Mood board: Back beneath Hôtel de Ville’s dramatic chandeliers, Dries Van Noten took utility to the prairies via the Orient, as billowing, unhemmed cargo pants, patch-pocketed trenches and peplum jackets were cut in dusty floral jacquards, metallic brocades or Batiks before trailing apron skirts and peacock-hued embellishments set his grounded glamour free into the night.
Best in show: The contrasting textures of these eclectic tapestry silks, rich velvets and Bloomsbury brocades against the collection’s khaki drub, over-dyed cotton and sweatshirt jersey, made for an arresting new urban elegance.
Scene setting: The juxtaposition of having such a large, formal venue played off against a completely acapella soundtrack - featuring female power ballads by the likes of Debbie Harry, Courtney Love, Kate Bush, Lily Allen and even Destiny’s Child - squared up an even more powerful performance. These iconic voices and their lyrics reverberated through the gilded hall over the occasional clack of the models’ velvet-heeled boots. Even Kanye West, seated in the audience, was in raptures.
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‘A crossover of ideas and emotion’: Simone Rocha on introducing menswear to her labelAs the collection arrives at London’s Dover Street Market with a special installation and zine, Simone Rocha speaks about the roots of the menswear offering, the art of collaboration, and a campaign which subverts ‘the archetypes of masculinity’
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Colour Clash is a bold compendium of dazzling supergraphics and logos that pop
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Beacon House is the contemporary rebirth of a midcentury San Francisco home
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Louis Vuitton A/W 2020 Paris Fashion Week Women's
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