Hey! This is only a short one I'm afraid - I'm literally so busy at the moment. I thought that this would be a pretty disappointing fashion blog if I don't post anything about at least one fashion week, so I've decided to produce a post summarising my 2 favourite shows at Paris Fashion Week, which was Wednesday 24th September to Wednesday 1st October. I chose to talk about Paris fashion week as opposed to London or New York for example, simply because as I have mentioned before, something about the city fascinates me and I can't wait to experience the fashion capital for myself.
CHANEL
"Karl Lagerfeld staged another epic catwalk show in Paris for SS15"- Metro
Karl Largerfeld has a reputation of not being one for half-measures,(what with last years supermarket style show) and this years spring/summer show from Chanel was no exception to this. He organised a staged Parisian feminist march, featuring beautifully dressed models (of course) and brought the catwalk to life, showing a new, exciting way to present a runway show. The Boulevard Chanel runway itself was set as a typical Parisian street, complete with puddles and zebra crossings. Cara Delevigne led the show, with models such as Kendall Jenner, Georgia-May Jagger and Gisele Bundchen holding signs which shouted slogans such as "He For She" and "History is Her Story", my personal favourite was "Make Fashion Not War"! 
Luckily the excitement of the show didn't distract from the clothes which were as usual - works of art. There was a real 70s feel to the clothes, and a lot of use of bright psychedelic watercolour prints across the show. Largerfeld and the Chanel creative team, often combined modern shapes and tailoring with vintage colours and patterns to create a 2015 spin on 1970s style. In the look on the right, the bag strap is covered in peace signs cleverly intertwined with the Chanel logo. The clean and simple collar completes this outfit for me and brings it together as one look. Knitting (shown below) stayed strong among the collection too, using extremely thick wools to create a more home-made. Overall it was another surprising yet brilliant show from Chanel. Watch this for a closer look.  |
(Right)Cara and Gisele after the Chanel show, creating the Chanel double C logo. |
"Stella McCartney serves up a breath of fresh air in her SS15 collection" - The Evening Standard
Stella McCartney I find, is always a designer of more wearable fashion, therefore I personally find it easier to take inspiration from her looks, which is great. Comfy Catwalk was apparently the theme behind the show and The Evening Standard described her latest collection to be designed to "empower women through comfort" and similarly to the Chanel show, the clothes had a strong feminist vibe to them. (Below) Knotted sandals were created from the designers signature vegan leather.
It's fair to say that monochrome is definitely in at the moment, so its interesting to see McCartney use the current autumnal colour trends within her spring/summer collection.The collection also features many other beautifully complimentary colours including white, cream, blush and blue, on top of new, modern prints. The collection noticeably avoids over-used and obvious floral designs, meaning each outfit is something we've not seen before in a Spring collection. One trend throughout the show was that the clothes presented the same, loose fitting silhouette, further showing Stella's idea that clothes don't have to be right fitting or revealing to make a woman look stunning. There was a certain elegance and grace with a modern, powerful twist swept down the catwalk in the Opera Garnier, and I loved it! Front row view of the show!
So there we go; my two favourite shows, again I apologise for the length.
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