Paris 2010 will be remembered in more ways than one this year, the abstract absence of couturier veteran Christian La Croix, the final collection of McQueen and the iconic classics that never falter to astonish and deliver for all those drawing inspiration from every collar, print and tailored jacket on the runway.
Standing out for me in abundance this season had to be the classic pique collection by Georges Chakra. Selecting a modest colour palette of monochrome black and white, tonal cream and pink finishing with a elegance gold tinge running hastily throughout the collection, Chakra cleverly delivered a feminine yet continental felt collection exhibiting collateral structuring, motional tailoring and futuristic cubism in the form of cage bodices and slashed fabrics.
Talking perception, Chakra endeavoured to keep femininity in wonderland, sculpting the void ubiquitously between reality and fantasy.
What clearly displayed ‘tres joule’ designs, Chakra intertwined classic couture, drawing inspiration from powerhouse Dior and Parisian romance, structuring his silhouettes in the form of flowing fabrics, layering, chic feeling and soft shoulders. Simplicity in detail was the key for this collection, the gentle exposure of nude flesh from under the fabric emphasises the aura of delicacy about the collection.
A total of 43 dresses promenaded the catwalk compiled of asymmetric cuts, woeful necklines, and unparallel sophistication with the luxurious addition of diamond and cooling sapphire.
Key piece of the collection had to be Chakra’s eerily reflective ‘Mirage dress’, representative of the 50’s Chanel classic wedding dress, putting a refreshing post modernist twist on it, delving in to the realms of cubism in the form of a head piece merging with municipal layers of sheer sateen fabrics.
A reminder that innovation strives forward.
Images Courtesy of Style.com
Claire Levick
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