Photography Jacques HabbahFashionShowHermès AW13Private pleasure: Christophe Lemaire realises a hyperluxurious, nonchalant wardrobe for the French houseShareLink copied ✔️March 6, 2013FashionShowTextSusie LauPhotographyJacques HabbahHermès AW13 Christophe Lemaire is a master at creating a nonchalant and refined way of dressing with his own label, inspired by tomes such as the 1970s cult style manual “Cheap Chic” written by Carol Troy and Caterine Milinaire. He’s spent a few seasons figuring out how to marry that up with the iconic classicism of Hermès. For AW 13, Lemaire has gone for clothes that women need, rather than overwrought fantasies. Easy-breezy mid-calf skirts and loose trousers in the house’s signature soft skins are paired with options of outerwear that could all be thrown into the French chic category. An air of mystery pervaded the capes, the inky ponyskin dress and the way the women looked like their had an air of film noir about them. All the better to hang those Birkin and Kelly bags off of their arms. www.hermes.com Models pictured: Marte Mei van Haaster-@martevanhaaster, Clarice Vitkauskas-@clarice_vit, Julia Nobis-@JuliaNobis1, Arizona Muse-@AMazeMe_Now, Suvi Koponen-@SuviKoponen, Catherine McNeil-@MeowcatMccat Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREFrom Lana to Gaga: August Barron curate their ultimate music video nightInside the world of August Barron, fashion’s disruptive design duo Jean Paul GaultierJean Paul Gaultier’s iconic Le Male is the gift that keeps on givingIn pictures: Shalom Harlow’s most iconic catwalk momentsSilver Arrows: Fusing fashion with film noirSo you want to get your hands on Leigh Bowery’s merkin?‘Westwood and Kawakubo are provocateurs’: Inside their powerful new exhibitA look back on Loli Bahia’s best fashion moments Sunrise Angel: Loli Bahia steps out of the shadowsIrish designer Robyn Lynch is riding the ‘green wave’ her own wayDario Vitale has left Versace after 8 monthsThe 2025 Christmas archetype gift guide