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Louis Vuitton Goes New Retro for Spring 2015

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Louis Vuitton Spring 2015–Set at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, a space designed by Frank Gehry, Nicolas Ghesquière’s spring-summer 2015 collection for Louis Vuitton continued where fall left off. Once again, the designer explored the 70s with vintage prints, A-line skirts and high-waisted pants. There were some new tricks up Ghesquière’s sleeves though. Tailored blazers, short and ruffle-adorned mini dresses as well as lacquered skirts brought a high polish to spring. The handbags also took center stage. From accessories covered in the Vuitton monogram to quilted totes with chain-like straps to denim looking styles made of leather, each appeared as individual as the clothing sent down the runway.

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Alexander McQueen Spring 2015: An Ode to the Kimono

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Alexander McQueen Spring 2015–Inspired by the kimono, Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton brought a distinctively Eastern look to the brand’s spring-summer 2015 collection. Here, Burton elongated the traditional Japanese piece to be a coat or a gown or even a mini dress in a color palette of red, white, black and flashes of blush pink. Models wore face masks in black and tall, lace decorated wedges for an uniformed aesthetic. The McQueen woman showed off a more romantic side with ruffle-adorned dresses in pastels only to be edged up again with leather harnesses.