Singer Beth Ditto walked the catwalk for Gaultier. It's not the first time he's used a larger woman as a muse and it won't be the last. Gaultier and others in fashion shock us with provocative images of the unexpected to remind everyone there are other creatures on the planet besides the skeletal, barely legal waifs that often grace the narrows of fashion's future.
This year's fashion formula combines a Louise Brooks' flapper bob, a Mae West meets Shirley Temple ensemble, and Kabuki meets Amy Winehouse make-up to astound us with the ultimate Kewpee Doll, Beth Ditto!
Booth Moore's coverage of the runways in Paris provides insight on what we'll be wearing next spring.
Some welcome relief comes with the update.
Three trends emerged as fresh:
Black is in the shadows for spring, except for the continuing detour towards punk. Colors we haven't seen in awhile are blooming in multiples on floral prints, and skirt lengths are going down, down, down.
But as Moore says, no one's a slave to hemlines, still, more options are always welcome.
*photo (Benoit Tessier, Reuters / October 1, 2010) via the Los Angeles Times
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