Excerpt: VETEMENTS. SPRING READY-TO-WEAR 2023 - PARIS FASHION WEEK

 

"Guram Gvasalia has returned to runway settings or at least his version of them, in this case an abandoned store in Paris, as a broken down, concrete structure which has been ear marked for demolition.  Leaving off from his Fall 2022 array that was a digital lookbook, which played around with the concept of excess and exclusivity in all of its scarcity within Guram's Vetements template.  One cannot deny the impact that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has had on the world, more so the fact that Guram is Georgian and knows too well the aggression that Russia has inflicted on his country of birth.  With the satellite countries that border with Russia, now feeling an uneasiness at what could be an all-out-war Russia has committed to the Ukraine invasion.   The issue of rising costs from oil, gas and wheat prices has now been exasperated by the conflict in Europe, the prospects of a severe reinfection wave of COVID is also a distinct possibility.  Guram's antitheses fashion statements maybe more relevant than ever..."

Full review:  https://chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2022/07/vetements-spring-ready-to-wear-2023.html