As I said in my
part 1 post of this years Couture for Fall/winter 2015/16, there were so many different designers that I wanted to talk about that I thought I'd split it in two. A highlight for me so far of the |Couture runways was
Viktor & Rolf's 'wearable art' collection. But today I'm going to be looking at some more catwalks and show all the best bits.
Maison Valentino
Before the 2015 couture show, they staged an exhibition round Rome with previous couture dresses. Since Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpoalo Piccioli took over Valentino they rarely design or show a collection without their own Italian heritage. This collection was no exception. 'All things are getting so global, it's very important sometimes to be very local and to talk about your identity.' All pieces were full of rich reds and olives used on Roman tiles, vibrant golds and gladiator sandels referenced to Italy's history and alot of all blacks.
Zuhair Murad
The collection was inspired by the galaxy and the lights weren't the only thing shining on the runway. The dresses lit up the catwalk with deep scarlet reds, purples and turquoise and embellishments on sheer fabrics creating a romantic feel. Which was followed through the show ending with Cinderella style wedding dresses to die for.
Christian Dior
The most memorable part of the collection was the coats to me, Simon's claimed the coat shapes came from a square piece of material which he cut arm holes in and attached sleeves to. I can see them being a center trend in a few months. The heavy outerwear pieces contrasted with the floaty dresses giving an state of innocence mixed with something more, shown by the slashes in coats and chain mail pieces. The runway theme and garments with flowers was inspired by Flemish painter Hieronymous Bosch with his piece entitled 'Garden of Earthly delights' where Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Dotting the runway were objects which Simon's imagined to be forbidden fruit.
Alberta Ferretti (limited edition)
Ferretti's inspiration for this collection was her 19th century mansion in Paris which she just moved into. The rich colours and tulle was paired with her signature bohemian silhouettes, some of the pieces I felt almost came of a curtain rail in her Parisian mansion where as others took subtler tones, overall I thought the collection was very rich and elegant.
Chanel
Stars such as Rita Ora, Geraldine Chaplin, Kristen Stewart, and many more of Karl's muses sat round roulette tables in custom outfits made by Karl himself as the production line of models stood on the casino style stage. The computer made outfits have grown on me since I first saw them, Karl brought back the 20th century style jackets. The cloned models had overdrawn lips, rouged cheeks and were browed heavily. Karl explained the metaphor behind gambling at a casino and with his collections later in the show.
Alexis Mabille
This year marks the 20th year of Mabille being a courtier, and this collection was just as beautiful and feminine as the rest. Each bow, embellishment, beading, fringing and pearl marked a different piece to his personality. I thought that the collection was beautiful and as I don't see his work much it was nice to see his style back on my
style.com feed.
Which have been your favourite collections for fall/ winter 2015/16? There has been some amazing pieces. All pictures are credited to
style.com which also has more coverage of the couture shows. To look at 'part 1' it's
here and for past couture on the runways I wrote a post on it
here.
As I said in my part 1 post of this years Couture for Fall/winter 2015/16, there were so many different designers that I wanted to talk ab...
