Paris Fashion Week Spring 2015 Runway Wrap-Up

Long story longer, length is in for Spring all across Paris Fashion Week

From the LifeMinute Team

October 10, 2014

Paris Fashion Week was nothing short (literally) of an international celebration of feminine, flattering, long and luxurious looks for Spring.

The dramatic impact of the long-layered black and white looks at Yohji Yamamoto was only made more striking by the hats and flats that bookended the sultry silhouettes. Even sporty sneaker-esque footwear made an appearance, finding balance in more feminine flourishes.

People StyleWatch Editor Susan Kaufman describes the trend as apron dressing, "Layers with ties over shirts and a lot of very feminine silhouettes, like full skirts."

At Issey Miyake, the hats had it, too -- inventively-tiered white hats straight out of a fancy witch's ball. White was a strong presence, though boxy patterned chocolate brown dresses spliced with splashes of red or teal made an appearance, along with thick and cozy-looking quilted pieces in muted taupe, blue-grays and buttery yellows.

"The theme of this collection is dynamic landscape, nature and life," said designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae. And a dynamic landscape it was, with stretchy fabric and roomy shapes suggesting Spring will be infused with airy comfort.

As for the designs at Andrew Gn..."It's a very whimsical and a very joyful and happy collection, full of colors," said the designer of his namesake line, "And this season we are actually accentuating the waist, so the cinching the waist, it gives a structure to the dress." And not simple cinching...the contrasting, corset-like, colorful cinches that reined in flowy and flowery dresses provided structured statement-making style.

Also statement-making was A.F. Vandevorst, with Filip Arickx explaining the inspiration behind the collection he co-designed with his partner and wife An Vandevorst, "It's about a woman who's in a plane, finally sees a spot, comes down with the parachute and starts to explore, and has the movement of the air when she comes down in the fabrics, just like dreaming."

The dramatic designs delivered, with the hemlines of long, voluminous ball gowns appearing as if blasted from below with a gust of air, then frozen in space and time. Sleeker looks and smart skirt suits in blacks and reds offered more practical fashion reprieves from the wonderful whirlwind.

At Elie Saab, asymmetrical hemlines, lace-laden cutouts, plunging necklines, deep corals and emerald greens were in fashion. And a fun surprise on the accessories front...chic boxy purses attached to gleaming metallic chains provided an added layer to the lengthy looks.

Lucky Editor-In-Chief Eva Chen reiterates that we're in for the stylish long haul, "We've seen a lot of longer hemlines and a lot of longer lengths. A lot of vest dressing, basically the concept of like a men's vest except elongated."

And that's the long and the...long of it from Paris.