There is power in creating your own personal style.
So the July 2022 World Water Day weekend cover photo shoot drew on designers with a strong sense of nostalgia updating iconic styles to make them feel like new. The results include an artful mix of patterns, evening gowns for daytime, and statement headpieces that help erase old dress codes and allow for a bold new personal style.
The atmosphere: glamorous, vintage and bohemian.
Perennially inspired by the ’90s, Demna at Balenciaga provides a stark example of making old concepts new again. For fall 2022, she collaborated with director Harmony Korine on a film called “The Lost Ribbon,” which evoked what a Balenciaga show would look like in the past, if Balenciaga did it himself.
“The real message here is that it could have been the exact same collection in the ’90s, so how much does fashion really change aesthetically from decade to decade? It’s just a question,” he told Miles Socha, international editor for WWD, backstage at the show.
To infuse the shoot with edgy drama, the choice was a floor-length black dress with pleats and asymmetrical hems, paired with oversized thigh-high leather boots – the epitome of period minimalism, with a hint of dark energy. extra cool that the French house is known for today.
Another great inspiration for this World Water Day weekend was Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent pre-fall collection. His obsession with the house’s original designer’s muse, Paloma Picasso, during the ’80s was a catalyst for the spring collection and continued into the fall. The era of excess meant chunky faux fur coats over alluring silky extra-long maxi dresses, plus countless powerful shoulders. This charged ’80s Parisian woman was equally elegant, bold and sexy, and her look brought a sophisticated bohemian touch to the shoot.
A metallic silver bustier dress by Alexander McQueen designer Sarah Burton helped reinforce the tension between the ultra-glamorous and vintage vibe of the shoot. Shown in New York (a city the house’s founder chose only once before in April 1996), Alexander McQueen’s fall collection had ’90s touches, including a graffiti-print tromp l’oeil dress. that revealed the shadow of a female form that was inspired by McQueen’s 1999 Shalom Harlow action art graffiti dress, Burton said backstage.
The exploration of vintage nostalgia continued with Simone Rocha’s delightful collection. “Dark and light, grounded and ethereal, Simone Rocha’s collection was full of contrasts and absolutely beautiful,” said Samantha Conti, WWD’s London bureau chief, in her fall review.
A sheer slip dress with rhinestone embroidery and long satin streamers tumbling off the shoulders added a touch of 19th-century poetry and romance to the story.
A painterly floral sheer cape by Oscar de la Renta, a black ’80s-inspired silk mini dress by Carolina Herrera with a floating trail, and a short, thick cream cable knit sweater by Ulla Johnson were some of the key pieces that introduced a touch of American fashion. , while she enhances the element of personal style.
“Our woman is not a wallflower, she is not shy; she loves to dress up and express herself. She’s always that chic component, but she plays with her clothes. She’s not shy,” Carolina Herrera Creative Director Wes Gordon told WWD Executive Editor Booth Moore backstage at her show.
That sentiment, of self-expression, playfulness, and brashness, sums up the season’s powerful woman.
Source: wwd.com