Three- some looks

Tilda Swinton in Haider Ackermann. ’09.

Burgundy, to me, spells independence. It’s unapologetically red, but deeper: quieter, more reflective.

It’s giving introverted, held-close-to-the-chest dressing, respecting both the occasion and a certain need to step back, to hide the body. So, Tilda provides a point-of-difference on the otherwise bodycon red carpet. A quiet confidence.

That still confidence enlivened by Haider Ackerman’s design ethos- he enjoys women playing with menswear, insomuch as they’re “so close to a male suit they can almost smell the aftershave” (or was it cologne; don’t quote me on that one).

Tilda’s Ackermann style, see the male collared lapel, undershirt and strong shoulders, nods respectfully to male dressing; subtly, holding it close, but simultaneously, sweeping it into a fluid, feminine dress. A quiet respect of self and romanticism, let’s say.

Hunter Schafer in Schiaperilli. ’24.

Hunter plays at delicate alt-fashion.  2024- Schiaparelli was at its prime: the house, having run through a designer smorgasbord, after best-fit Schiaparelli codes (think elegant but quirky, black-on-gold and a Salvatore Dali inspired je-nais-sais-quoi).

Come Paris Fashion Week 2024, Daniel Rosebery helmed the Schia-ship, emboldening in turn-of-century chic. Case in point, and beginning, with Hunter’s gold Lily necklace.

A play on the choker, wrapped close to the neck, bursts into bloom, breathing fluidity and life into the floral. Which, for practical purposes, drapes around the neck, and provides a point of contrast to plunging neckline.

The A-line dress, next, quips in two-tone, but falls as velour liquid, into shoes feet embroidered with cast-gold toes; the foot-lover’s statement.

How-to-do red carpet quirky. In full brand embellishment.

Miss Sohee established an edgy, up-and-coming brand by the clam motif, played out as a sculpted hip. But what about the Venusian clam, nay the sea, inspires us present-day? Do we perceive the clam as a mythological seat of womanhood, birthing life from some deep Roman womb?

Here, mannequin hips are exaggerated both by sculpted girth and hip-down ribboning: the vibe- a girl dressed in a woman’s gown- the idea of birth, integrating re-birth, development. And that colour.

Smacks of fair-folk. No wonder Miss Sohee trends in high-stakes glamour.