By Diya Ahuja, 20 April, 2020
Photograph by: Marcus Tondo
Photograph by: Marcus Tondo
Working in terms of surrealism isn’t new for Schiaparelli. Surrealism and Schiaparelli have been going hand in hand since forever in this fashion industry.
The Spring 2017 collection, “Chinoiserie at Heart” that took place in Paris was diverse. Bertrand Guyon played with a lot of colors, Chinese motifs, simpler shapes and not to forget Elsa Schiaparelli’s iconic motifs.
Photography by: Marcus Tondo
Photography by: Marcus Tondo
Coming to the inspiration behind this collection, Fashion Network wrote in an interview with Guyon that, “Photos still exist where we can see Mrs. Schiaparelli in her room and we see these magnificent pieces like Aubusson tapestries, chinoiseries, a lot of little objects, small Chinese terracotta and what not. It is a very Schiaparelli collection.”
One look that caught my eye was the combination of a single-breasted jacket with golden and black Chinese motifs over a red shirt along with tailored straight pants.
This look was crisp and could define the theme for the whole collection in just a single glance. The jacket also had a heart patch on the left side on the breast to add an element of surrealism.
Photograph by: Marcus Tondo
Photograph by: Marcus Tondo
The heart motif was majorly seen in different types of footwear. Teaming with a lot of prints and colors, white-dominated the whole collection majorly and it seems to have worked out in an exceptionally beautiful way.
Photograph by: Marcus Tondo
Photograph by: Marcus Tondo
The special element of this collection was how Guyon managed to give a surreal touch to all his clothes. Sketched hands, two faces; one on each side of the jacket, Keyhole in Schiaparelli’s shocking pink dress, the lobster print in an off-shoulder beige dress, cage lockets and a lot more elements were seen in the collection. These elements complimented the colors of the collection extremely well.
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