Paris Haute Couture A/W22: Day One Highlights
From Christian Dior to Schiaparelli, Bazaar Arabia’s Fashion Editor shares her favourite looks from Monday here…
Day one of Haute Couture week commenced yesterday in Paris at 10am sharp with, as always, a much anticipated show from Schiaparelli. Throughout the day collections from Christian Dior, Georges Hobeika, Iris Van Herpen and more graced the runways and the stage was set for an exciting week ahead. Read below for Bazaar Arabia’s round up of highlights from day one of Haute Couture AW 2022…
Iris Van Herpen
The collection, ‘Meta Morphism,’ celebrated the brand’s 15th anniversary with an exploration of 3D printing techniques. According to the Haute Couture fashion house’s Instagram, “For this collection, Iris van Herpen explored the depths of the body in post-human realities to hold a lens on our intangible identities and shifting society with hyper reality at the horizon. Through ‘Meta Morphism’, Van Herpen expresses the body as an elusive system, rooted in transience.”
Georges Hobeika
The brand’s official debut collection from Co-Creative Directors Georges and Jad Hobeika was opened by influencer, Leonie Hanne, in a shimmering metallic feather and crystal embroidered dress. The collection, ‘Eternal Gifts,’ takes inspiration from Mother Nature’s colour palette with designs painted in Mediterranean blues and sunset hues that accentuate the house’s signature feminine cuts, which are sure to be seen gracing red carpets very soon.
Christian Dior
“The tree of life, symbol of the connection between cultures, mythologies and all forms of creation, is the starting point of the Autumn/Winter 2022-2023 haute couture line dreamed up by Maria Grazia Chiuri,” the French fashion house shared. Featuring a set design by Ukrainian artist Olesia Trofymenko, the collection stood out against the floral embroidered backdrops and zingy citrus shades. Floral embroidery adorned on cotton, wool crepe silk and cashmere were juxtaposed with flowing maxi dresses styled with patchwork jackets.
Schiaparelli
Aptly named ‘Born Again – The New Couture,’ Schiaparelli’s AW22 collection was, as always, a journey to surrealist fashion and throughout the show, the looks were adorned with a burst of multi-coloured blooms. The team shared their thoughts on the collection, “All of us who work in fashion know that much of the rest of the world thinks that what we do is silly. It’s a boring criticism, and we all argue otherwise, but if you think about it, fashion is silly at times. It’s also provocative, upending, challenging, and meaningful. It’s breath-taking. It’s beautiful.” Bazaar Arabia couldn’t agree more.
Giambattista Valli
For his 10-year anniversary in couture, Giambattista Valli’s runway featured a backdrop of party balloons for a collection that ticked all the red carpet boxes – volume, tulle, ruffles, shimmer, trains, and bows. Named ‘L’Instant,’ the first looks were subdued in colour, with beautifully cut neutral dresses adorned with crystals and diamantes before moving to an explosion of bright shades half way through the show as bursts of green, pinks, yellows, oranges in mini and maxi dresses graced the runway. The show closed with pure white looks and a pastel pink tulle gown for the finale.
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