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February 2, 2025
Final, however very a lot not least, Kevin Germanier from Switzerland, whose beaded fantasies and recycled magic made for an excellent present to carry down the curtains on Paris high fashion season.
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Impressed by the character Bree Van de Kamp of “Desperate Housewives”, and the concept how she would possibly go barely loopy if she popped a strong tablet, this was probably the most far-out assortment seen within the four-day Paris season that ended Thursday evening. Introduced in a salon overlooking the Seine, simply 25 fashions in a surreally beaded wardrobe many primarily based on second-hand French luxurious jackets, blazers and clothes that Kevin revealed he had acquired in classic shops in LA. Earlier than sending his embroiderers into overdrive – showering each inch of every outfit in dazzling and glistening beading. Opening with a Swiss flag red-and-white swimsuit, accomplished with scalloped hem of glistening plastic spikes. Then mashing-up tribal colours, Rio carnival and flamenco crochets into the last word in sustainable stylish.
“I am Swiss. And I was raised to be perfect. Just like Bree Van de Kamp in ‘Desperate Housewives’. I am the busy Bree of fashion, or maybe I should say ‘bead’, as there is so much beading in my collections!” joked Kevin post-show.
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Germanier – Spring-Summer2025 – Haute Couture – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/highlight
“Anyway, I imagined if Bree had taken a pill and suddenly went a little crazy and colorful. That’s what I wanted on the runway,” chuckled Germanier, who was so emotional after taking his bow he wanted three minutes to assemble his breathe to speak. In a co-ed present, the blokes wore beaded and encrusted tunics the place roses, urchins and peonies bloomed. Something and every thing thrown collectively on this very cool second. Faber & Castell cool – as pencils sprouting from one futurist goddess physique stocking. What regarded like thigh boots had been, actually, beaded socks that ran a meter up the leg. Although many of the forged wore spike heels encrusted with a lot beading they regarded like crimson sea whip or deep-water anemone. Earlier than Kevin took his ovation to an enormous cheer, each whoop and clap and whistle deserved.
