We’re not sure who Saint Laurent’s spring 2013 show was more of a coup for: Designer Hedi Slimane–or Rachel Zoe. Because it was the latter’s name that online commenters were using to describe the aesthetic of the collection–one of the most hotly anticipated shows of the season.
But it wasn’t just the online community that noticed the similiarities between Slimane’s debut and Zoe’s aesthetic.
This is getting completely out of hand.
If you’ll recall, today Cathy Horyn dismissed Hedi Slimane’s open letter to her (in which he called her a “schoolyard bully” and attacked her personal style), calling it “silly nonsense.”
We figured that was the end of it. We were wrong. (We should have known better.)
Slimane is back at it on Twitter:
Last night in Paris Carine Roitfeld threw a ball in Paris and everyone in fashion came (except Cathy Horyn and Hedi Slimane–because, wow, that would’ve been awkward).
And so, we bid adieu to another amazing fashion month as Paris Fashion Week comes to an end. But before we fly away home, let’s take a look at some of the incredible and enviable street style that paraded through the City of Light throughout the week. After all, half the fun of fashion week is seeing the clothes outside the shows!
It was a mod, graphic collection from Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton, with a specatucular set, as we’ve come to expect from the house.
Thank god for Sarah Burton.
After a day that threatened to be overshadowed by yet another display of petty defensiveness from a designer in response to Cathy Horyn’s cutting reviews (this time from Hedi Slimane, who, after Horyn slammed his debut collection for Yves Saint Laurent, took to his website to call her a “schoolyard bully” and accused her of being biased towards Raf Simons), how refreshing to see a truly fantastic collection without any designer ego.
Yep, the French manicure is back.
Between the signature over-the-top sets (this season there were wind turbines), Karl Lagerfeld’s whimsy and sense of humor (cue this season’s hilarious show notes), and, of course, the gorgeous clothes, the Chanel show is always equal parts entertaining and stylish. And we look forward to it season after season.
Of course Spring 2013 was no exception and luckily we were on hand to report on every minute of it! Click through to get the scoop on everything from the standout collection, to the star-studded front row.
These designers all prove that ruffles don’t necessarily have to be over-the-top.
The anti-Cathy Horyn club has an official new member: Hedi Slimane. Following Horyn’s piece in today’s New York Times claiming that she had not been invited to Hedi Slimane’s YSL debut because of an eight-year-old grudge the designer was holding, Slimane took to Twitter to issue a response and, um, blow off some steam.
Clare Waight Keller has really hit her stride at Chloé.
Designers have been showing a delightfully wacky, charming, and surprising array of shoes and accessories for spring (see: Prada and Celine for the more extreme examples). Karl Lagerfeld continued the streak this morning at Chanel’s spring show, sending a bag down the runway that just might be the biggest Chanel bag ever, and was possibly made of hula hoops.
