Hooray, couture is back! With daughters of Dubai a calling, Monday John Galliano hauled out the old wasp-waists from the Dior atelier to an 800-seat marquee on the grounds of the Musée Rodin. Meanwhile former Balenciaga studio director Bouchra Jarrar went beyond the veil with a pared-down vision of haute minimalism — that turned out to be a new look critics could fully support.
Designer: Bouchra Jarrar
Date and Location: Monday, January 24, Odéon Théâtre de l’Europe, 2 rue Corneille, 6e
Photos: slide show
“Sending out her third-ever haute couture collection, Bouchra Jarrar … refined the strong linear silhouette that has become her trademark.”
“This is not red-carpet wear, as churned out season after season by other couturiers, but unfussy and appealing clothing for women sure enough of themselves to know they don’t need sequins to shine.”
“Outside of the big houses, where image is all and there is a client list, what is couture and whom does it address? Bouchra Jarrar must have asked herself those questions and come up with excellent answers, for the precise cut and clear vision of her clothes makes them seem modern and desirable.”
“[Jarrar's] thought-out, soup-to-nuts (or rather, navy-slacks-to-leather-jacket) approach to a woman’s wardrobe put her on a Phoebe Philo wavelength.”
“Like a flower unfolding, the designer each season enriches her graphic universe."
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