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Schiaparelli Pushes Ready-to-Wear at Louvre as Rick Owens Swaps Black for Stone
On day four of Paris Fashion Week, Schiaparelli showed in the Louvre’s Cour Carrée courtyard with a mix-and-match collection, while Rick Owens moved away from jet-black leather and latex toward mineral, stone-inspired hues.
Daniel Roseberry, the Texan designer behind Schiaparelli, used his introductory note to acknowledge the challenge of defining the label in a crowded ready-to-wear market. He said the house’s couture identity was relatively easy to define, but its ready-to-wear positioning was harder to determine. The show marked his second season at the Parisian label founded by Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973).
Presented in the Cour Carrée courtyard of the Louvre, the collection featured sculptural necklines, gold jewellery and signature ‘Schiap Noir’ fabrics draped with ivory. The mix-and-match approach combined pieces into looks, with Roseberry continuing to blend his native Texas with the Parisian codes of Elsa Schiaparelli.
Rick Owens also showed on day four, abandoning his habitual jet-black leather and latex. The designer, known for a Goth style elevated into a way of living, thinking and dressing, turned to mineral hues for a collection he said was inspired by stone.
Both presentations formed part of day four of Paris Fashion Week.