Paris Inspirations: Spring 2017 Ready-to-Wear
“This season, I am inspired by those who influence the rise of positive subculture. The poets. The thinkers. The rebels.” — Kym Ellery, Ellery
“This season, I am inspired by those who influence the rise of positive subculture. The poets. The thinkers. The rebels.” — Kym Ellery, Ellery
“Business Woman.” — Virgil Abloh, Off-White
“Young and feminine.” — Cacharel Design Studio
“The Eighties and my Hollywood dream.” — Fausto Puglisi, Emanuel Ungaro
“It is an heretic that makes the fire, Not she which burns in’t. ” Francis Bacon” — Johanna Senyk, Wanda Nylon
“Life is Beautiful.” — Manish Arora
“Performance, exhibitionism, self-consciousness, femininity.” — Anais Mak, Jourden
“A beloved shirt that carries all the days of yore in it.” Ñ Hanne Jurmu
“Failure as a mode of becoming.” — Anne Sofie Madsen
“Provence and childhood memories.” — Simon Porte Jacquemus
“For spring, I was eager to create a fresh, flowery and feminine collection, without forgetting that the Longchamp woman is a dynamic city girl. I wanted structured models with a springlike feel.” — Sophie Delafontaine, Longchamp
“The spring collection celebrates iconic, timeless Marimekko designs and the interplay between new and old.” Ñ Anna Teurnell, Marimekko
“A contrast in styles and fabrics. Plays on the fluidity of femininity and the frigidness of masculinity. A combination of urban style and sportswear.” — Marie-Christine Statz, Gauchre
John Galliano
“The designs are elegant, sometimes sexy, and the transparency announces a game of hide-and-seek between the eyes and the thinly veiled skin. A golden tribute to femininity.” — Ingie Chalhoub
“Fragility.” — Rick Owens
Om / Pure Body, Ma-Ni / Jewel, Pad-Me / Wisdom, Hum / Unity. — Esteban Cortazar
“Smells like Carven spirit.” — Adrien Caillaudaud and Alexis Martial, Carven
“Tomboy-bohemian. Spring is a nod to all that is quintessentially Joie – pristine romance with subtle classic elements. She’s a free-spirit with a rebellious soul” – Rachel Wilder-Hill, Joie
Talbot Runhof
“Graphic lines and heatwaves.” — Guillaume Henry, Nina Ricci
“My spring collection is hot, even scorching at times. The inspiration: French icon Isabelle Adjani in the movie ‘One Deadly Summer.’ Her fresh beauty is naive and colorful, she is full of youth; sexy with a strong personality.” — Alexis Mabille
“The naïve childlike perspective of Henri Rousseau’s early art form becomes the viewpoint through which hybrid influences come together on a hand-sewn canvas.” — Rahul Mishra
Vionnet