Why Everything French Is Hot Again
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Paris designers have drawn inspiration from the four corners of the globe and even outer space. But for Fall, many of them stayed closer to home, mining that ineffable chic that can only be described as Parisian. Or to put it another way, Lacroix wasn't the only designer doing Lacroix on the runways. At Louis Vuitton—all ruffles, ruches, and poufs—Marc Jacobs name-checked Marie Seznec, a longtime muse of Christian's (left, circa 1986). Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquière, meanwhile, traded in his femme-bots for femmes fatales (with a little Alexis Carrington in the shoulders). And then there's Esteban Cortazar, who, in his third season at Emanuel Ungaro, nailed the playful, girls-just-want-to-have-fun, bubble-skirted vibe of the house's heyday.
Paris designers have drawn inspiration from the four corners of the globe and even outer space. But for Fall, many of them stayed closer to home, mining that ineffable chic that can only be described as Parisian. Or to put it another way, Lacroix wasn't the only designer doing Lacroix on the runways. At Louis Vuitton—all ruffles, ruches, and poufs—Marc Jacobs name-checked Marie Seznec, a longtime muse of Christian's (left, circa 1986). Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquière, meanwhile, traded in his femme-bots for femmes fatales (with a little Alexis Carrington in the shoulders). And then there's Esteban Cortazar, who, in his third season at Emanuel Ungaro, nailed the playful, girls-just-want-to-have-fun, bubble-skirted vibe of the house's heyday.