From futuristic to flirty, this season is all about opposites. Here, a rundown of the best international runways from spring 2007.
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JEAN PAUL GAULTIER</b>
The spring-summer 2007 season is very significant, as it marks the 30th anniversary for the brand. To underline the event, the show was divided into two parts. The first presented iconic clothes created by the prolific French designer. Shown on the catwalk were the infamous corset dresses, the nautical/sailor style with navy and white stripes, and gypsy skirts. The new spring summer collection followed. The designer presented a series dedicated to sporty glam: anoraks, blouson jackets, team cami's and extra-large satin shorts.
CHANEL</b>
Black and white invaded the catwalk this season. On top of black, everything is mini : the skirts, dresses and above all, the shorts. Without forgetting the Chanel touch par excellence, the classic jacket accompanies each piece in the collection. Karl Lagerfeld added here-and-there graphic prints, stripes, tweed, soft pink, and adorned his creations with gilded jewels any woman would love to have in her possession. The whole season recalled a chic afternoon at the beach in the '60s.
PROENZA SCHOULER</b>
For their spring-summer collection, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough pay homage to the time of their childhood, the '80s. The it designers of the New York team amalgamated two icons of fashion from that era : Hervé Léger and OP Surfwear. The result? Cropped jackets and elastic-banded skirts with stripe details. They played with sorbet shades going from a subtle butter-yellow to the quintessential colour of the '80s ... bright turquoise.
MICHAEL KORS</b>
Micheal Kors' show plunged us in the universe of the '80s film Flashdance. The American designer used jersey and mesh as a foundation for his season. Large, circular cuts juxtaposed with pieces that were more fitted and curvy. Leotards and crossover tops were also on deck an oh-so-fun.
For his colour strategy, Kors stacked saturated colours against neutral tones. Lots of caramel, white and grey were also in play which is in keeping with his overall style sensibility. Once again, the '80s have stolen the show for the spring-summer 2007 season!
NARCISO RODRIGUEZ</b>
It was a very urban collection that Narciso Rodriguez presented in New York for his spring-summer 2007 collection. The designer stayed faithful to minimalism in his creations and added to them, this season, adornments that went against the grain of his traditional streamlined look. Plastic breastplates adorned flowing gowns; ruby red and jet-black paillettes coated little cocktail dresses. On our shopping list? The adorable patent black raincoat. Very Audrey Hepburn.
STELLA McCARTNEY</b>
Stella McCartney's offerings were the most ready-to-wear during Fashion Week. This is one of her biggest strengths as a designer -- Providing clothes that are accessible to a number of different women. In her current collection, volume is her foundation in which she creates. The sleeves of her short dresses are big and wide, as well as her jackets. Although the palette was almost entirely neutral in shades of beige, black and white, there were some punches of periwinkle blue to add a bit of shock-value to an otherwise understated collection. Although the series of rompers didn't elicit rave reviews from the crowds, the rest most certainly charmed the audience.
CALVIN KLEIN</b>
The spring-summer 2007 collection of the New York house was worth lingering over, as it was entirely designed by the Calvin Klein protégé, Francisco Costa. The newbie -- recruited last summer -- presented pieces that were very ethereal that gently leaned towards the futuristic. The sober colours wavered between canary yellow, beige, white and black. Short dresses were the defining point with gauzy chiffon overlays. Thoughts of Helmut Lang influences come to mind in his modernized cuts and silhouettes.
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-- Runway notes by Denis Desro
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