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Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2012
Summer is looking intense at Elie Saab. The show opened with a series of white looks that quickly evolved into an intense colour story of ocre, peach, emerald green and Lapis blue.
Ingrid Vlasov’s latest showing entitled ‘Les Ailes,’ which means wings, soared to great heights of style. The collection captured the movement and freedom of a bird via flowy silhouettes accented with witty feathered prints and materials.
Shiatzy Chen’s spring/summer 2012 collection is influenced by the iconic western fashions that marked the 60s as well as the exquisite craftsmanship and the culture behind the snuff bottle.
Valentin Yudashkin shows the warmth of Russia with a feminine collection infused with soft pastel colours and luxe shimmering details.
Yoshiyuki Miyamae demonstrated he is a force in fashion to be reckoned with! Miyamae’s debut collection titled ‘Bloom Skin’ left like a new chapter opening for the Issey Miyake brand. See how innovation defines Made-in-Japan clothing!
With a recent trip to Cuba sparking a foray into 50s pinups and tropical sanctuaries, this collection takes a trip through whimsical fantasy with mermaids encased in sequins and trees bearing fruits of raffia.
Martin Grant’s SS 12 collection was not about trends, rather timeless pieces that will make a woman feel and look great.
Gaspard Yurkievich spring/summer 2012 women’s and menswear collection was informal and sophisticated where school girl meets tailored sportswear.
Guillaume Henry is the master of mixing patterns and eye-catching colours together to create a look of modern school-girl sophistication. Always playfully alluring, the Carven girl makes looking smart a cutesy affair for SS 12.
For their Spring Summer offering, Peachoo Datwani and Roy Krejberg put on a dramatic show of avant-garde deconstruction, creating looks that were a mesmeric depiction of modern life.
There was a message behind the SS 12 collection of Limi Feu, who sent banner waving models down the catwalk donning look at me red-lipstick and at times showing off tattoos.
We are literally sitting on the dock of the bay (River Seine) waiting for the Commuun models to stroll on by. The setting for the show was right on point with the mood of the collection – summertime chic.
