Alaïa Quiet Luxury
It was on the Léopold-Sédar-Senghor footbridge, like an ephemeral podium with a view of both the Grand Palais and Notre Dame, that Pieter Muller's sublime fashion show for Alaïa was presented last night in Paris.
The tone was set by the invitation, a black leather tripod that each guest was instructed to bring to the show. The set was the Seine with a peaceful Paris just before sunset. The designer's words were “To meet- All together on the bridge. Just before sundown-When beauty spreads in the City-And colors expand infinitely. Time will tell-always. I hope you will enjoy this moment of love”.
The parade began to music composed especially for the occasion by Gustave Rudman . All the models wore a high ponytail and walked in a soft and sensual way. The Belgian designer has offered us a magnificent collection where the body is sublimated both on the tails side and on the front side by shouldered leather tailoring, hourglass silhouettes, semi-transparent Grace Jones hooded dresses with more than open shoulders, latex pencil skirts, high-waisted pants dressed in suspenders for a majestic bust that suggests a super low-cut bodysuit that reminds us of images of Helmut Newton, the coats are marked officers in the night porter style and with exaggerated lapels, the tapered leggings act as tights and the accessories are jeweled. He played on volumes with effects of gloves, fur, belts and pillow hats. This ultra-sophisticated collection offered us a spectacle of extreme Parisian elegance and beauty that we are not about to forget.
