Maria Dach | The Observer
When I watched Paris Fashion Week this year, I found myself in awe of the designers. Their commitment to curating new designs demonstrated art is present in fashion. After Paris Fashion Week, I wondered what would come next for the designers. After staging their inspired collections in Paris, fall-winter collections would come only a few weeks later. Ranging from Versace’s 78 pieces to Chanel’s 66 pieces, each collection was inspired and innovative in its carefully curated stylistic choices.
Chanel
The collection‘s silhouettes were designed by Virginie Viard. Chanel described the collection as being “afloat with an asymmetrical silhouette in movement, a feminine-masculine spirit transversed by camellia motifs, an eternal code of Chanel.” The camellia is a flower from China that symbolizes strong love. Camellias have been a symbol of Chanel since Coco Chanel was inspired by a performance of Alexander Dumas’ ”La Dame aux Camellias.” After seeing the performance, she wore the flowers herself and put them on designs. The Chanel Camellia Bracelet takes inspiration from one of Coco’s 1933 designs.
Chanel Bouton de Camellia Bracelet
The collection contained references to many signature elements of Chanel’s brand. The looks used a tweed fabric the brand has used since 1924. Coco Chanel was inspired by menswear that made use of this fabric. The iconic 2.55 clutch in red appeared in the collection as well. It provided a touch of color, as the majority of the collection was in neutral tones.
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[gallery type="square" size="medium" ids="266400,266401,266402"]Coperni
Coperni has made headlines for its combination of fashion and technology. In Sept. 2022, they made the choice to spray a dress onto Bella Hadid —something previously unseen in fashion. The fall-winter collection was innovative from a technological standpoint, as it included a robot walking on the runway.
Coperni
The innovation was not limited to technology. Coperni’s collection contained various silhouettes, and the looks contained bursts of colors in the almost entirely neutral-toned collection.
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[gallery type="square" size="medium" ids="266397,266398,266399"]Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood is known for being the pioneer of British-punk fashion. The designer passed away at the age of 81 in Dec., and the fall-winter Vivienne Westwood collection paid tribute to the late founder. The collection was designed by her design partner and husband Andreas Kronthaler. The collection was infused with the style Vivienne Westwood was especially known for and had several looks using tartan fabric. It also implemented the innovative tailoring techniques the brand is known for.Favorite looks:
[gallery type="square" size="medium" ids="266393,266394,266395"]Versace
Donatella Versace curated the brand into what it is today. She curated the fashion house’s reputation for sophistication, especially in women’s fashion.“This collection starts from the understanding and appreciation of the body that we have always had in our heart at Versace,” the founder said of the fall-winter collection. ”We applied the lessons learned in the Atelier to ready-to-wear: the construction, the tailoring, the beauty of fabric.”
The collection’s intentionality in curating these pieces is reflected through its use of leather. The bold fabric stood out among widely used fabrics in a few looks within the collection.
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[gallery type="square" size="medium" ids="266403,266404,266405"]Hermes
The Hermes collection is titled “A Shifting Palette.” Describing the collection, the brand said, “monochrome silhouettes reveal enchanting colors. Incandescent reds and browns converge with soft rose gold and radiant yellow, while black captures the light.”The intentionality of the color scheme highlighted the silhouettes. Several looks in the collection featured scarves, but none were the well-known Hermes Carre scarf. The Hermes Carre scarf is a favorite among fashionable women such as Jackie Kennedy-Onassis and Audrey Hepburn. The collection may not have featured the infamous silk scarf, but it did use silk in a few of the silhouettes.
Hermes
