Armani Prive Chanel Jean Paul Gaultier
Haute Couture week in Paris played an interesting reflection of the recession. Indeed, designers tried to demonstrate that it was not going to slow them down. There were some cut backs as expected. The event was shortened to 3 days instead of 4 and showcased 20 designers instead of 23. Every designer had different thoughts and ways of seeing and dealing with this still fresh obstacle.
Giorgio Armani who laid on an exotic show inspired by Shanghai and the roaring 1920s, featuring silk shawls and models with cropped black hair declared that the role of haute couture is to "make people dream", also mentioning at the cocktail after his show: "it is not about the crisis, it is about a forgotten world."
Karl Lagerfeld, by contrast, decided to embrace the downturn. Mr. Lagerfeld chose the more intimate setting of Cambon-Capucines Pavilion for his event instead of Paris's Grand Palais. Guests sat at round tables surrounded by columns festooned with paper flowers. Mr. Lagerfeld said he cut the VIP section to create "equality in an unfair world."
His minimalist clothes for Chanel were inspired by white paper, and embodied what he terms "New Modesty." After the show, he implored everybody to "stop crying" over the slowdown.
Jean Paul Gaultier "doesn't want to talk about the recession at all" warned his chief exec. Veronique Gaultier.
As long as the very rich don't fall short of money, i think the haute couture will continue to be an ongoing success as long as it is handled smartly, as was this most recent one.
-Emma Cusson-
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