With all the rumors circulating about Phoebe Philo's resignation in the last couple of months, this Celine collection was enough to firmly put a stop to any more Celine gossip. It was classic Celine, with loose over-sized shirts with starched collars, neutral tones layered over each other, strappy sandals with a black band across the toe (Philo's predicting a warm winter!) and lots of flared trousers in white, apple green and camel.A strong collection from an experienced designer, which makes a change at this PFW which has been a marry go round of change.
Black, navy and white were the key colours of choice this afternoon at John Galliano. There was also a military theme subtly running through the collection with double breasted jackets, long khaki coats and buttoned shirts. I loved the black neckties attached to white silk shirts and the dramatic black tulle dress which featured in the middle of the show. Slouchy knitted tops were paired with pleated with midi skirts while the 90s slip dress made an appearance at the end of the show. This was military chic with a touch of Parisian flare. Tres bien!
Since Alexander Wang left Balenciaga last year we have been left in eager anticipation to see in which direction Balenciaga takes its house in next. For fall 2016 the feeling was definitely sporty with a number of loose silhouettes, over-sized puffer jackets, neon brights and slouchy jackets taking centre stage. As we have seen so far in PFW, next season is heralding the return of the midi skirt which Balenciaga featured in their show today in a variety of colours including burgundy, grey and black. I have to admit I was not impressed with this collection. From the first look I knew it would not be to the Balenciaga customers previous tastes. It was interesting to see the house look back at its heritage with a number of boxy grey check jackets and fitted 50's skirts opening the show, yet many of these pieces had no fit and made the size zero models look over-weight. We'll see how this collection sells when it hits the shops next season.
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