Paris Fashion Week: Bella Hadid’s bold ensemble stuns guests, Bruno Sialelli is in a playful mood, and Chloe delivers eco-minded invitations
John Galliano’s quirky 39-piece Maison Margiela show defies definition, while rising environmental awareness hasn’t made much impression on the fashion industry’s antiquated system of invitations
There were quirks and provocations galore on the second major day of Paris Fashion Week collections, as John Galliano showed why he’s still a creative force to be reckoned with — and model Bella Hadid stunned front-row guests.
Here are some highlights of Wednesday (September 25)’s spring/summer 2020 shows.
Margiela goes encyclopedic
Fashion icon John Galliano outdid himself this season with one of his quirkiest and most creative displays to date for Maison Margiela.
The collection’s starting point was the uniform styles of both world wars, but it was encyclopedic at heart.
Much like the soundtrack that flitted from Marlene Dietrich to electro, the 39-piece show defied definition.
Intentionally divergent unisex looks — nurses’ uniform, veiled hats, big black boots, double-breasted woollen jackets, three-dimensional Renaissance capes and a male model in thigh-high stripper boots — had fashion insiders equally impressed and amused.
Only a couture master such as Galliano can successfully pull off a collection that paired a nun’s habit with a voluminous biker jacket in the same stylish look.