Monday October 4th, 2010 – Jardins des Tuileries
Flats, tulle, organza and sheer are all at home in a theatre ballet, but Hannah MacGibbon’s play on Chloé youthful roots brought forth a Spring Summer 2011 collection that is as much reliving one’s childhood ballerina fantasy as it is sharply sophisticated.
A palette of neutrals in nude, ivory, black, nutmeg, toffee tones, with an occasional pop of red and gold here and there, served well to balance a collection whose simplistic silhouettes masks the detailed precision-tailoring. A light, cream-colored tulle tutu, cinched at the waist with a metallic ‘ton-sur-ton’ belt, was fastened whimsically over a pair of?matte shorts and a long sleeved poplin top, giving the model an almostairy feel as she strutted the catwalk. On the other side of the color spectrum, a black leather top set under an earthy, red-tone crêpe de chine coat with metal accents offered a beautiful transition mid-show. It goes without saying that pleats will be Paris’ biggest contribution to Spring fashion come next year. Here, Hannah makes careful use of the technique to draw attention to a woman’s most sensual assets, as we saw with Freja’s white cross-shouldered knife-pleated jersey top and Anabela Belikova’s over-the-knee, taupe pleated chiffon skirt. Some of the more sensual pieces are ironically those that used masculine textures and silhouettes. Karmen Pedaru’s slit-cleavaged coffee jersey top paired with cinnamon trousers and Kinga Rajzak’s crisp, white Nehru-collared shirt showed that the balance between the two sexes can be visually arousing.
Lace-top flats in shades of white and black along with beige and white ankle-strapped single-toe thongs gave the feeling that the Chloé girl could step off the city sidewalk and onto a powdery white beach sand at the drop of a dime.
Small calfskin leather strappy clutches in white, black and rosewood complimented the collection’s light feeling. Squishy supple leather handbags brought a smile to Alexa Chung matching her smilley nails decoration. All in all, Hannah delivered a sharp, crisp, sophisticated collection that is her best to date and which beautifully exemplified the youthful Chloé spirit.
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Pictures & Video by J.T stylerumor.com
Shoes: Iris for Chloe
Hair: Luigi Murenu
Make Up: Charlotte Tilbury and the M.A.C Pro Team
Music Direction: Seb Chew and John Gosling
Technical Production: OBO
Lighting: Jan Kroeze
Production: KCD
I didn’t think all that white would look cute but the soft feminine sportswear undertones actually make me love the collection
I’m in love with all the bag especially the white duffle shaped bag! Can’t wait for the collection to be available!