Chanel kicked the day off in a typically glamourous fashion with an aeroplane themed runway and models in "Stewardess-Luxe", suit dresses in pastel blues giving way to flapper style dropped waist gowns. The collection remains youthful with punk-inspired hair and dramatic eye make-up.
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| Chanel |
Giorgio Armani Prive produced a breathtaking selection of underwater-inspired outfits, each creation painstakingly adorned to produce a scale-like effect, the models channelled their inner mermaid as they walked in these elegant pieces.
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| Giorgio Armani Prive |
Zuhair Murad played it safe with some pretty but otherwise fairly predictable gowns, their saving grace being the highly-worked detailing that is so important with couture pieces.
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| Zuhair Murad |
Stephane Rolland contrasted traditional elegance with fierce body-armour, set against dramatic decor on the collars and billowing skirts.
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| Stephane Rolland |
My main excitement today was focused on Givenchy, whose sumptuously gothic collection had me completely in awe. Definitely the best collection this season, these staggeringly beautiful dresses hold exactly the right balance of beauty and darkness, Ricardo Tisci's designs feature a range of textures and fabrics from leather detailing and studs to zip features. The whole extraordinary collection screams drama without being over the top - the violence of the dark detailing balanced out by graceful flowing skirts, the models themselves wearing minimal makeup and hair tied in chic buns and a final dramatic flourish of a silver nose ring. This collection will be incredibly hard to beat in my books, yet I remain hugely excited for Jean-Paul Gaultier and Valentino tomorrow.
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| Givenchy |
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