By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director at Paris Fashion Week Published: 11:24AM GMT 06 Mar 2010
Photo: REUTERS/ AFP The ubiquitous blue tights in the Vivienne Westwood Gold Label pick up were not a anxiety to "blue stockings", to illustrate indicating garments with an egghead well read bent. Rather, they were desirous by the principal child in a pantomime, as a result the Prince Charming thesis that was the starting point. That, at least, goes a little approach to explaining the moustaches piece Salvador Dali, piece George Michael that were embellished on the models faces.
Once you were means to rip your eyes afar from this incongruity, it was afterwards probable to combine on the clothes.
Vivienne Westwood Gold Label autumn/winter 2010/11 pick up Vivienne Westwood a/w 2010/11 pick up Viva Viv Issey Miyake autumn/winter 2010/11 pick up Christian Dior autumn/winter 2010/11 pick up More on Paris Fashion WeekA military-look tunic with farfetched shoulders, over the blue tights, non-stop the show, followed by an Artful Dodger-look frock-coat, and big, orange-red blankets, in cryptic patterns, ragged with striped tights.
As the song veered from Mendelssohns Wedding Mar to Irish jigs, the garments jumped from one see to another: a indication in an oversized raincoat "a big mac"? chattering afar on a mobile phone; an additional in pinkish fine cloth jodhpurs and immature fine cloth shoes; nonetheless an additional in white broderie anglaise shirt, jeans and a blanket-look poncho.
One see stood out: A beautifully-cut khaki trouser-suit, comprising raglan-sleeved coupler and spare trousers.
Some models carried gigantic, printed overnight bags, maybe suggesting a new chartering agreement for luggage? On others, the bigger-is-better thesis was destined at huge, fluffy hats, "wonder woman", swift gloves in bluish lame, harem trousers as billowing as aerodrome windsocks, and phony paper crowns.
A beautiful, "fairy princess" robe in rose-printed organdie, a diversity of bunched-up grey nylon, culmination in a prolonged train, and a signature Westwood crinoline in shot orange/peach silk, accessorised with bullion gloves, done up the finale.
Dame Vivienne, uncharacteristically, foreswore her normal teetering platform-soled high heels, and took her crawl in knee-socks and a span of runner slippers that could have come from Victor Meldrews wardrobe.
