Quiet luxury takes couture
Quiet luxury shows no signs of slowing down. The trend has moved from global collections of women's and men's ready-to-wear to dominating the Fall 2023 runways of Parisian Haute Couture.
As international editor Miles Socha noted in his review of Kim Jones' Fendi collection , deceptive simplicity was one of the big stories of the week, "with many designers preferring austere silhouettes made with as few seams as possible." Jones' nude dresses in earth tones were the height of "quiet luxury."
Don't call it that when referring to Alexandre Vauthier's watered-down collection. "That's not my point of view," the designer told WWD's Rhonda Richford. Vauthier showed off steaming tuxedos and evening gowns with no sparkle in sight. Despite Vauthier's protests, these were "both quieter – in a deep palette that circumvented the bright pops of fluorescent colors he has favored in recent seasons – and luxurious".
Related ArticlesAt Chanel, Virginie Viard channeled "the allure of the Parsian", embodied by Caroline de Marguerite who opened in a classic tweed overcoat, giving way to other riffs on the French girl's uniform like the humble but impeccably tailored ivory blouse and knee-length skirt seen here. "I wanted it to be simple but elegant," Viard told Joelle Diderich of the outdoor show on a quay along the Seine.
Meanwhile, Maria Grazia Chiuri drew inspiration from antiquity with a range of pleated dresses of scabbard style which imitated Greek Columns. These matched "what founder Christian Dior described as the 'apparent simplicity' of creations designed to fit like a glove".
Quiet luxury shows no signs of slowing down. The trend has moved from global collections of women's and men's ready-to-wear to dominating the Fall 2023 runways of Parisian Haute Couture.
As international editor Miles Socha noted in his review of Kim Jones' Fendi collection , deceptive simplicity was one of the big stories of the week, "with many designers preferring austere silhouettes made with as few seams as possible." Jones' nude dresses in earth tones were the height of "quiet luxury."
Don't call it that when referring to Alexandre Vauthier's watered-down collection. "That's not my point of view," the designer told WWD's Rhonda Richford. Vauthier showed off steaming tuxedos and evening gowns with no sparkle in sight. Despite Vauthier's protests, these were "both quieter – in a deep palette that circumvented the bright pops of fluorescent colors he has favored in recent seasons – and luxurious".
Related ArticlesAt Chanel, Virginie Viard channeled "the allure of the Parsian", embodied by Caroline de Marguerite who opened in a classic tweed overcoat, giving way to other riffs on the French girl's uniform like the humble but impeccably tailored ivory blouse and knee-length skirt seen here. "I wanted it to be simple but elegant," Viard told Joelle Diderich of the outdoor show on a quay along the Seine.
Meanwhile, Maria Grazia Chiuri drew inspiration from antiquity with a range of pleated dresses of scabbard style which imitated Greek Columns. These matched "what founder Christian Dior described as the 'apparent simplicity' of creations designed to fit like a glove".
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