Pastel pinks, baby blues and sorbet greens had turned into an almost sickening shade of ice cream by the end of Paris Fashion Week, ending with the Louis Vuitton show on Wednesday 6th October. Organza, embroidery, silk and lace were all prominent in this year’s Spring/Summer collections in Paris, but none more so than the highly acclaimed Louis Vuitton show designed by Marc Jacobs.
High expectations were already in place as the audience took their seats at a location none other than the Cour Carrée de Louvre. The audience, full of models such as Natalia Vodianova who said she wished
she had walked the show, were awestruck as at 10:30am sharp a forty-eight pony carousel was unveiled; a daintily dressed model perched on each one. The fashion merry-go round started turning and music that cannot be described by any other word but magical filled the space.
“The carousel was also a metaphor for fashion. The way it goes round and round…and how there is no end to fashion. How it’s a beautiful ride. And there is no end to its beauty.” Jacobs affirmed.
The look of the show was very 50’s with pretty pastels, full skirts and top-buttoned shirts. This slight reminiscence of childhood was continued in the hair styles with every single model’s hair tied up in feminine updos, frayed chignons or buns topped with simple white headbands. The fairground theme, the devastatingly pretty collection and the music were, together, the epitome of innocence and magic. However, the look never got too sugary with every model wearing killer silver stilettos and holding metallic clutches.
The eight minute show came to a close with a surprise appearance from Kate Moss – who doesn’t walk for just anyone. The fashion princess strutted in virginal white, wearing a Broderie Anglais dress teamed with white stilettos. This was highly contrasting of her Autumn/Winter’11 Louis Vuitton show appearance where she donned black hot pants with dominatrix style knee high boots and toted a cigarette on the runway (on non-smoking day, newspapers delightedly pointed out).
Kate Moss walking Louis Vuitton A/W’11 and S/S’11 - which do you prefer?
“It was poetic. Amazing and magical,” Olivia Wilde told People magazine. “I’ve seen fashion shows before but this was my first Paris show of this size, this beauty. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life before.”
Just some of the looks from the show - Blair Waldorf would be proud. Note that Daphne Groeneveld also walked, one of her first shows of this size.
The critical acclaim only further raised suspicions that Jacobs will in fact transfer to Dior now that John Galliano is no longer head designer. However, when questioned on the matter Jacobs simply stated “This is
a Louis Vuitton show. I work for Louis Vuitton.” But if anything proves he is up to the job, it was this show. “This,” one fashion insider declared, “was a show which said: ‘The sky’s the limit.’
After this show, it certainly is.
You can watch the stunning show here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4uZwi0eT3k
Bises, Riona
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