For the spring/summer 2018 collection season, New York’s all-star fashion house Proenza Schouler moved their previously stateside runway show to align with Paris’s haute couture fashion calendar. The brand’s first collection since relinquishing their New York Fashion Week ‘show-spot’ was a celebration of French craftsmanship.
The romantic, primarily black, white and red collection, employed lush fabrics, elevated textures and boudoir detailing to develop a sophisticated offering of fashionably idyllic garments. From peplum dresses with flowing ruffles and high frontal slits, to sumptuous floral jacquard coats worn over flared lace pants and touches of micro-ruffling, ribbon embroidery, grommet-encrusted hemlines and bedazzled floral dresses, as the show progressed the collection was repeatedly injected with opulent craftsmanship and fanciful detailing. As demonstrated by spring 2018, it took creative directors Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez only once season to fully realize what ‘Parisian Cool’ means at Proenza Schouler, with a collection of romantically cool garments that their loyal fan base is sure to clamor over.
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Adolf Loos
Table Lamp, 1912
Balenciaga
Couture Ball Gown, Summer 1951
George Ohr
Petticoat Vase, 1899
Francis Picabia
Mardi Gras (Le Baiser), 1924–26
Jean Dunand
Lacquered Metal Vase with Inlaid Eggshell, 1925
Balenciaga
Ensemble, Photogrpahed by Harry Meerson, 1957
Patrick Demarchelier
Spring:Summer 2011 Dior Couture
Balenciaga
Evening Dress of pink silk moire taffeta, Summer 1963
Constantin Brancusi
Studio reconstruction at the Musée National d’Art Moderne, 1979
Jacques Adnet
Lounge Chairs, 1950
Jean Dunand
Lacquered Metal Vase with Inlaid Eggshell
Jean Arp
Growth, 1938
Jean Royère
Office of a Business Woman, 1949
Louis Süe and André Mare
Lustre Fleur, 1924
Pierre Chareau
Pair of Tables, 1920s
René Herbst
Chaise Lounge, 1930
Robert Mallet Stevens
Interior, 1928
Salvador Dali
Venus de Milo with Drawers, 1936
Vincent van Gogh
Vase With Red Poppies, 1886
Walter Gropius & Maxwell Fry
66 Old Church Street, Chelsea, 1936
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Adolf Loos
Table Lamp, 1912
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Balenciaga
Couture Ball Gown, Summer 1951
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George Ohr
Petticoat Vase, 1899
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Francis Picabia
Mardi Gras (Le Baiser), 1924–26
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Jean Dunand
Lacquered Metal Vase with Inlaid Eggshell, 1925
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Balenciaga
Ensemble, Photogrpahed by Harry Meerson, 1957
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Patrick Demarchelier
Spring:Summer 2011 Dior Couture
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Balenciaga
Evening Dress of pink silk moire taffeta, Summer 1963
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Constantin Brancusi
Studio reconstruction at the Musée National d’Art Moderne, 1979
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Jacques Adnet
Lounge Chairs, 1950
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Jean Dunand
Lacquered Metal Vase with Inlaid Eggshell
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Jean Arp
Growth, 1938
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Jean Royère
Office of a Business Woman, 1949
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Louis Süe and André Mare
Lustre Fleur, 1924
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Pierre Chareau
Pair of Tables, 1920s
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René Herbst
Chaise Lounge, 1930
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Robert Mallet Stevens
Interior, 1928
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Salvador Dali
Venus de Milo with Drawers, 1936
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Vincent van Gogh
Vase With Red Poppies, 1886
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