Paris Fashion Week: The Trends

Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Balmain, Givenchy, Sonia Rykiel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dior...Who was your favourite at Paris Fashion Week. Did Oliver Rousteing's fierce Balmain women tempt you to don a pair of animal print boots next season, or did Raf Simmons pretty Dior girls convince you that when it comes to style, easy does it? Every show for Fall 2014/15 was special and I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed the stunning collections shown in Paris. With all this amazing fashion news to condense, where do you begin?

A Chanel model browses the supermarket

Let’s start with the mother of all fashion houses: Chanel. To be more specific, a Chanel supermarket where all products came bearing the famous logo, complete with shopping trolleys and bling baskets. The clothes were extremely cool and wearable, as trainers (high-tops, sporty and knee high) pounded the catwalk along with pastel dresses, tan coats adorned with popping bursts of colour and skirts over leggings. Now who doesn’t want a pair of pink, Chanel leggings? Miu Miu was another great collection which focused on pastel colours for winter, as sporty transparent jackets were paired with delicate, short mini-dresses and fur coats. Not to mention mini rucksacks carried casually over one shoulder. Very cool.

Dior, Balenciaga, Victor & Rolf and Louis Vuitton all offered pure, simple minimalism as clean tailoring and straight-cut lines created a much more austere yet fashionable silhouette. Louis Vuitton was an exciting show, as you would expect with Nicholas Ghesquiere presenting his first womenswear show for the brand, and we were not disappointed. Of course, it was very different from Marc Jacobs previous work at the fashion house, but it felt fresh and new almost like a style revival. Dresses came in cream, floral prints, and black while silk shirts clung beautifully to the body and ankle boots were stylish and chic. A wonderful collection.

Lanvin, another of my favourite designers, gave us a dark show filled with harsh military references such as frogging, high feathered hats and khaki coloured coats. I also loved the ruffles in this collection, as Alber Elbaz played with check patterns on black skirts and girly prom dresses. Metallics were also divine, as shiny dresses came with huge fur coats and smart heels. Ricardo Tisci at Givenchy was another designer who really wowed the fashion world this season too. This particular collection has to be his best yet, as every piece was exciting, different and desirable. It started with beautiful tailored suits, then drifted in to autumnal prints in floral designs on drop waist dresses and chiffon tea dresses. Boxy fur jackets stood out against black cigarette pants while the finale of snakeskin dresses were stunning, as they literally stalked powerfully down the runway. Joan Smalls wore my fav dress; a decorated animal print top with a sheer black skirt.

Givenchy Fall 2015

Stella McCartney, Celine, Chloe, Isabel Marant and John Galliano also gave us beautiful shows full of drama and high fashion. As Cara Delevingne and Joan Smalls skipped down the catwalk to Pharrel Williams 'Happy' at Stella McCartney, Sasha Pivovarova returned to open and close Chloe's wonderful show were cream creations were dreamy and elegant. Hermes was another show full of elegance and poise, whereas Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen brought on the drama with a show reminiscent of the Scottish highlands as models wore exquisite lace dresses and puffy, fur coats. Victoriana all the way. Saint Laurent brought the rock chick, while Elie Saab gave us red carpet beauty in violet and purple hues. This was truly an amazing fashion week with amazing shows and unforgettable moments. Until next time!