The Best of Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014

This week the last fashion week of the season ended in Paris. In my opinion Paris Fashion Week was one of the best weeks showcasing future AW14 trends with so many great catwalks and clothes. Here are my favourite shows from the week: 

H&M

H&M showcased simple and wearable clothes on their catwalk at Paris Fashion Week. There was a theme of khaki greens, blacks, dark blues, reds and tall boots. The H&M studio show had some of the biggest guests on the front row including Miranda Kerr (the new face of H&M), Jourdan  Dunn, Jessica Alba and Solange Knowles. 

Balmain

The Balmain catwalk showcased military chic looks down the runway. It was full of structured jackets and skirts and khaki. The models also wore military style boots to continue the theme. There were also many supermodels walking the catwalk including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Joan Smalls, Karlie Kloss and Jourdan Dunn. 

Nina Ricci

The Nina Ricci catwalk showed delicate and feminine pieces. I loved the colours designer Peter Copping chose such as blacks, dark greys, silvers and purples. The whole collection was pretty with embellishments, lace and fur. The clothes were all so beautiful and detailed but also fashionable and wearable.  

Christian Dior

Raf Simons went for a sporty catwalk showing youthful designs. There was also a theme of bright and bold colours that made a statement such as yellows, pinks, reds and blues. The tailoring had quite a masculine edge too. Dior definitely brightened up Paris Fashion Week!

Isabel Marant

I loved Isabel Marant's off duty chic looks on her catwalk. The clothes were fashionable but easily wearable. Khaki also made an appearance in this show as well as greys and blacks similarly to Balmain. Another theme was oversized jumpers, baggy clothes and short skirts and shorts to add to the casual theme of the catwalk.

Sonia Rykiel

Sonia Rykiel also followed the trend of fur but this catwalk had over the top furs and coats. The clothes followed a basic colour theme of blacks, whites and beiges. There were also prints and patterns on the catwalk such as "Moi" printed all over some items. The catwalk was chic and sophisticated, especially because Miranda Kerr was walking the runway. 

Elie Saab

The Elie Saab catwalk was one of my favourite catwalks from Paris Fashion Week. I loved the deep colour scheme of purples, dark greens, and blacks. The designs were also gorgeous! With big coatswith fur, beautiful sequined or flowing dresses with slits, sheer and lace. The handbags and shoes were amazing too!

Saint Laurent

Saint Laurent had to be my all time favourite show from Paris Fashion Week. The clothes were girly and youthful with an influence of city chic. Some of the clothes had a revived sixties feel and I loved the boots worn by the models on the catwalk. There was a mixture of tartan, sequins, fur, blacks and greys with the odd pop of colour here and there which is exactly what I love in an Autumn/Winter catwalk. 

Chanel

Chanel is always the most fun and exciting of catwalks during Paris Fashion Week and this year Karl Lagerfeld certainly didn't disappoint. The theme for the runway this year was a supermarket and stars such as Rihanna browsed the shelves before the show started with Chanel shopping baskets. The clothes were equally as playful too such as candy colours but with signature Chanel styles like classic tweed designs. Chanel had many famous models walking the catwalk including Cara Delevingne, Kendall Jenner and Joan Smalls.

Louis Vuitton

This was Nicolas Ghesquiere's first collection for Louis Vuitton since Marc Jacobs departure as Creative Director and although I will miss Marc's designs I think Nicolas did very well for his first LV attempt. The clothes were modern and simple with some different colours for an Autumn/Winter catwalk such as beiges, tans and light blues. There was also an inclusion of leather in a lot of the pieces. There were also some great Louis Vuitton bags being carried by the models. 

Overall I loved most of the looks from  Paris Fashion Week and there were some great catwalks across the whole week. The biggest trends seemed to be Khaki, Purples and Blacks as well as Fur, embellishments. 

Which was your favourite Catwalk from Paris Fashion Week?
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