The Miu Miu & Chloe reign continues: PFW SS25
I know the cities aren’t inherently competing, but if they were, I have to say Milan won for me. Paris did reinforce some trends and still saw a lot of greatness out of the brands who showed there! Overall, this season just made me really excited about the future of women’s RTW fashion and I’m very interested to see how certain looks are pulled for celebrities, red carpets, press tours etc. I went a little crazy with the photos this time so enjoy!
Honorable mention:
Kiko Kostadinov: I just loved how playful it was! I was having a fun time trying to figure out the decade inspiration and media references in the collection
Lacoste: Fun! Tennis! Some great colorways
Louis Vuitton: The silhouettes were really exciting! Some of the print mixing was a little stressful but I appreciate the adventurous attitude
Balmain: I’m still digesting this show and what exactly I’m feeling about it. Parts of it are very 2010s which is an unserious and perfectly gaudy way. Some of the looks are more understated and classier. I love the way so many of the silhouettes play with shape and carve out exaggerated hips and shoulders. It’s very Olivier Rousteing. I think what’s not yet clicking for me is the overall thematic story, but I enjoyed it regardless.
Chloe: I think this collection was a slightly weaker presentation from the continuation of the motifs presented in FW24, but there are a lot of enjoyable aspects of this spring offering. The second look with the butter yellow jacket has been living in my head since it showed. I think some of the shoe choices in the second half of the show really threw me off, specifically the pink jelly flip flops with the gorgeous, billowy dresses. I also didn’t love the high-waisted jeans in a few outfits, but the jewelry and coats really won me over. I have so many of these outfits saved and I’m eager to slowly incorporate more Boho pieces into my wardrobe.
Miu Miu: The styling for this show just takes it for me, I love it. I watched Mandy’s (@olderloserinbrooklyn) video on Miu Miu and she talked about how they are merging the old Miu Miu girl with the new Miu Miu girl (post FW22). She’s quirky, she has a distinct sense of self, but she can also play into the office siren trend that the brand has become more known for in recent years. I think what I really love about this collection is that there’s no outfit that can come right off the runway and onto an influencer or celebrity that doesn’t have actual style and swag (yes, I’m using that unironically). To wear these outfits, you have to be able to wear the clothes and not let them wear you, and it will be interesting to see that distinction play out amongst the Miu Miu ambassadors.
Schiaparelli: There’s been a lot of discussion about this collection and how commercial it reads and how Daniel should move to a different house where he can fully express his creative vision and Schiaparelli is too small and blah blah blah. However, if you take this collection for what it is, there’s great design. There are beautiful details that remind you that yes, this is Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli and don’t you forget it. The model lineup was insane also, let me just say that. I enjoyed this! I understand, and mostly agree with, all of the discourse but at some level, I think we should just enjoy the pretty clothes.
Zimmerman: The more I’ve sat with it, the more I really love this collection. It’s flowing, gorgeous and the color scheme is perfectly desert and Bohemian. I don’t usually check for Zimmerman, but I might have to keep them more on radar!
