January 14th, 2018
PF18
Coat Tales
So far, there have been a plethora of great coats in the PF18 collections—real keepers. Maria Grazia Chiuri, inspired this season by Claude Cahun, did some of the best for Christian Dior.
Chloé designer Natacha Ramsay-Levi’s sophomore collection included these two forever coats.
And Louise Trotter’s Pre-Fall collection for Joseph is packed with great coats. Love the weekend bag, too.
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SOPHIE BUHAI
Gold vermeil hoop earrings
APIECE APART
Elin ruched midi skirt
SOPHIE BUHAI
Gold vermeil hoop earrings
BY MALENE BIRGER
Susanitan woven jumpsuit
SOPHIE BUHAI
Cowbell gold vermeil hoop earrings
CO
Tiered faille skirt
MARNI
Trunk medium leather shoulder bag
ETRO
Tasseled wool-blend jacquard hoodie
MARNI
Cotton-poplin midi skirt
CELINE
Square sunglasses
CÉLINE
Antique twisted hoops
CHLOÉ
Printed silk dress
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These coats are winners, but the Vogue-linked slide show for Dior ’18 is dreadful. It’s full of stunning pieces worn by models who look miserable, angry, militant, and joyless; and the clothing outshines them all! Imagine a life which affords dressing in all this Dior and then marching out the door in such a funk as these poor creatures! Shouldn’t wearing Dior put at least a partial smile on their faces? And how to sell such expensive clothes with an ad campaign that says, “look, you can be angry just like these women!!” ?
That may have been the goal of the Dior staff–to highlight the clothes by making the models look less attractive?
A coat will be an item I’m looking to replace for 2018 and so happy to see such great choices already.