Jean Paul Gaultier's designs are being cast as suited for a new James Bond who embraces his feminine side, outwardly masculine but hiding fishnets tights, silken scarves and peekaboo cutouts.
OMG is what I have to say about the fall-winter men's collections being shown in Paris this week. The past two years have been about basics as the iffy world economy scared design houses from taking too much risk. It's added up to a lot of repetition and dullness on the retail floor.
I've picked up inexpensive things here and there, but haven't really been buying clothes for a year, watching the seasons come and go, trying things on, but not feeling inspired to take the last step and walk something to the cashier, when after all, how many black jackets, T-shirts and pieces of denim can one have? I could only come to the conclusion that I was buying the same pieces over and over, and didn't want to continue on that track.
So the latest Paris collections are like a beacon of light. If designers are feeling more comfortable with creativity, we have a lot to look forward to come fall. I can't wait to see what they have in store for women when the haute couture shows start on Monday!
To check out all the photos from the shows as they happen, visit Style.com.
Thierry Mugler designs.
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