Fashion brand PACO RABANNE presented the Spring Summer 2023 Womenswear Collection, with a show held on July 3rd. Designer Julien Dossena explores beneath and beyond the surface, subverting perceptions of sensuality and strength. For the season, the brand stays true to their signature obsession with materiality, radical textures, non-organic silhouettes with an addition of futuristic touch. Metal grates and scaffolding evoke an underground scene reminiscing to one of the earliest Paco Rabanne shows.
SPRING SUMMER 2023 COLLECTIONS
Notions of bondage assume alternate associations; leather bands and cuffs that wrap the body are worn to empower while eyelets patterned across harnesses attest to handcraft. And for every suggestion of protection – the iconic 1969 assemblage bags are newly shieled by PVC – there are looks that emphasise exposure through fabric and silhouette: gauzy dresses with gradient treatments, a well-defined décolleté, and knits with holes that reveal the skin. Exaggerated combat boots reinforce a necessary attitude: a readiness for all conditions, a flex of tactical purpose and subculture style. – from Paco Rabanne
