos.

Halfway the collection Stella showed some oversized denim outfits with a clean cut. Right after that long silk gowns with very high slits followed each other. Though they were pretty revealing they stayed elegant.

The show ended with a splash of citrus. Gorgeous colored citrus fruit prints covered dresses, skirts, collars and jackets. They looked like the perfect alternative for the often used floral print. Plus fruit prints might become a hit next summer. Prada and Moschino cheap and chic both already showed fruit prints (bananas and lemons, respectively) in their collection.

Givenchy Catwalk Fashion Show Paris SS2011

The Givenchy collection Riccardo Tisci presented on Sunday was a tough one. There were some daring outfits there, which made us think ‘dark’, ‘punk’ and ‘techno’.

Tisci used photographer Robert Mapplethorpe as his inspiration, which explains all the black and white we saw. There were a lot of sleeveless statement jackets, all matched with long sheer black pieces of fabric. The punk feeling came from the many zippers (across waistlines, sleeves and pants) Tisci used.

Lea T, the transsexual model. which over the past few months caused some commotion, being in the Givenchy ads and all, was there too. She walked the show alongside many new faces like Saskia de Brauw and Pauline Van der Cruysse.

Something we didn’t expect to see at Givenchy was the leopard print. After some years full of animal printed fashion the leopard print was finally on its return, yet now it seems Tisci brought it back to life. The Givenchy customer probably won’t mind. She’s bound to love every single look of this collection.

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