The spring 2014 collections provided an eye-opening mix of lively trends, with colour and bravado the essential ingredientsPhotographs: Fairchild Photo Library; Getty Images
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Paint by numbers: images above, the art gallery setting for Chanel's bold spring '14 show held at the Grand Palais in Paris; from left, Prada, Hermès, Céline, Marni and Chanel offered up a series of artful modernist looks.
Bloom service: floral notes provided a pretty focus for Stella McCartney, left, who incorporated springtime prints on high-tech sport shapes, meantime designer Giambattista Valli worked pansies and other petal motifs into sculptural bouquets on shift dresses. |
Face off: the spring runways provided plenty of inspiration and clever beauty tricks for spring. Here, two favourite looks to try at home – at Balenciaga, makeup artist Diane Kendal conjured dewy-skinned faces with natural-looking brows, highlighted cheekbones and nude lips; while at Saint Laurent a nod to the 60s called for dramatic winged eyes, matte lips and blunt bobs. |
![]() To have and to hold: top accessories combined utilitarian ideas with tough hardware and sci-fi themes. Clockwise from top left, Alexander Wang accessorised his streamlined looks with outsized envelope bags in chalky shades of white; Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing made a bold play with heavy chain neckpieces and cuffs to compliment his metal-trimmed bomber jackets; Stella McCartney's futuristic-looking sunglasses provided a modern counterpoint to her soft silhouettes; Hedi Slimane's sharp-edged bangles glamorised le smoking tuxedos at Saint Laurent, tweeds were teamed with antiqued backpacks at Chanel; and Marc Jacobs topped off tomboy denims with feathered headdresses and exotic biker boots for his final collection for Louis Vuitton. |
The working girls: during Fashion Week they demonstrate a kind of nonchalant excellence – and even break a few rules along the way. From left, Paris Vogue editor Emmanuelle Alt in Balmain resort; model Natalia Vodianova in Stella McCartney; director Sofia Coppola wearing Louis Vuitton resort, and model Stella Tennant in Chanel and Céline. |