Paradise Merman: Paris Fashion Week Fall 2013 RTW

Paris is not only the capital of France, it is also one of the capitals of the fashion world along with New York, London and Milan. But lets stick to Paris because the most recent event in fashion was the Paris Fashion Week Fall 2013 Ready-To-Wear, which started on the 26th of February and ended on the 6th of March. This fashion week approximately one hundred fashion designers and houses will present their collections for season fall/winter 2013/14. For me it is impossible to do a full review on the fashion week, I mean it's hundred shows, hundred shows! So I'm only going to show you the shows that I liked. Thirty shows. Six looks per show. And you will also be able to see the accessories of the best collections.
Enough, let's just start.

ALEXIS MABILLE
In the beginning of the Paris Fashion Week Fall 2013 Ready-To-Wear we saw a nice show by Alexis Mabille. Really sophisticated looks on the runway. My favorites were:

MUGLER

The fashion show started with pale colors and in the middle the navy blue and the black came. I liked this collection from Mugler. See the photos:

BALENCIAGA
This is the moment that all the fashionistas were waiting for all season and it finally happened. Alexander Wang presented his Balenciaga debut collection at Balenciaga's private salons at the Avenue George V. The collection was beautiful and had the word "classy" written all over it. Totally one of my favorite collections this ~~fashion week~~ season... I was left speechless.

Also the Balenciaga accessories were definitely my favorite accessories of the season. Here you can see a few photos:

BALMAIN

The '80s are what inspired Olivier Rousteing to do the Balmain Fall 2013 collection. As usual the masculine cut clothes were there. The palette was so opulent. Rousteing used fabrics such as metallics, leather and embellished, quilted pieces in shades of emerald, flashes of gold, green, purple and hot pink, a full range of jewel tones. Here are some of the looks:

I loved the mahagoni heeled boots. Here are some of the accessories:

NINA RICCI

The Nina Ricci show was a really romantic one. It was inspired by a David Hamilton-lensed 1970s Ricci campaign featuring dancers. The glamorous red dresses and beige over-sized jackets are what caught my eyes. It was a really nice presentation.

Here are the best from the Nina Ricci Fall 2013 accessories:

LANVIN

The mood at the Lanvin fall 2013 show was relaxed, the spirit of the collection was carefree, but it kinda looked elegant, tho.

Accessories:

ISSEY MIYAKE

This is something really rare in Paris Fashion Weeks, the models at Yoshiyuki Miyamae's show for Issey Miyake were smiling. The whole collection had a really happy beat in it because Miyamae used a palette which was full of bright colors.

CHRISTIAN DIOR

Even though Raf Simons added Andy Warhol's drawings on his designs, the name of this collection came from Salvador Dalí's famous painting "The Persistence of Memory". More then a few looks modernized Dior's original designs, like the 1947 Doris coat, but in double-faced leather, and the iconic Bar jacket in denim wool. The show was amazing, but I must say I liked Galliano better. Take a look:

Some of the accessories by Dior:

SONIA RYKIEL

At Sonia Rykiel we saw some really nice designs in pastel colors, but I personally think that the brand could have done better.

VIKTOR & ROLF

The Viktor & Rolf show was totally beautiful. They used black and white colors, but there were a few pairs of red shoes that murdered the monotony of the collection. The ruffles were also there of course. Take a look at the outfits that caught my eyes:

The accessories from Viktor & Rolf:

ACNE STUDIOS

We also saw an explosion of pastel colors at Acne Studios' show. The show had a bright character and I really loved the collection Johnny Johansson did for this season.

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

The freaky make-up is a tradition at Vivienne's fashion shows. As always the collection is full of weird outfits but it also had a few sophisticated looks this time. In the end a model came out wearing a short bridal dress and knee-high black boots. See some of the looks:

And the outstanding accessories by Vivienne Westwood:

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER

Jean Paul Gaultier's collection for season Fall 2013 was influenced by punk style and the models were wearing black wigs which totally completed the punk/rock'n'roll look. Interesting designs. On the scale of 1-10, I'd give the collection a good 8.

The best Gaultier Fall 2013 accessories:

KENZO

Cool and chic designs at the Kenzo Fall 2013 show. Lots of prints, as always.

P.S. I bet we're going to be seeing that sweatshirt, with an eye printed on (the one on the fifth imsge, below), a lot on Tumblr.

CÉLINE

Gorgeous designs were worn by the models on the Céline Fall 2013 runway. It was a really lovely collection. I adored the show. Great job!

My favorite accessories from the collection:

CHLOÉ

The Chloé show for this season was defo one of my favorite fashion shows of this Paris Fashion Week. The collection was simple, yet so beautiful. Loved ~~the colors~~ everything. See for yourself:

The beautiful accessories from Chloé's Fall 2013 collection:

JOHN GALLIANO

Bill Gaytten presented his sophisticated and elegant designs at John Galliano for season Fall 2013. Even tho it wasn't my favorite collection from John Galliano, I liked a few looks. See some of them:

GIVENCHY

Oh my God! This is what you call an over-the-top show! The models looked so refined. As for the designs, they were beautiful and so glamorous. Riccardo did an awesome job! Really loved the sweater-long skirt combinations. Ah-mazing!

Top Givenchy accessories:

STELLA MCCARTNEY

Stella's collection for this season was interesting. I liked the collection, especially those bad-ass boots. Nice show. You go, girl!

Stella McCartney accessories:

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI

A definitely stunning collection from Valli this season. Loved almost all of the looks, especially these:

EMANUEL UNGARO

A mixture of patterns at Ungaro's Fall 2013 collection. And I must say nice choice of models. The show looked great. The looks that I liked the most are:

PACO RABANNE

Clean lines at Paco Rabbane made the collestion look simple and pure. I think it was a good collection from the brand. Here are some of the looks that were presented at the show:

SAINT LAURENT

Hedi Slimane was inspired by grunge music for this collection. The runway was full of babydoll dresses, but the rock style did not disappear because of the use of leather in the outfits. He also had the classic Yves Saint Laurent motifs - bow at the neck, fur chubbies and smoking tuxedo jacket. Although I expected a lot better collection from the fashion house, the show was overall OK.

The Saint Laurent accessories:

CHANEL

Karl Lagerfeld never fails to surprise us. I don't know about you, but I've never been disappointed by a Chanel fashion show, neither was I this time. The enormous globe in the middle of Grand Palais looked so cool. This is my second favorite collection from season Fall 2013 (after Alexander Wang's debut at Balenciaga). Eighty outfits on the show and I loved all of them. See some of my favortes:

Karl also designed two outfits for men, this season. See how Baptiste Giabicconi rocked both of them on the runway:

The Chanel Fall 2013 collection was full of many different accessories, but I'm only going to post my top six:

VALENTINO

At the Valentino show we saw the most elegant and glamorous gowns in really pretty colors. The models looked like elegant royalties while walking down the catwalk in the beautiful designs. Just see how beautiful everything was:

Here are the most gorgeous Valentino Fall 2013 bags and shoes:

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

Sarah Burton presented ten extravagant looks at Alexander McQueen for season Fall 2013. It was definitely not an ordinary Ready-To-Wear collection. See six of the breathtaking looks:

The accessories by Sarah Burton for this collection:

HERMÈS

Luxury brand Hermès presented simple and elegant designs by designer Christophe Lemaire. A very beautiful palette of colors was used in this collection. My favorite looks were:

LOUIS VUITTON

Marc Jacobs designed a great collection for season Fall 2013 at Louis Vuitton. The collection was so retro. I loved how the models looked with those short wigs on. The show looked perfect. My favorite looks were:

The chic accessories by Louis Vuitton for Fall 2013:

MIU MIU

Designer Miucia Prada presented her Fall 2013 Ready-To-Wear collection for Miu Miu on the Paris Fashion Week. What she presented was a collection full of nice designs with fresh colors elegantly combined with black. It was an awesome show.