The sixties mod look made a come back, evidenced at Marc Jacobs sixties inspired collection for Louis Vuitton, makinga delightful grand finale to Paris’ fashion week. Heavily influenced by the 1960s minimalist Daniel Buren, Marc Jacobs created a collection with clean structured lines that was nothing less than chic.
In pairs, models descended from two electric stairs with yellow striped patterns which brought them to the glassy, yellow and white checkerboard floor, resembling Louis Vuitton’s iconic damier print, that served as their runway.
As the show started, every model came down the stairs in pairs. The first pair was that of a tubular, V-neck, long sleeved maxi dress paired with an ensemble composed of a boxy jacket featuring two pockets at each side hidden into the print which snapped close, and a low waisted, maxi length skirt both in a yellow and white large damier print.
Immediately following the maxi looks were a pair of mini damier printed garments seen as a V-neck, three quarter sleeved, tunic dress with four front pockets perfectly aligned with the print and a long sleeve, round neck jumper with two front pockets in beige and white.
Through out the show, varieties of neutrals like black, grey, olive, beige, and nude were put together with white checks, creating beautiful checkerboard patterns. If the checkered patterns weren’t enough, the sixties theme was further promoted through cropped tunics, memorable boxy jacket and tubular, straight midi skirts.
Although checks were the dominating theme, Large floral prints, displayed on silk crepe added an organic element and a subtle, abstract influence seen in much of Buren’s work. Incorporating the season’s trends, Jacobs added a few sheer pieces seen in maxi and midi checked skirts and dresses. Jacobs also incorporated a touch of glitter and sequins in his evening looks to provide the Louis Vuitton Mademoiselle with a mod, playful evening look.
Everything, from the linear moving escalators and checkered runway floor, to the minimalist approach taken in designing patterns and silhouettes, made for a brilliant ode to the sixties and, of course, David Buren’s clean and simplistic motifs.
