The 5 Key Trends for Spring 2023 From the Haute Couture Week in Paris
From metallic fabrics to dramatic necklines, these are some of the most popular fashion trends from the Spring/Summer 2023 Haute Couture runways.
The runway season provided us with some of the best moments in the history of fashion and beauty. Whether it’s metallic fabrics, statement jewellery or extravagant silhouettes, fashion week always has a reason to be trendy. And the spring/summer 2023 couture shows in Paris were no different.
This season, collections exuded all the glamour and opulence from fashion houses as we saw labels Dior, Schiaparelli, and Giorgio Armani, as well as the return to the runway of designers like Haider Ackermann, with his Haute Couture collection for Jean Paul Gaultier and Casey Cadwallader for Mugler, betting all on fashion statements and emphasizing the trends for the upcoming season. Detailed rhinestones, metallic fabrics, plunging and exaggerated necklines, and of course, animals, either as prints or with realistic heads took centre stage, as we saw at Schiaparelli.
For spring 2023, Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri honoured Josephine Baker with her collection, while Georges Hobeika added bird and equine appliqués on elegant evening gowns for spring 2023. In addition, for Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli brought together two worlds that rarely collide: haute couture and disco. “Haute couture becomes an emblem of uniqueness, personality, identity and character, and an evocation of the purest human joy of dressing up and dressing down,” the designer said of the concept of bringing haute couture to the clubs.
Immediately following a Paris Men’s Fashion Week full of innovation and sensuality, haute couture was a whirlwind of trends that were more than eye-catching and that we will surely soon see implemented on the catwalks, by fashion obsessives and even by celebrities, who are our greatest source of inspiration when it comes to dressing.
ANIMALS
Haute Couture always aims to deliver refined artistry and the highest levels of craftsmanship on its runways. For this spring-summer 2023 couture week, labels Chanel, Rahul Mishra, Georges Hobeika, Schiaparelli, and more, debuted otherworldly designs with animal motifs on pieces, and we loved it!
METALLIC FABRICS
Metallic fabrics definitely had their moment in 2022. At the Spring/Summer 2023 Haute Couture 2023, luxury fashion houses, such as Fendi, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Schiaparelli, and more featured models wearing shiny-metallic pieces. Metallic fabrics are perfect to add to your outfits in spring and summer for an extra flair in your ensembles. It will definitely be one of the must-have fabrics of the season.
BEADING
During most haute couture collections, fashion houses, such as Valentino, Schiaparelli, Dior, and more unique pieces with exquisite bead embroidery details. It looks so stylish, elegant and classic on pieces! We cannot wait to try this trend!
EXTRAVAGANT NECKLINES
For the season, Schiaparelli, Jean Paul Gaultier, Valentino, and more, have opted for extravagant necklines to adorn the designs. The emphasis was on bold, and dramatic finishes that radiate timeless elegance in designs.
STATEMENT JEWELLERY
Statement jewellery has gone in and out of style for decades. However, it’s once again around us. Creative designers, such as Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Schiaparelli, Jean Paul Gaultier, and more, have opted for chunky, sparkly and gold jewellery, whether earrings, necklines or headpieces to adorn the designs.
