Upside down fashion! Paris Fashion Week brings a show with looks in unusual angles and shapes

The spotlights of Paris Fashion Week were on the Viktor & Rolf catwalk this Wednesday (25): the fun and unconventional tone of how the 2023 Haute Couture collection was presented went viral on social media.

THE Paris Haute Couture Week started busy: in addition to a controversial fashion show by Schiaparelli and the participation of Marina Ruy Barbosa how girlfriend of Giambattista Vallianother highlight of the early days of the fashion event was a presentation by Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf.

This Wednesday (25), the brand – which has a history of more provocative and humorous approaches to fashion – brought eighteen luxe paraded dresses to a well out of the traditional.

Surrealism was the inspiration for the Dutch fashion house

“Flowy dresses, evoking an abstract sense of surrealism, are tucked into structurally sculpted corsets,” the brand wrote on Instagram. Check out some videos from the show below!

rich in classic elements such as tulle, flounces and bows, the pieces appeared with unusual angles and shapes on the models. Some were only slightly askew, others were completely turned away and hid the model’s face. The brand also played with proportions and volumes, creating optical illusions with the life of the models.

The innovation gets praise on social media

On social media, the show was one of the most talked about of the day and earned praise for its bold tone. “Haute couture and runway fashion is this, to make an impact, to be creative. Obviously it’s not clothes made to go to the supermarket or to work,” said one internet user.

“It’s really cool. These dresses seem to float around the model!” ex…

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