It’s been three years since Rabih Kayrouz has hosted a runway show in his Left Bank maison and guests crammed every inch of space in a way that harkened back to the time when shows were intimate affairs, not movie-sized productions. One by one, models took mindful steps along an uneven path of white display blocks. There were no shoes, only fine cardinal red socks. And from start to finish, there would be no music aside from the fluttering sound of camera shutters.
The first dresses featured strips of toile strung together at precise intervals so that they seemed like flawlessly-constructed studies. As works in progress that attested to process and savoir-faire, they put Karouz’s approach on a more conceptual plane. But what was the concept? “In life, we encounter disruptions and we have to stay elegant and to walk as if nothing happened. It’s what I live nearly all the time,” he explained. “You have to hold your head up with dignity. Things in this world are changing and we have to change our attitude and be more responsible, more serious, more engaged.”
Though this was, indeed, a serious collection combining both ready-to-wear and couture, it wasn’t severe. Looks merged boxier tailoring and restrained fluidity instead of being defined by one or the other. Atypical designs such as the draped, long black dress that transitioned seamlessly into a partial jacket, or the red wool-cashmere coat that widened midway down to shield the arms spoke to comfort and protection without declaring these intentions.
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