Four times a year is fashion week. Every once and while, an entire season seems to be below average, with only a few standout collections (SS 07 comes to mind). Most of the time, a season turns out to be a pretty even mix of great and forgettable/ disappointing collections (FW 08 comes to mind). Occasionally, we are
blessed with an entire season of phenomenal shows. The kind of season where almost every designer in all four cities puts on a fantastic show...
So which season/year (RTW or HC) is your favorite?
For me, there is one season that stands out above the rest over the past 5 or so years.
Ready-to-Wear Fall/ Winter 2006
One of the most mind blowing seasons EVER in my opinion. There must have been something in the water...or air...that caused almost every designer to put out some of their best work ever.
Highlights include:
Marc Jacobs (his best work
ever, and one of my favorite shows period)
Calvin Klein (that herringbone was fantastic!!!)
Ralph Lauren (classic, beautiful Ralph)
Rodarte (SO sophisticated...and that opening look on Irina!!!)
Bottega Veneta (just gorgeous)
Dolce & Gabbana (Their best collection...and those evening gowns were stunning!)
Fendi (best Fendi collection ever)
Gucci (Frida's best effort)
Prada (My favorite Prada collection...intellectual but not to the point where it looked like Miuccia was trying to hard..so effortless and modern)
Versace (the beginning of the NEW, SOPHISTICATED Versace...Donatella's rebirth!)
Alexander McQueen (his greatest collection ever and one of, in my opinion, the greatest shows of all time)
Balenciaga (Nicholas' breakthrough collection...the collection that showed up in EVERY magazine editorial for the entire season!!! And my favorite Balenciaga collection (tied with SS 06))
Chloe (grungy, girly, youthful...I loved it)
Christian Lacroix (I'm a sucker for matador inspired fashion...and Lacroix, so this was a match made in heaven!!!)
Givenchy (SO chic...I LOVE all those LBD with the models holding two purses)
Hermes (so chic, so sophisticated, so Gaultier...just perfect)
Jean Paul Gaultier (Those trenches! Those corsets! Those sweaters! That hair! Those cats and dogs and owls!)
John Galliano (A very poignant collection)
Louis Vuitton (take the poignancy out of his signature collection, add a dash of hiphop, and you've got this show...it was FANTASTIC.)
Miu Miu (I ADORE those brocade minis' with the silkscreened still life flowers and vases!!!)
Rochas (The last, and best Rochas collection and one of my favorite shows of all time...)
Valentino (In my opinion, Valentino's most modern collection...it felt youthful)
Viktor & Rolf (Stunning!!! And those silver dresses!!!)
Yves Saint Laurent (to me, this collection is
THE definition of modern chic, sophisticated dressing.)
There hasn't been a season like that in a long time...to this day, I still am
obsessed with FW 06.
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