COLONISING FASHION
From the colonization of fashion to the disappearance of the symbolic dimension, Design Week is a colossal performance through which to interpret our relationship with reality
From the colonization of fashion to the disappearance of the symbolic dimension, Design Week is a colossal performance through which to interpret our relationship with reality
Dealing with the body means dealing with uncomfortable issues that society tends to hide out of fear. The body as a cage was for example the attempt made by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior, while Anthony Vaccarello from Saint Laurent undressed the models to their soul. And for the first time in such an obvious way, the female pleasure has arrived on the catwalk. The models of Courrèges paraded with a hand placed in a pocket on the clitoris. A small gesture that cancels the shame. The one imposed by others. Embrace the pleasure.
The best from Paris Fashion Week
And I think there are people that you'll always be willing to go back to, for you were made from the same colliding clusters of stars. There are parts of you that are parts of them as well– and that's what keeps pulling you back in– live gravity.
Creative Directors Pierpaolo Piccioli and Anthony Vaccarello couldn’t resist the charm of the Serenissima: the chosen event location for the presentation of Valentino Fall 2021 Couture Collection and Saint Laurent SS22 respectively. But how could we blame anyone for falling in love with Italy’s most romantic city?
‘Identities of postmodern men and women remain, like the identities of their ancestors, human-made. But no longer do they need to be meticulously designed, carefully built and rock-solid'
Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent pays homage to the City of Light