Paris fashion week autumn and winter 2018 From a graffiti covered mountain at Balenciaga to an avenue of fallen leaves at Chanel, the Observer’s fashion editors pick their key highlights from Paris fashion week autumn/winter 2018
SAINT LAURENT
A huge spotlit box appeared to have landed opposite the Eiffel Tower. Inside, yet more lights and a collection which opened with leather and velvet shorts, and mini dresses. There were also plenty of exquisitely tailored jackets, cropped jeans and embroidered blouses and a full menswear collection. Most notable was a tassel-trimmed sequined jacket and a crystal-embroidered Prince of Wales smoking coat. The finale came bright and furious in a medley of colorful sparkling evening dresses.
DRIES VAN NOTEN
Dries Van Noten’s show was a feast for the eyes. Mixing 1920s Poiret, 1930s Deco and 1970s glam and modern graphics. Opening with an array of coats and parkas, the silhouette was softer and oversized with a rounded shoulder. Some had glistening embroideries, other had prints drawn free hand in his studio and inspired by Art Brut. Snippets of sportswear were mixed in with classic tailoring and dresses. Feathers floated across dresses and skirts, with voluminous blouses worn on top. A quieter moment came in the guise of a black coat and jacket fastened with a feathered brooch.
Photograph: Kim Weston Arnold
DRIES VAN NOTEN
Dries Van Noten’s show was a feast for the eyes. Mixing 1920s Poiret, 1930s Deco and 1970s glam and modern graphics. Opening with an array of coats and parkas, the silhouette was softer and oversized with a rounded shoulder. Some had glistening embroideries, other had prints drawn free hand in his studio and inspired by Art Brut. Snippets of sportswear were mixed in with classic tailoring and dresses. Feathers floated across dresses and skirts, with voluminous blouses worn on top. A quieter moment came in the guise of a black coat and jacket fastened with a feathered brooch.
Photograph: Kim Weston Arnold