Introducing: The Style Section
This July, many fashion houses released unique Ready-To-Wear, Menswear, Womenswear, Fall and Spring collections.
Fendi has come out with an extraordinary Fall 2023 couture collection exhibited in Paris featuring 37 looks including floor length gowns, pant suits, and mini dresses; long sleeve, short sleeve, and no sleeve garments all featuring unique materials like fur, velvet and silk topped with embellishments and worn with extravagant jewellery and clutches. Since 2020, Kim Jones has been the creative director at Fendi, a job that was formerly occupied by the late Karl Lagerfeld. His collection partnered with Delfina Delettrez, a Fendi Jeweller, and saw a luxurious set of eveningwear designs partnered with her 30-piece jewellery collection with distinctive diamond pieces.
After Balenciaga’s controversial start to the year, they have come out with a minimalistic approach to a 2023 Fall collection: a seamless 59-look collection of blacks, blues, reds, pinks, greys, and gold bringing the collection to a close with an armoured dress. The first look was a replica black velvet Cristóbal Balenciaga Haute Couture dress which was originally ordered by Grace Kelly herself; a beautiful, chic collection.
The maximalist show that was the Patou Spring 2024 Ready-To-Wear collection ranged in colours and patterns. We saw 39 womenswear looks that had the Parisian chic aesthetic paired with the chaotic nature that Jean Patou brings to each of his collections. Not only was it an exciting collection, it was also a sustainable one, in which 70% of fabrics were recycled or sustainably sourced – even skipping plastic for glass.
Finally, with an iconic entrance into the fashion world was the Spring 2024 Louis Vuitton Menswear collection, Pharrell Williams’ debut collection since becoming Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Creative Director. Pharrell Williams is an American record producer, singer, rapper, songwriter and now fashion designer; he produced an incredible menswear collection that was colourful, proportioned, and an exciting look to the future of Louis Vuitton. The show took place on the oldest bridge in Paris, Pont Neuf, accompanied with a choir and viewed by some of the biggest names in the world.
June/July has been filled with incredible fashion moments, many more than those named here. 2023 is sure to have many more iconic collections released very soon.
Juliette Johnson, Year 10