Louis Vuitton's resort 2018 collection, shown yesterday at Miho Museum near Kyoto, burst with historical Japanese references. As Vogue's Nicole Phelps pointed out, designer and Japanophile Nicolas Ghesquière has been traveling to the island country for two decades, enthralled by its "samurai armor, Kurosawa’s colors, Kabuki makeup, traditional prints of fishermen, and the obscure 1970s Japanese film series Stray Cat Rock."
At the request of her partner, designer Andreas Kronthaler, Vivienne Westwood happily modeled two looks in her own show, a punk-tinged nod to the avant-garde art scene of 1920s Vienna...
Sometimes the only way to appreciate a Comme des Garçons collection is through the lens of singularity. Typically, and particularly for fall 2017, it seems as if there is neither beginning nor end, neither time nor place. Attempts to discern meaning usually prove futile — although clearly a statement is being made.
The last guests were still taking their seats when the first model exited to total silence, with lowered lights — a typical Yamamoto move. He has been working more and more internally for the last few seasons, with self-penned soundtracks, and personally painted applications, giving us poetic moments to pause and take in his quiet genius.
Just like his men's outing in January, Rick Owens' show today was titled Glitter. If Glitter 1 reinterpreted the 1970s, this time around he pondered the "glitter of civilization," likening runway shows to contemporary ceremonies, and wondering how they could be used in the most positive way.
It seems baffling that Dries Van Noten is celebrating his 100th show. He consistently evolves his unique vision every season, to the point where the past lives symbiotically with the present, and we are lost in the dizzying mélange. His references take on a plethora of past present, pop and future, which was evident in his Inspirations retrospective at Les Arts Decoratifs museum in 2014. But this time, the inspirations were all him.
It was a never-ending party, with a never-ending parade of party dresses, at Yves Saint Laurent, the unofficial kickoff of the Paris collection...
Taking his finale walk in a tee that read 'Couture Is an Attitude,' Jeremy Scott borrowed from drag and fashioned his fall Moschino collection out of packaging materials and assorted household items...
Miuccia Prada stuck to her strengths (namely, a jumble of materials and references) for fall, sending out mostly separates loaded with beads and fringe, festooned with feathers and furs, or printed with classic film stars — sometimes all at once...
