Couture Spring 2023 Fashion Shows and Trends

Couture Spring 2023 fashion shows coincide with men’s fashion week. Doja Cat’s shenanigans at Viktor and Rolf and another less impactful Schiaparelli show distracts from the collection in my opinion: had she just done the Pat Macgrath body makeup stunt I think she could’ve enjoyed the press, however, feel like her subsequent costume drew the…

Resort 2017 Fashion Shows

Helmut Lang Altuzarra Boss Isa Arfen Givenchy: youthful yet mature, edgy and ethereally feminine, the Givenchy Resort ’17 collection was beautiful, fun, chic and wearable. Norma Kamali Marchesa is known and renowned for its carpet-worthy gowns. The Resort ’17 collection was full of beautiful dresses and gowns, embellished with feathers, beading, and floral embroidery. I…

Mugler Fall/Winter 2016 Paris Fashion Week PFW FW16 AH16

Mugler Fall/Winter 2016 Paris Fashion Week took the runway to the battlefield with topstitched leather dresses which ended in Roman-esque strips, leather pants with tuxedo topstitch effect, skin or embossed oversized lapels, and weird underbust details that don’t work on soft dresses like they do on corsets. Sheer leopard chiffon and metallic leopard embroidery, and assymetry-…

Mugler SS16

The Mugler SS16 show started off quite boring, then began to pick up as we noticed asymmetry and leather looks begin to strut the runway: it’s hard to believe it was one collection, thus I again stress the importance of editing.  Although we’re to assume this is an air strip or naval ship…those looks are…