Two great
iconic fashion designers pitted each other in Paris Fashion Week with splashier
debut one after the other. Fashion buzz always
have the eye on both of them as they were preparing for more hallowed houses:
Saint Laurent and Dior from last many weeks. In fashion history it was the
biggest “face-off” by two fashion designers who were staging ready to wear
collection in respect of changing fashion
trends for many years. Simon and Slimane were mocked up with bold headlines
of “Designers Faced-off” in many magazines. Raf Simons debut first ever women’s ready to
wear collection in Paris Fashion Week for the house of Dior after a renowned
couture collection for men. Hedi Slimane, after wildly influential slimmed
suits for men, had debut first runway show for Saint Laurent two days after the
Simon’s debut.
Mr. Simons Took First
Approach in Paris Fashion Week
His show was
held in white cube at Hotel National des Invalides near to Rodin Museum, a site
for recent Dior shows. White carpets, bright lighting and pastel-curtained
windows were making the site more adorable. Before the show, Simons told that
his collection is aesthetic and beyond embracing the sensual, feminine and emotional
with which he had been associated.
Director of
Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, Valerie Steele, was invited as guest in
show who appreciated Simons and said that he is the inspired choice of Dior who
is perfect for “A” line, “H” line and “Y’ line. Before Simons, company was
narrowly focusing only on cosmetics and lucrative accessories. Mr. Simons
sought to be break free of past and his clothes were of more freedom with new
shapes jackets based on tuxedo, combination of pastel and electric colors and
long coats that day. Through short dresses he conveyed sexual notion.
Show was
well received by reviewers with full anticipation and lucrative responses. Chief
executive of Dior looked very excited and passionate. Immediately after the
show, retailers started making calls for purists of collection who had never
carried Dior’s line before it. Anyway, critics said that he understood vision
of Christian Dior and interpreted in modern way.
Hedi Slimane Hold the
Show after Two Days
Saint
Laurent show held on Monday with high media coverage as cameras ruled over the
ground. Mr. Slimane who previously worked as photographer has taken significant
approaches before the show like new name and logo of the house and based his
studio in Los Angeles. Several journalists were not invited and many editors
and stylists like from Karl Templer and Vogue were seated in third or fourth
row who normally sit in the front.
Show was
held in Black-Swathed Gallery and it was so dark that names on the seats were
not properly visible. A list of designer tycoons was invited including Vivienne
Westwood, Alber Elbaz, Marc Jacobs, Riccardo Tisci and Azzedine Alaia; some of them
were also invited at Simons couture show. His show was more anticipated
partially because he was out of the scene from runways for more than five
years. The co-founder of Saint Laurent, Pierre Berge supported Hedi who is an
iconic designer in fashion world.
His debut
has more collection of long chic caftans, frilly bows, tiered skirts, peasant
blouses and slimmed jackets. Retailers were very fervent after the show.
However collection was not well received as it should, according to critics.
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