In case you laid out the appears to be like from Alexandre Vauthier’s Fall high fashion assortment alongside these he proposed for Spring ready-to-wear, you’d in a short time have a stack of matching pairs—proper right down to the sneakers, produced by Sebastian. In fact, nothing can be similar; for ready-to-wear, Maison Lesage hand-embroidery turned mechanical and the leather-based fringes now appeared in jersey. However the gist was there. Even Daria Strokus, who closed Vauthier’s couture present, returned as his ready-to-wear main woman (wanting significantly femme fatale within the Oscar Niemeyer–designed French Communist Get together Headquarters).

The temptation to declare déjà vu lessens as soon as you are taking the holistic view that a designer wants a top-notch testing floor to breed the most effective concepts (and for what it’s value, Raf does the identical over at Dior). Plus, Vauthier upholds his fixation with match—the body-grazing blazers and body-con laced bias clothes revealed curves, not compromises. He took pleasure in exhibiting how he turned an obscenely costly lace-encrusted costume right into a typically costly lace-encrusted costume with out a noticeable distinction. And the “opium” purple leather-based biker gown was principally a useless ringer. In truth, the largest distinction with Vauthier’s ready-to-wear providing was the injection of filler items: horny bodysuits, tailor-made vests, and an LBD that may be worn free and poncho-style or sleekly belted.

Throughout the previous two weeks, Aubrey Plaza, Suki Waterhouse, and Vauthier’s loyal patroness Carine have all furthered his purple carpet visibility. However whereas this can be prime promoting, the introduction of a dressed-down linen grouping instructed it’s not his sole focus. Every of the items—be it a jumpsuit or a shirtdress—acquired some form of Vauthier golden contact. Possibly they’ll show the launchpad for his Spring couture.