Paris as usually sets the tone in the global fashion arena. Culminated in the French capital the prêt-à-porter week outlined the main inspirations of the next summer. And since the principle of “get ready your sledge in summer, and your summer wardrobe in winter” still relevant, I suggest, by reviewing the trends in advance, to revise your wardrobe for fashion relevance in order to meet the upcoming season fully armed and, following the trend-setter Karl Lagerfeld, «Make fashion, not war».
COLOR
Black
A universal color because it is actually an anti-color. Black molds the figure right, makes the look confident, and in combination with a pair of high-heel shoes and a single accessory: be it is a solid gold bracelet or a red, matching the lipstick, clutch – and you are guaranteed to pass for the most stylish at any party.
Saint Laurent, Elie Saab, Rochas, Anthony Vaccarello
White
The color of spring and youth that the fashion never ceases to dream of. White is an antipode of black, with which it combines perfectly well.
Sonia Rykeil, Christian Dior, Véronique Branquinho, Givenchy, Lanvin
Red
The color beyond fashion. In combination with the black makes of it the color of a Parisian. The only color in which you do not need to explain anything to anyone. It carries a manifest of an independent and courageous woman. One must dare for it, it’s more than a color – it is a state of mind.
Alexandre Vauthier, Roland Mouret, Balmain
Yellow
The color of the sun, chicks and a coltsfoot; in a yellow dress one cannot be sad.
Golden
As a variation of yellow, it carries all its qualities, but sometimes we also want to shine, that’s why we dress in gold. After all, the golden is the color of the queens of Parisian night.
Guy Laroche, Rochas, Balmain, Barbara Bui, Lanvin (bags), Issey Miyake, Andrew Gn, Yohji Yamamoto, Chloé, Arkis, Céline, Emanuel Ungaro, Saint Laurent
Pastel
To soften accents and give some rest to the eyes, delicate pastel tones replace bright fluorescent ones. Because the fashion world says “no” to aggression reigning the planet.
Roland Mouret, Paco Rabanne, Manish Arora, Ann Demeulemeester, Nina Ricci, Loewe, Chalayan, Issey Miyake, Christian Dior, Maison Martin Margiela, Haider Ackermann, Givenchy
Vertical stripe
Contrary to the horizontal it slim the silhouette. Directly borrowed from the male wardrobe it allows to play with cross-gender dress codes. Next summer, to enhance the contrast, the most interesting would be stripes on the most feminine looks: such as floor-length skirts, tops and sheer silk fabrics. A stripe on the perfect pantsuit is also a tribute to the great Jean Paul Gaultier, who presented at the passed prêt-à-porter week his last show.
Anthony Vaccarello, DVN, Balmain, MMM, JPG, Kenzo, Vanessa Bruno, Givenchy, Giambattista Valli, Sacai, Saint Laurent, Sonia Rykiel
Flowers
Coming summer a dress with floral patterns is a must for fashionable women. The designers drew inspiration from paintings of the Impressionists and therefore gave preference to rather blurred lines with saturated color palette. An outfit with prints in the Claude Monet style is ideal for exploring the Normandy in May.
Andrew Gn, Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Emanuel Ungaro
TEXTURE
Net
Because the net is a new sheer. It is more geometric and less frank. Not as obvious as lace, but is able to turn into vulgarity in case of uncertain interpretation. The ability to wear a net next summer will let you pass for a professional stylist, aware of the latest trends.
Balenciaga, Balmain, Ann Demeulemeester, Lanvin, Véronique Leroy, Kenzo, Akris
Grommet
Wear items with a grommet for the sake of the word itself, which as a proud connoisseur repeat every time you will be asked what that kind of fashionable hole in a metal frame is, replacing a banal button or regularly jamming zipper.
Damir Doma, Alexis Mabille, Paco Rabanne, Lanvin, Christian Dior, MMM
SILHOUETTE
Sport wear
Because sportswear rhymes with ease, trend-setters Raf Simons and Karl Lagerfeld in their haute couture collections (…и здесь мы вставляем ссылки на обзоры их соответствующих коллекций)) turned sneakers into new high heels. Inspired by their example, Parisian prêt-à-porter designers proved that sport style can be not only comfortable but also elegant. And even the king red carpets Elie Saab refreshed his cocktail dresses with sports stripes.
Dries Van Notten, Damir Doma, Alexis Mabille, Balenciaga, Vionnet, Carven, Paco Rabanne, Manish Arora, Christian Dior, Viktor&Rolf, Elie Saab
Trapeze silhouette
It hails from the 70s, from a bloom of futurism or, in other words, of our present as it was perceived by the designers of that time. Trapeze is the foundation of the silhouette can be translated into 1001 different variations. A-shape dress is like youth that passes, as fashion does, but to which, unlike to the former, is nice to come back from time to time.
Roland Mouret, Carven, Manish Arora, Chalayan, Andrew Gn, Chloé, Giambattista Valli, Chanel
V-shaped collar
A collar in the shape of V is a victory over the boring semicircular one. «V» leaves the room for maneuver all the way down to the waist for the most daring of us. In a V-shaped neckline we look modern and self-confident thanks to the ergonomics of the cut that protects from awkward situations the owners of even the most magnificent forms.
Damir Doma, Vionnet, Roland Mouret, Andrew Gn, Martin Grant, Givenchy, Akris, Elie Saab, Sonia Rykiel, Valentino
Compound, multi-layered silhouettes à la japonaise (in a Japanese style)
Because we’re tired of minimalism and false simplicity. Because the future which inspires the fashion is born in the east and Japanese create the highest quality future, which is reflected in their style, including clothing.
Christophe Lemaire, Rochas, Aganovich, Ann Demeulemeester, BB, Chalayan, Isabel Matant, Yohji Yamamoto, Stella McCartney, Celine
High waistline
Accentuates the waist, pulls up the hips and everything which tends to fall under gravitation. Naked navel is out of date, thus you can reveal you impeccable abdominals only at a beach. The acceptable bare skin strip is just 5 cm under the breast.
Balenciaga, Givenchy, Guy Laroche, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Valentin Yudashkin, Paul & Joe
SHOES
Platform sandals
They came into fashion last season, and we liked them so much that they successfully migrated to the catwalks of spring-summer collections. Platform becomes even more massive, and at some designers it transformed into real “getas” (John Galliano), which brings us back to the ultra-topical Japanese style.
DVN, Damir Doma, Manish Arora, Julien David, VW, John Galliano, Sacai, Saint Laurent
