Those Fédération Francaise de la Couture are a tough folk to deal with when you’re not known. I won’t go into the whole accreditation procedure, but let it be known that we were not invited to several of the shows I had my heart set on and I don’t know if I am as corageous as Yael to storm my way in, so the names presented here may not be the who’s who in fashion.
Paco Rabanne
I wasn’t too familiar with the name Paco Rabanne, so I came in skeptical of what I was about to see. Needless to say, I was surpised and pleased. I went into this thinking, why am I covering designers (in this case Patrick Robinson) that I don’t know? Why can’t we get into the more established shows? Out came the first wave of models.
Wow. Wow. and wow. I was silenced and watched on, not even scribbling notes, so I am going from memory. The show was high on silks, slightly above the knee length skirts, and racer back tanks. The pieces were slinky and felt to me as if he walked the fine line between sexy and futuristic. How do you incorporate silk and metal into an outfit? Ask Robinson, because he does just that with several of the pieces that were on display. It comes off suprisingly well. I’m learning the back story on this designer and will probably do a retro feature in the near future on Paco Rabanne. Definitely a great experience.
-Meryl Demiglio