Paris Fashion Week ss2010 Impressions #8

Nina Ricci Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

For the Nina Ricci SS2010 collection a new designer was in charge. Peter Copping, who has worked for Louis Vuitton, showed off his designer skills. As seen in many more collections for next spring/summer Copping used lots of nudes. There were some very cute frilly dresses made from tule, which had a lot of volume. Many of the dresses had multiple layers and collars adorned with tule. Those details gave the designs a romantic feeling. Prints were shown in only in one outfit. A floral printed dress was combined with a more subtle transparent cape. Also silky and lace fabrics were shown. The models carried perfectly matching clutches. They wore their hair in knots with some strings  all over their face. At the end of the show Copping combined the nudes with black and navy blue. Overall he designed a wearable collection in line with what Nina Ricci stands for. (Tess van Daelen)

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Balmain Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

Another hot collection from designer Christophe Decarnin for Balmain. The rock chick is still alive and kicking. And she still likes to wear her sexy, bodyhugging dresses, skinny (leather) trousers, miniskirts and jackets with shoulder-pads. Only this time she went a little bit wild: T-shirts were torn and had holes, skirts looked as if they were shredded and dirty colors like militairy-green and shades of brown were favorite. She’ll survive, we know that for sure.

Balenciaga Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

Another surprising show of Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga, but not really what people expected. After his elegant Parisienne in draped jerseys, skirts and trousers – a look much copied this season – this collection looked a bit disappointing because it looked so familiar. The sporty and eclectic outfits had elements of former collections, the shiny black skinny  trousers,  sleeveless shirts with graphic lines in yellow and white and a patchwork of fabrics and colors for  dresses and skirts. It didn’t give a visible  answer to what the fashionworld needs right now. Although Ghesquieres answer might have been in the music-lyrics: back to the start again.

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Gareth Pugh Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

Gareth Pugh is fashion’s new darling. And everybody want to be part of his popularity these days regarding all the vips front row like Rihanna and Michael Stipe. For his ss 2010 collection Pugh moved away from his hard edged super-structured looks, this time he emphasized a more romantic and softer mood. The first outfit—an loose trench over a floating chiffon dress in  shades of gray—set the mood, along with wrapped heads, makeup that shaded the models’ faces as though they’d walked through an ash cloud. Of course Pugh experimented with fabrics: feather-light tops, micro-pleats or slashed crepe & chiffon for dresses and pants. This collection seemed a new step for Gareth Pugh, daring but effective.

Rochas Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

Marco Zanini presented his second collection for Rochas on the runway. He added more color and print to a collection that was built on slip dressing, tailoring, and knits. His starting point seemed a French woman in the colonies. He translated that in shades of aubergine, paprika, saffron, lemon, turquoise, and mint. Belts and flowers (also in prints), sandals and ankle socks were his favorite accessories. The collection focused at slipdresses, sheer, sleeveless blouses (with retro bra), cropped trousers or short knit dresses with a flaring ice-skater skirt.

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