By Jack Moss
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Womenswear collections S/S 2011: show invitations

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A kaleidescopic collection of all our favourite invitations from the S/S 2011 Womenswear Collections

Acne (front) sent out a thick black-foiled invitation card.

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Acne (front) sent out a thick black-foiled invitation card.

the Acne inviation card, our fashion director’s hand-written name was underlined with purple foil.

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On the reverse of the Acne inviation card, our fashion director’s hand-written name was underlined with purple foil.

Jil Sander’s fluorescent invitation reflected the sizzling-coloured collection.

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Jil Sander’s fluorescent invitation reflected the sizzling-coloured collection.

Jil Sander’s invitation opened to reveal a shocking-pink interior.

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Jil Sander’s invitation opened to reveal a shocking-pink interior.

Pringle of Scotland’s white-foiled card featured a stylised negative image

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Pringle of Scotland’s white-foiled card featured a stylised negative image of a scene from the label’s latest advertising campaign, shot near Nairn.

Pringle of Scotland (reverse).


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Pringle of Scotland (reverse).

Fendi’s invitation appeared scorched

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Fendi’s invitation appeared scorched – as did the collection - thanks to dyed, laser-cut organza.

Versus’s floral offering echoed both the micro-prints and the abundance of geometric shapes

Versus’s floral offering echoed both the micro-prints and the abundance of geometric shapes in the collection.

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Versus’s invitation (reverse).


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Versus’s invitation (reverse).

Richard Nicoll’s invitation was screen-printed on vinyl

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Richard Nicoll’s invitation was screen-printed on vinyl with the print appearing in retro typewriter typography. 

From Emilio Pucci came a piece of tan stiched leather with gold embossed lettering.

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From Emilio Pucci came a piece of tan stiched leather with gold embossed lettering.

Marni sent out a simple, glossy and sunny card.

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Marni sent out a simple, glossy and sunny card.

Versace

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Versace

Versace

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Versace

Giorgio Armani’s blue, fabric-covered invitation set the tone for a marine-coloured show

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Giorgio Armani’s blue, fabric-covered invitation set the tone for a marine-coloured show that was big on texture.

Margaret Howell sent a fold-out poster that opened out to reveal the crinkled surface

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Margaret Howell sent a fold-out poster that opened out to reveal the crinkled surface of a shirt.

Church’s Church’s stiff-board invitation of brogue shoe-board invitation was decorated with the pattern of a brogue shoe

Church’s stiff-board invitation was decorated with the pattern of a brogue shoe embossed with silver-foiled bubbles.

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The inside of Margaret Howell’s folded invitation was patterned with a shirt’s crinkles.

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The inside of Margaret Howell’s folded invitation was patterned with a shirt’s crinkles.

The stiff-board invitation to Sass & Bide’s ’Papa Sucre’ collection was capped by a tangle of crinkley raffia straw.

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The stiff-board invitation to Sass & Bide’s ’Papa Sucre’ collection was capped by a tangle of crinkley raffia straw.

A nondescript cardboard exterior folded open to reveal Prada’s deep blue invitation.

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A nondescript cardboard exterior folded open to reveal Prada’s deep blue invitation.

Gucci’s rigourously duo chromatic invitation.


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Gucci’s rigourously duo chromatic invitation.

Giles Deacon’s invitation came on a label attached to a paper version of his trademark sunglasses

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Giles Deacon’s invitation came on a label attached to a paper version of his trademark sunglasses

The reverse of the label featured a cheeky cartoon character

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The reverse of the label featured a cheeky cartoon character

Céline’s double-paper stock invitation was reinforced by thick card

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Céline’s double-paper stock invitation was reinforced by thick card

Céline

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Céline

Fendi’s black and gold offering

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Fendi’s black and gold offering

On the reverse, guest performers Duran Duran’s name came emblazoned in a thick, fluorescent glossy print

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On the reverse, guest performers Duran Duran’s name came emblazoned in a thick, fluorescent glossy print

Chanel’s floral offering

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Chanel’s floral offering

Chanel

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Chanel

Emanuel Ungaro’s embossed logo adorned triplexed board with a subtle pink rim

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Emanuel Ungaro’s embossed logo adorned triplexed board with a subtle pink rim

Emanuel Ungaro

Emanuel Ungaro

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The designer’s firstname was spelt out in fluorescent elastic bands on a thick silver card

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The designer’s firstname was spelt out in fluorescent elastic bands on a thick silver card, with purple edging, on the Stella McCartney invitation

Junya Watanabe’s delicate tissue paper offering

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Junya Watanabe’s delicate tissue paper offering

The Miu Miu invitation featured bold, embossed blocks of fluorescent yellow...

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The Miu Miu invitation featured bold, embossed blocks of fluorescent yellow...

...as did the envelope

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...as did the envelope

One side of Loewe’s extra thick, gilt-edged card had a leather-like texture...

One side of Loewe’s extra thick, gilt-edged card had a leather-like texture...

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printed pink paper

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...while the other featured simple, printed pink paper

Wunderkind’s multi-paper stock invitation came erratically stapled together

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Wunderkind’s multi-paper stock invitation came erratically stapled together

Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci’s offering incorporated a dye-cut

Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci’s offering incorporated a dye-cut, detachable woman’s face in leopard print...

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the reverse featured a rocky beach scene

...while the reverse featured a rocky beach scene

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Louis Vuitton’s gold-foiled fabric card invitation

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Louis Vuitton’s gold-foiled fabric card invitation

Louis Vuitton

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Louis Vuitton

Hermès sent out a leather invitation with a hole-punched logo and debossed lettering

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Hermès sent out a leather invitation with a hole-punched logo and debossed lettering

Ackermann’s invitation came emblazoned with a super-glossy, blue paint logo, with black debossed show details

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Ackermann’s invitation came emblazoned with a super-glossy, blue paint logo, with black debossed show details

Neil Barrett made the envelope a feature by outsizing the card

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Once again, Neil Barrett made the envelope a feature by outsizing the card

Neil Barrett


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Neil Barrett

John Galliano’s canvas invitation featured a moody sketch of woman’s face

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John Galliano’s canvas invitation featured a moody sketch of woman’s face

The show details came printed on the back

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The show details came printed on the back

the Yohji Yamamoto invitation looked like a simple, glossy back card with a mysterious dye-cut strip...

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At first glance, the Yohji Yamamoto invitation looked like a simple, glossy back card with a mysterious dye-cut strip...

when you pulled on the subtly protruding back strip, it revealed a glittery blaze of colour

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...but, when you pulled on the subtly protruding back strip, it revealed a glittery blaze of colour

The Hermès and Colette collaboration invitation incorporated images of their limited edition scarves

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The Hermès and Colette collaboration invitation incorporated images of their limited edition scarves

The reverse came printed in the style of an old-school label maker

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The reverse came printed in the style of an old-school label maker

Jack Moss
Fashion Features Editor

Jack Moss is the Fashion Features Editor at Wallpaper*, joining the team in 2022. Having previously been the digital features editor at AnOther and digital editor at 10 and 10 Men magazines, he has also contributed to titles including i-D, Dazed, 10 Magazine, Mr Porter’s The Journal and more, while also featuring in Dazed: 32 Years Confused: The Covers, published by Rizzoli. He is particularly interested in the moments when fashion intersects with other creative disciplines – notably art and design – as well as championing a new generation of international talent and reporting from international fashion weeks. Across his career, he has interviewed the fashion industry’s leading figures, including Rick Owens, Pieter Mulier, Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, Christian Lacroix, Kate Moss and Manolo Blahnik.

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