Season after season, Paris renews itself with new names and new ideas that reaffirm it as the world capital of fashion. Open to emerging designers and international brands, the event features a catalog of possibilities that is practically impossible to cover entirely. At any time, you may come across with Michèle Lamy, Rick Owens's muse and occasional viewer, spectacular on both the catwalk and the street; or you may meet Pharrell wearing our "Naranjito" adidas Sobakov Boost.
SVD at Paris Fashion Week AW20
Our usual appointment with the Paris Fashion Week leaves us exhausted and wishing to see more. Thanks to Jeremy Alvarez’s exclusive photos, you can now accompany us from the runaways to the streets of Paris.
Jun Takahashi even brought the Cirque d'Hiver with him to present his new collection. Taking cinema as inspiration once again, he focuses this season around The Throne of Blood, a Japanese adaptation of Macbeth by Akira Kurosawa. An unexpected cultural reference for Undercover. A story narrated and... danced by our beloved Candela Capitán, with an overwhelming ending.
The pictorial maximalism of Casablanca travels up to northern Italy, presenting the collection at the Intercontinental Hotel in a luxurious, bold stance. His usual silk garments are accompanied by classic-cut coats, men’s pearls and some technical patterns -all surprisingly decorated with prints depicting the man's best friend. J Balvin, Aleali May and Sita Abellán narrow the distance between the catwalk and the guests while showing future collections.
Reese Cooper, one of the younger designers, presents for the first time at the PFW. He takes us to the Palais de Tokyo to show us a natural scenery. Don't trust the photos though, all that nature is but a decoration located inside a building dedicated to modern arts. While he shows the world a combination of outdoor and adult streetwear, the guests discover a false nature that conceals the wonders of the building behind it.
Junya Watanabe strips workwear through collaborations with Brook Brothers, Pirelli, Carhartt, Levi's and Campagnolo in order to present true retro uniforms of plain Italian influence. Patches, panels and hybrid jackets inspired by the functionality of workwear, transported in a universe populated by dandis, convertibles and sidecars.
We knew that Rick Owens would be a show and that's exactly how it's been on the runaway and among the audience. References to the Bowie dressed by Kansai Yamamoto, with impossible asymmetries and wild reinterpretations, more color and volume, as expected from a rock star. Rick Owens interprets his design as a performance, and the very title of the collection is a demonstration of it: Performa -a tribute to the biennial art.
