We ll be the first to admit there are things we don t
miss about fashion week: the rigid, never-ending itinerary; midnight deadlines; frantically searching for a bathroom between shows; the guilt associated with being tired, annoyed and overworked while being part of such a beautiful industry. But one thing we
do miss is the fanfare of the Chanel runway. A highlight of every season, the French fashion house knows how to put on a show. While the opulence of a catwalk now feels cloyingly amiss in times of crisis and isolation, there’s magic in those memories, like being a kid at a carnival (or an adult at Chanel s 2008 show, complete with a merry-go-round). For now, we ve lost the rocket ship displays, indoor beaches, and Gigi Hadid strong-arming runway crashers, but there s still much to be said about Chanel s fall-winter collection.
Dior s Whimsical Runway Is a Fairytale for Grown Ups Courtesy of Dior / @Elina Kechicheva
Dior s magic is the stuff of fairytales. From its embrace of the feminine mystique to an international, all-star fanbase that includes its newest face, Jisoo of Blackpink, to supernatural growth in sales in 2020 despite a global pandemic, the fashion house knows the power of storytelling. For its fall-winter 2021 collection, creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri delved into childlike folklore, this time in the literal form. The aim wasn t to plop an inaccessible fantasy unrelated to our modern times, but to use it as an impetus to rediscover modern sentiments. As the show notes explained, a fairytale serves to challenge and revisit stereotypes and archetypes. It consists of a narrative projected into the future.
Versace / Carlo Scarpato
You don t come to Versace to wear brown. At least, that s what its history of bold colors, J.Lo jungle prints, and 90s black-and-gold power dressing have taught us. The brand is flipping the script for the fall 2021 season, introducing us to a new conversation within the Versace-verse: monogramming. Debuting a new monogram this season, dubbed La Greca, the new collection is aligning itself with heritage brands like Goyard, Louis Vuitton, and others who well surpass Versace s relatively short existence. (It was founded in 1978, whereas many archival brands were founded on the basis of monogrammed luggage in the 19th century).
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