Christian Dior Spring 2012: Daytime Skirts and Elegant Dresses
Probably the most anticipated show of Paris Fashion Week this season was the Christian Dior Spring Summer 2012 presentation, and most importantly, it was a huge success. As many of you die-hard Dior fans (okay, I admit it – I’m one of you guys) and fashion conscious women may recall, last Christian Dior show was nothing short of a complete disappointment.
Famous designer Bill Gaytten, who had worked under John Galliano for years, took over the line after John was fired, and produced a collection which astounded the minds of fashionistas with its incoherent and inconsistent nature. On the other hand, this haute couture line didn’t suffer the same curse.
The line was beautifully elegant. Eye-catching sheer gowns closed the show. The line was made up of a mix of casual daytime shirts and skirts, along with dresses that looked as light as air. The one and only question left is: Exactly who will be permanently taking over for J.G.? Marc Jacobs? I keep my fingers crossed that this rumor is true.
Mugler Spring 2012 Dresses: Cutouts in All the Provocative Places
As most of you are probably curious to find out, Lady Gaga didn’t make an appearance on the catwalk at the Mugler Spring 2012 show. Nonetheless, the show was really amazing. Moving on from the unpredictable Lady Gaga, this line was Nicola Formichetti’s second line for the fashion house, and while no one died, it was quite nice. The theme here – and at many other Spring Summer 2012 shows – seemed to be sexiness! Sparkly leggins and dresses which showed plenty of leg – and pretty much everything else – dominated the line that will most likely be lusted after by Lady G. impersonators world-wide. So, it is a narrow little cross section of the world which has both the body and the lifestyle for these clothes. But if Mugler’s 170k (and counting) Facebook likes is any indication, plenty of other online fashionistas are paying attention. That is evidently good enough for the Mugler.
I almost forgot, Lady Gaga did, on the other hand, show up in the opening video, singing “I am a Mugler woman; don’t fuck with me. Don’t fuck with Mugler. Welcome to Paris; we are Paris.” Perhaps it was written at the last minute. Not her best work, though as usual, it was not easy to take your eyes off her on the zillion inch screen.
Dualism between Matte and Glossy: Couture by Loredana Novotni
Loredana Novotni’s inspiration in her most recent work is based on the Japanese quotation, ‘black is modest and arrogant at the same time,’ and on the significance of black in pop culture. The concept of her work is based in the literary creations of the Mircea Eliade and Camil Petrescu, famous writers from Romania, works in which both have found beauty and inspiration in the contemplation of death and life in cosmic atmosphere.
The designer interpreted the human condition in the world, and attempted to incorporate these observations into her beautiful creations. She uses elements of Romanian folk creation too, and it is important to say that the process for making her work was completely manual. The materials Novotni used included felt, glittery synthetic threads, mate, cotton yarns and lace. Each and every piece of the material was in a different shade of black.
Her work explores the quality of black as being arrogant and modest simultaneously. This was done through not only combining different materials, textures and silhouettes, but also through dualism between glossy and matte and different tones of black. To carry out this work she collaborated with several designers.
John Galliano Spring 2012 Line Pays Tribute to Feminine Form
It can be a daunting task to take over for one of the most prominent and critically acclaimed designers in the world of haute couture. However, Bill Gaytten impressed the audience with the Spring 2012 line by John Galliano. After a disastrous fashion line last Fall, Bill redeemed himself with the wearable spring show. While fashion-conscious women may have a hard time accepting a John Galliano line which wasn’t designed by Galliano himself, this line was a really nice surprise. The designer was fired from not only his namesake label, but Dior too, after a true disaster last season.
While keeping the fashion house’s Parisian flair, the volume on the line was definitely dialed down for the new season with a muted color palette and far less extravagant designs. Nonetheless, models still displayed a romantic selection of most beautiful dresses which paid tribute to the feminine form in full.
Focusing on the print trend which is so prevalent in the haute couture these days, Bill said Style.com, ‘There is that thing about nannies,’ referring to his Mary Poppins inspired line.
Viktor and Rolf Spring 2012 Collection: Adorable Feminine Dresses
During Paris Fashion Week, things in the world of haute couture usually get a bit tense, with yellow stamp paparazzi taking themselves a little bit too seriously and fashion-designers worrying over each and every little detail. However, the Viktor and Rolf Spring Summer 2012 show put an end to virtually all of that. With models looking like beautiful tiny porcelain dolls surrounded by neon hued lip colors and what looked like hot pink drapes. As a matter of fact, those were parted yard long skirts of the singers of the pop duo Brigitte, who performed on a platform high above the catwalk.
A-line skirts dominated the runway, only adding to the cutest girly aesthetic of the collection. The line may have had more of a high-fashion feel than wearable. However, that sense of whimsy is what the Netherlands-based label is famous for.
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