Paris Spring 2011

Emilio Pucci
by Peter Dundas

 

Seventies-inflected Mediterranean vibe.

A gown in blue-on-white print, short in front, 

with a flouncy train.

Lace-up boots                   Laced-front

 Slit-up-to-there gowns with plunging lace-up backs.

 A laced-front minidress embroidered with blue on white.

A kaftan with a scrolling blue design.

Clingy jersey T-shirt gowns in archival Pucci prints.

Frocks in guipure lace and broderie anglaise 

embroidered with tiny mirrors
and edged with pompoms.

A haute hippie classic from YSL - the lace-up python safari shirt.

Schoolboy blazers and low-slung flares.

Whipstitched suede flares.

A plissé tie-dyed T-shirt.

Skinny pants embellished with mirrored discs.

Scarves dangling with pompons.

Carven

by Guillaume Henry

Paris Spring 2011

Yves Saint Laurent

by Stefano Pilati

The African-style collection   YSL  summer 1967

 YSL  fall 1976/77       Balloon-sleeved blouse in bright orange.

 The BLUE of the famous Marrakech Majorelle Garden 

as a flowing dress with a tinge of the 1970s.

  YSL 1976/77           Ruffled peasant dresses 

                                   in thick cotton cinched at the waist.

 The seventies ruffles on orange and jade chiffon dresses 

in a thumbprint pattern.

Transparent or naked backs.
 

A belted backless jumpsuit. 

After-dark harem-jumpsuit accessorized with a gold disc-choker.

A key look – halter necks tied with a large bow 

at the nape of the neck.

Navy silk chiffon halter gown with sliced-open sleeves. 

A roomy cotton trench-coat with a black silk bow at the neck.

A bowed blouse with a knee-skirt. 

A split skirt piped in black with a single square pocket at an angle. 

A navy caban with a black and silver belt.
 

A belted jacket with a black cotton wrap skirt. 

Skirts edged in orange and taupe ruffles. 

Matte gold, fin-heeled wedge sandals. 

Scrolled gold cuffs and disc earrings.

Valentino

by Maria Grazia Chiuri 

and Pier Paolo Piccioli

A floral motif embroidered from gold foil thread.

High-cut neck shirtdresses with frills running down the front.

Skinny chain belts at the waist.

Tiny florets of kid leather scattered over point d’esprit.

Black guipure lace over beige. 

Signature ruffles framed the neckline and sleeves 

of organza dresses.

Long shirtdress belted high on the waist 

in Valentino's signature red.
Flats with gold chain ankle straps.

Paris Spring 2011

Hermès

by Jean Paul Gaultier

Gaultier says au revoir to Hermès in equestrian style.

A harnessed skintight black leather number.

Jodhpur shorts in butterscotch suede.

Fringed tobacco shawl.

A transparent croc leather jacket.

Wrap-over suede shirt-jackets tucked into 

high-waisted pants or rolled-up shorts.

Leather-fronted cardigans.      Knee-high riding boots.

Skin-baring jacket crisscrossed like wings at the back.

Corduroylike finish.

Translucent croc-effect with a matching Kelly bag. 

Fluid pantsuit in burnt orange.

The key piece - the leather basque highlighting the waist.

A flowing gown in ombré chiffon with the leather basque.

Mousseline capes.

The famous scarf braided into a pony tail. 

Ultra-high-waisted pants.

Body harnesses.

Stiff-brimmed leather hats.

Leather vest in reddish brown.

Moss green leather bracelets & clutch.

Kelly-inspired ‘bustier’ & belt bags.       The wicker Kelly.

Jean Paul Gaultier

The jumpsuit in dazzling 3-D stars and moon prints.

Leather jacket with squared-off shoulders.

Ruched skinny pants.

Crunchy lace entwined with denim.

Knife-pleated trenches.

Corset belt.

Victorian floral and palm fronds prints.

Drawstringed shoulders. 

Dr. Martens with the backs cut away & Patterned tights. 

Metal breastplate.

Vivienne Westwood

A dress in rich burgundy silk. 

Clashing patterns – tapestry-floral & tartan

The copper lace-ups.          Loosely-fitted silhouette.

Skirts & Pants in ruched and bunched style.

Wide-collared jackets layered over longer shirts 

and cropped  trousers.

A bodice puffed into the shape of a heart.

A single brace slung crosswise over the body.

A black and white-dotted mini-corset 

atop a vast red taffeta crinoline.

A floral ballgown cinched with a belt 

stamped with the word 'fragile'.

A tobacco gown belted over a basque waist.