Paris Haute Couture A/W22: Day Two Highlights
From Chanel to Alexandre Vauthier, Bazaar Arabia’s Fashion Editor shares her favourite looks from Tuesday here…
Day two of Haute Couture AW/22-23 kicked off with Chanel’s much anticipated show, with Alexandre Vaultier and Giorgio Armani showcasing collections with dazzling sequins and sparkles, in addition to looks that seemed familiarly relatable and wearable.
Read below for Bazaar Arabia’s round up of highlights from day two of Haute Couture AW 2022…
Chanel
The soundtrack of the show, composed by the houses ambassador Pharrell Williams was showcased to the audience on large screens, performing on drum’s to an exclusive track. Opening with a bright green signature tweed two piece, many of the looked were paired with cowboy boots, a nod to the previous haute Couture show that featured Charlotte Casiraghi on horseback. Styled with long skirts and flowing dresses the looks felt modern yet classically Chanel. Feminine silhouettes, graphic stripes and embellishment details were seen throughout. Artistic director Virginie Viard quotes – “In this new collection, there are suits, long dresses like Mademoiselle Chanel imagined them in the 1930s: fitted to the body even though they have strong shoulders here, and pleated dresses like the wedding dress for instance. And lace too, inlaid, reworked, not embroidered, but repainted. The palette consists of bright green, khaki, beige, pink, lots of black and silver.”
Alexandre Vauthier
Front row featured familiar faces – influencer Leonie Hanne, who opened yesterday’s Georges Hobeika show, Anna Dello Russo, Amina Muaddi and Chiara Ferragamo. The collection featuring 35 looks was curated around a lean colour palette – three co-ordinating tones, opening with tonal all black looks, transitioning to a creamy gold tone, before moving to a striking petrol blue hue. Sequins adorned looks throughout the show capturing the light, glistening on ruffles and providing drama in between paired back, iconic Vauthier classics. The collection featured beautifully draped red carpet worthy dresses and sharp tailoring within power suits, featuring blazers with supersize shoulders, cinched waists teamed with tailored shorts.
Giorgio Armani Prive
Named ‘Petillant’ the collection made up of 93 looks took us on a journey across era’s and places familiar to us. ‘References to the Eastern world abound on surfaces and in details, while the optical motifs on day suits are broken up by splashes of bright colour that ignite the palette of whites, blacks and blues with hints of intense blues and pinks. The light refracted by the embroidery takes over in a persistent magical movement that sends a message of pure feminine energy. Certain looks felt effortless and everyday wearable, not usually seen within couture shows – a draped top paired with oversized clean white tailored pant and pointed pumps, whilst others felt traditionally couture – an oversized ruffled ball shaped top likely to be featured in many future editorial shoots. At almost 88 years old Giorgio proved Armani Prive couture is still as powerful as ever.
Images Supplied.