Women's shirts stars on Paris and Milan runways
With the fashion weeks worldwide that just ended, Paris shone a light on a glamorous woman too, with a comeback of femininity without reserves, and shirts are still the protagonists on Dior and Givenchy's runways, and on many more. Even though runway fashion speaks about the future, fashion show concepts and garments work together to clear a path onto the ideas that will affect taste over the coming months.
White shirts were a big success in Paris, for a glamorous touch
White shirts, for instance, in Dior's fashion show speak a sensual language, and, although still anchored to a cotton alphabet that structures the garment, inspire us to wear them in contexts beyond our comfort zone, by pairing them with macramé trousers, or leather skirts with a high level of craftsmanship, adding character and strength to our looks, like an armour containing power and femininity. Pier Paolo Piccioli takes his turn on white shirts, bringing a white shirt and tie in almost all the looks of Valentino's fashion show, and proving that it can make a difference with dresses, sweaters and blazers. It looks like this version with a tie was really appreciated by young females..
Silk shirts, revolutionary femininity by Madame Cocò
Matthew M. Williams for Givenchy relaunches an essential and classic elegance, which today seems to be the rockier move one can find on a runway, by focusing on a daring tailored coat and a silk shirt that mesmerises with its long untied ribbon, twirling like a pendulum at every move. A choice in the true revolutionary of women's fashion - Gabrielle Chanel - who chose to dignify and add character to this garment, along with her famous tweed total looks, to give freedom to the women's movement of those years, who had a lot to say about remaining constrained into obsolete corsets. And silk voiles with clown ruffles on the collar, with a bow mimicking a female version of the tie. Rochas, Vionnety and Elsa Schiaparelli did the rest.
Striped shirts and flower bouquets
Now more than ever, 2023 collections feature striped shirts - on which Etro (Milan) seems to maintain an edge - and floral shirts - which gained popularity, almost to the point of becoming a no-season product. Because patterns and stripes on male cuts are dedicated to the women of the new millennium, which made shirts an actual status symbol. Just like for men, the focus is on the cut and quality, which leads to choosing the best manufacturers worldwide in terms of creativity and brilliant, less-conventional chromatic choices, along with relaxed, chalky nuances, so dear to those who love quiet luxury..
