Stella McCartney Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

Finally after so many days of (sometimes boring) fashionshows with angry looking models there were real smiles on the runway. Stella McCartney was in a good mood – maybe because 2008 turned out to be a good year regarding 20 percent profit – and her message was: embrace life and be happy. Her collection was alike: real clothes for real women but with a little bit of glamor to make it through the day. Relaxed denim skirts just below the knee and male trousers mixed with lace tops and masculine jackets referred to the seventies , although the gender blending was very now. High heels, but also comfy Linda-wedges – a tribute to her late mother Linda McCartney – gave the look an extra edge as did the colors and shiny/matte shantung. McCartneys evening-wear is flowing and moving like a colorful jellyfish, for those late parties at the beach or downtown. Watch her best friend Gwyneth Paltrow, she’ll be probably the first.

Sonia Rykiel Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

For Sonia Rykiel’s fashion show last year’s Park of Saint-Cloud was exchanged for Sonia Rykiel’s own shop on Boulevard Saint-Germain. The flowers on the runway had turned into shiny silver confetti. And the fashion show was just one big party, especially for the models since they could act as joyful as possible. It even made model Sasha Pivovarova’s face look cheerful. The girls gracefully walked down the runway. Once with three at a time in matching striped sweaters. Rykiel showed a lot of colorful long (sometimes knitted) cardigans with shoulder pads. See-through big buckled belts were worn with them. Most items of one outfit were in the same shade, decorated with stars, flowers or bows. Models showed lined body warmers, skirts and strapless tops with visible square seams. A great blue silky trouser suit with white palm leaves really stood out. Rykiel’s SS2010 collection is great fun to watch and to wear. (Tess van Daelen)

Givenchy Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

In Riccardo Tisci’s collection for Givenchy his graphic prints were perfection. He started the show with triangular shapes and cut-outs and horizontal lines. Halfway the collection the audience was blown away when he introduced his print for spring 2010. It had zigzag patterns combined with lines and curves. Tisci used it in many of his designs and showed it in three different natural shades. Even some shoes with platform wedges had the detailed print all over them. Apart from the graphic print some of Tisci’s highlights were a few great drop-crotch harem pants, multi-layered skirts, loose-fitting sleeves and dresses with ruffles in all the right places. He also gave the shoulders some extra attention by adorning and raising them. Puffy collars were worn on top of Roman draped ultra-light dresses. It’s for sure that this Givenchy collection will do well in stores. So we will certainly see its graphic prints passing by next spring. (Tess van Daelen)

Paris Fashion Week ss2010 Impressions #19

Paris Fashion Week Impressions #18

Streetfashion Paris ss2010 Day 2

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

Paris Fashion Week Impressions #17

Dries van Noten Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

It’s been a long time Dries van Noten used his famous and favorite ethnic influences to create a collection. Somehow it never went away, it just waited under the surfaces of other collections to be used when required. After a sober, classic but colorful winter-collection Dries van Noten went East again. This time very restraint, elegant and somehow French. It was the arty jewelry (wit big crystal-stones), two-tone shoes, wet hair and bare faces (no make-up at all ) that gave it an intellectual touch. Van Noten mixed his all time classics in different prints – batik, ikat, stripes, Chinese embroidery – and beautiful colors from aubergine and black to white, red, blue and beige. The game was played by texture, print and proportions. Stiff 3/4 trousers, flowing silk dresses, skirts hanging on the hips with too short sweaters. It was sporty, chic and ladylike with a masculine touch. Perfect clothes for grown up women who want to dress fashionable and beautiful without screaming it out loud.

Paris Fashion Week ss2010 Impressions #16

Paris Fashion Week ss2010 Impressions #15

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