Apparel Online India 1-15 July' 17 | Page 47

FASHION RESOURCE FASHION FILE Owing to the return of classical eighties styles in a slew of Spring/ Summer collections this year, it was hard to miss the reappearance of strong power shoulders. Designers like Anthony Vaccarello of Yves Saint Laurent are celebrating the independence of modern women and giving them the sartorial armour for the 21st century. Demna Gvasalia took a clean and structured approach at Balenciaga, inserting whalebone rods across the shoulders of jackets and coats to create colossal volume on shoulders; Céline’s Phoebe Philo presented her collection as a mix-and-match of these emaciated shoulder pads paired with miniskirts or cropped trousers and DKNY distinguished them by giving a new touch to old elements such as the classic blue blazer getting a twist with the neo- minimal geometric elevations. Brioni appoints new Creative Head Menswear couture fashion hous