Plastic Is A Thing At Balenciaga, Valentino, Acné, Isabel Marant And More
Plastic is having a real moment for spring/summer '18 appearing everywhere from the functional rain coats at Burberry back in London through to Valentino's glamorous, sporty and slightly futuristic moto jackets here in Paris. Whereas it was once merely the stuff of music festival ponchos, plastic, or materials that have been manipulated to simply look water-proof, are now being used for more than just outerwear.
Take the boxy shirts with the bin bag like texture and shine used to give an element of sport to prim pencil skirts in Demna Gvasalia's excellent spring collection for Balenciaga.
Or the giant plastic shower curtain backdrop at Acné Studios, where creative director Jonny Johansson showed shirting and trim jackets in a rain slicker style coating.
Or this sleek trench coat at Kenzo
Isabel Marant's jumpsuits also had a similar high-shine look, which heightened the Eighties sensibility of sport, glamour and fitspo-queen-goes-to-the-club feeling in her collection.
And in Pierpaolo Piccioli's impressive spring lineup for Valentino, his cool, cropped plastic jackets (one embellished with sequins) opened the show.
In a way, the trend feels quite symbolic of where fashion is at in the current global climate of upheaval right now. On a surface level, a glittery rain jacket is a clever way to make the most of terrible weather, shielding you from the elements while brightening the mood (and those around you on your morning commute.)
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