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Celine Spring 2015: A Nostalgic Mood

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Celine Spring 2015–While last season was an ode to long knits, for Celine’s spring-summer 2015 collection, designer Phoebe Philo took on nostalgia with a seventies inspired outing of looks. A contrast to the minimalist aesthetic that was popularized by Philo in the beginning of the decade, the new season featured flared pants, fringe and for the first time ever for Philo’s Celine—floral prints in kitschy blooms. Tailoring was relaxed, including long coats and wide-legged trousers. Finishing the look, the Celine woman wore blocky heels or flats to go with her oval-shaped leather handbag.

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Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2015: A Farewell to Ready-to-Wear

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Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2015–Saying goodbye to ready-to-wear with his spring-summer 2015 collection, Jean Paul Gaultier put on a show which featured the theme of a beauty pageant. With categories ranging from “Miss Footballer’s Wife” where models strutted down the runway with cell phones taking selfies to “Miss Fashion Editor” where models served as doppelgangers to editors like Carine Roitfeld, Suzy Menkes and Grace Coddington; it was a flamboyant spectacle that one would expect associated with the Gaultier name.

The designer offered up reworked versions of his greatest hits such as 80s-inspired corset looks, tailored suiting (sometimes with only one half of a jacket) and bold colorful stripes. Gaultier says he is ending his ready-to-wear line to focus on his fragrance and haute couture collection, but with a nearly forty year run–it will certainly be missed.