Paris Fashion Show (Finale)

Are the last the best?

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Lanvin
Louis Vuitton

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Stefano Pilati just offered us another perfect show. The waist was accentuated again by wide woven belts and the waistline remained high. Ruffles and pompoms embellished the clothes and the details were breathtaking. The only problem to me was that they were not very wearable to people like you and me. Who can take that much ruffles during daytime? At the same time, if you are looking for outfits to make you shine in parties, YSL gives you plenty of choice.

Lanvin

Designer Alber Elbaz’s creation was inspired by the “perfect” Geisha. The shoulders were sharper and the neckties added mannish feeling. The collection somewhat reminded me YSL. Suzy Menkes used the word “hard-edged” to describe some of the clothes. However, Geisha means stiff instead of “heard-edged” to me, and this show gave me the stiff feeling instead. I wish that Alber made more womanly and beautiful dresses in this collection.

Louis Vuitton
Marc Jacobs turned to a completely different direction after his successful FW05 Louis Vuitton show. The clothes are mostly loud and young. Beautiful pieces are here and there, but some of the outfits and bags are too tacky. I am curious to see if they will make any adjustments to the collection before the clothes hit the store. After all, the Vuitton women are elegant and looking for perfection.