The big luxury houses, who staged mostly physical shows, put forth wearable collections with optimistic undertones this Paris Fashion Week SS21
And just like that, the Paris Fashion Week that everyone was so eager to see how it would unfold in a pandemic-ridden world, has ended. For better or for worse, it was largely business-as-usual, many luxury brands hosted physical shows with some social distancing measures in place while smaller brands opted for interactive digital formats.
On the runways were more "wearable" clothes than what would usually be presented—comfortable silhouettes, barely any heels (certainly none high), but with a dash of print or sparkle for a tone of optimism, as if to remind audiences that brighter days are ahead. We round up the best of the week below.
See also: Milan Fashion Week SS21 Highlights: Raf Simons at Prada and Valentino in Milan
Christian Dior Gets Spiritual
Maria Grazia Chiuri latest collection is inspired by the "visual poetry" of Italian avant-garde artist Lucia Marcucci, who created light boxes encasing collages of magazine images of art history made to look like sacred stained glass windows as the backdrop of the show.
The clothes themselves were meant to exude a more relaxed way of dressing as a result of it being created during lockdown—there were long, rustic tunics, conservative shift dresses, velvet paisley embroidered two-pieces, and a few Joseph's coats of rainbow striped coats, but also Chiuri's signature washed-out denim and ethereal, sheer gowns that make up her past collections.