Initial Reaction:
An exercise in restriction and disruption.
Atmosphere:
Intense, as we would expect from Rei Kawakubo. This season spotlights were swinging from the celling and a wooden ramp had replaced the runway.
The look:
Smeared black lipstick and sculptural hair tied up in black fabric to form crucifixes and almost branch-like shapes by hairstylist Julien d’Ys.
Soundtrack:
A distorted, disruptive and uncomfortable live mix by music artists Twenty Hertz with DJ’s Hell’s Kitchen. Listen to an excerpt below.
Spotted:
Simone Rocha, Pharrell Williams, Azzedine Alaia and Juergen Teller on the front row.
Viral Moment:
When an oversized pink floral garment appeared on the runway to what sounded like bones cracking, disrupting the first few monochrome looks and the atmosphere.
Stand-out look:
All of the cage structures, which contained the models as they made their way down the runway. Worn with nothing underneath.
References:
Kawakubo's own archive - this season we saw the return of her earlier tiered silhouettes, extreme proportions, over spilling ruffles and of course, her polka dot trademark which became distorted this season.
Silhouette:
Tyre-like skirts that circled the models.
Most likely to:
Shake up Paris for another season.
