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Held at the luxurious Le Meurice hotel on the Rue Rivioli, the Alexis Mabille show found the fashion crowd displacing bemused looking guests for a défilé held in a relatively tiny dining room at the back of the ground floor. Replete with the ornate gold trimmings and chandeliers that befits a hotel in the 1
er arrondissement, it was a fabulous backdrop to a show which, according to the notes, was inspired by Henry VIII. Models certainly pulled things off with the swagger of regal opulence. There was lashings of silk, velvet and royal hues of brown, red and pristine white lace. I loved the outfit that was all black but exposed the chest from beneath a layer of lace; manly, feminine, decadent. There was interesting quilting on trouser fronts that made the boys look like they were in fact wearing thigh high boots, as well as straps around ankles that shaped the silhouette and gave the look an attitude in keeping with the quasi-historical theme. Shirts that frilled around the hips were also interesting, and while most were in dark shades, I loved the final all white ensemble that was perhaps an arched eyebrow to the couture tradition of sending a bridal gown last as well as our late monarch's penchant for expendable martial vows.
Upon arrival at the venue, a crowd of photographers had rushed to snap me, as I'm sure they did all those who stood out from the typical guest. It was kind of hard to then get your own camera out and become one of them and resist swanning around pretending you were someone more important than you were! Of course, I was glad I did and got some great shots: [#WatchThisSpace]. I also bumped into a friend of mine Carrie Underwood, fashion blogger from London of Wish Wish Wish, who was zooming off to the Viktor and Rolf presentation somewhere. I saw my subject from the night before, bi-lingual student Safia, and spotted a new face, Amélie, and we teamed up to hit the next show.....
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