quinta-feira, 30 de setembro de 2010

Paris Spring 2011




Balenciaga
by Nicolas Ghesquière
Stark, crisp cottons in couture shapes 
that buckled high around the neck.

The cocooning shape.
Pied de coq / Houndstooth check coats 
made from plastic-y faux leather.

Wet-looking, plasticized textures.

One-shoulder toga dresses 
re-worked from Balenciaga in the 1960s.

Hand-painted lace — pink with blue, purple and orange.
Metal-tipped collars.

Men’s shirts worn loose, tucked in one side.
Multi-zippered vest in pastel-toned snakeskin.

Breastplates worn under light chiffon shirts.
Hard-core grommet belts slung around the hips. 

Classic men’s creeper with studded soles.
Ski boot-inspired in electric blue metallic leather.

Balmain
by Christophe Decarnin
Skintight lamé pants rolled-up above the ankle.

Blood-red dye.
Safety pins and studs enriched pelmet skirts & hot-pants.
Torn fishnets. 

Tattered stars-and-stripes tanks & frayed micro-shorts.
Padlock on a chain. 

Studded and safety-pinned leather jackets.

Candy stripes over prints on bleached-out jeans.
Pinned leather bustier top paired with ripped jeans.

Leather biker jackets covered with safety pins and crystals.

Rick Owens
Cutaway jackets & vests in paper-thin leather 
topped high-waisted full cotton skirts.

Sleeveless cape in silk cotton canvas 
with a face-framing collar. 
Cut-away halterneck top in moss green.
 
A new shape of leather jacket
Frock tail at the back and mid crop at the front.

Short dresses with plain bodices over folded gazar skirts.

Loose Grecian pleats and a yoked neckline.
Hair combs of bone.

Ruffled tulle at the ankle or shin straps tied with bows.