shwryr: In Case You Missed It: Vionnet

Vionnet's Fall 2011 collection was a well rounded collection of sophisticated and sexy dresses that played with prints beautifully. This collection showed in during Paris fashion week and went a bit off the path of what most of the designers were doing in trends in Paris. Instead of sticking to a monotone or black color palette, Vionnet chose to play with rich colors, blocking them and playing up on the prints of the fabric. The prints in this collection where some of the more interesting ones I have seen. Vionnet allowed the prints and textures in the fabric to become part of the design, strategically putting the prints in certain directions to control the eye in different directions of the body. For the most part the fabric in this collection was very light and in some cases see through, this peek a boo fabric worked well with the overall feel of this sexy collection of clothing.There were some bits of lush furs and quilted prints that were interesting but no big standouts for me in this collection which doesn't matter anyway because as a whole Vionnet showed a beautifully thought out collection.