LONDON, United Kingdom — After an intense fashion month between New York, London, Paris and Milan, BoF editor-at-large and renowned fashion critic Tim Blanks gives his verdict.
The Spring/Summer 2019 runways, he says, were marked by a mix of fashion and politics. “People have really been talking about women. It was a very intense month,” he says. “It was this extraordinary coincidence of current affairs and fashion affairs,” in particular watching the runway shows amid the Kavanaugh hearings in Washington D.C.
The most anticipated debut of the season was Hedi Slimane’s first collection for Celine following Phoebe Philo’s departure. “I just expected so much more. In the two years that Hedi hasn’t been involved in the industry… fashion found new leaders and new opinion formers,” says Blanks, adding that the collection — marked by the same elements as Slimane’s collections at Saint Laurent — felt like settling scores and reclaiming his aesthetic.
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