In his third couture collection- Schiaparelli Haute Couture F/W 2016– Guyon explored Schiaparelli’s summer 1938 circus show, a collection so iconic he expressed anxiety at the thought of reprising it. The risk paid off. It was his best judged effort so far, faithful in spirit and silhouette to Schiaparelli’s work, but not slavish about it.The collection was rather subdued, with elegant, even streamlined black and midnight blue tailoring and dresses. Guyon said he found many pieces in the archive in that deep shade of navy. The two nods in Schiaparelli’s eccentric direction were the extreme, built-up shoulder constructions and the lighthearted, somewhat surrealistic jewelry.
Donatella Versace presented her Fall 2016 Atelier Versace collection in Paris on Sunday, bringing with her a cast of supermodels and front row celebrities. Everything about Sunday’s show was social media friendly, from the venue to the front row – some names only!-Naomi Campbell,Bradley Cooperand Jennifer Garner- to the casting-models like Mariacarla Boscono, Sasha Pivovarova, Iselin Steiro, Joan Smalls, Irina Shayk, Carolyn Murphy. Bella Hadid and Taylor Hill represented the new guard of modeling It girls on the Versace catwalk.Karen Elson opened the show-wrapped in cashmere and duchess satin coat, casually belted at the waist, revealing only her right shoulder. It was followed by more outerwear, in burgundy and baby blue, another risky colour combination that actually worked. The intricacies of draping, wrapping, and folding were explored in the collection, with pieces curving around the body to crate intricate shapes and silhouettes.There was great tailoring in the shape of two-piece suits with draped portrait collars and duchess satin skin tight overalls and asymmetrical dresses .