INSIDE OUT
IN THE UPCOMING SEASONS, DESIGNS PREVIOUSLY RESERVED FOR LINGERIE WILL GRADUATE FROM UNDERWEAR TO EVENINGWEAR, DAYWEAR AND OUTERWEAR
WOMENSWEAR TREND
In New York, London, Milan and Paris, hyper-sensual and sophisticated silhouettes with corsetry, transparency, sheer bodices, cinched waists and body-molding styles, traditional boning, accentuated bras and other boudoir-inspired details dominated the runways.
Inspired by the seductive glamour of the designer’s 80s and 90s archives, the Mugler collection fuel-boosted this trend, revealing the structured translucid net corset details, sheer organza blouses, a hybrid corseted blouson, bias-cut dresses, futuristic textured leggings and couture-level tights worn as pants. The Versace show opened with sharp black silhouettes featuring a mini jacket, coatdresses and tops with a modern, very sculptural take on the sweetheart neckline. A revival of plunging necklines was also visible in the JW Anderson line with crystal rope bras tied over the dresses, while Saint Laurent and Christopher Kane collections featured ornamented cut-out tops.
Appealing to Tom Ford’s 90s aesthetics, Alessandro Michele at Gucci reinterpreted the sexiness theme with provocative S&M-like riding crops, revealing high slit lace silk dresses and skirts, high black, red or nude vinyl gloves and chokers. Meanwhile, Tom Ford himself created a series of polished colorful plastic molded tops and bras. Up-and-coming designers are exploring the trend too: young avantgarde brands such as Charlotte Knowles and Nensi Dojaka have lingerie and the almost-naked look in their DNA.