At Schiaparelli SS23 liquid gold was well and truly on tap. Gold lips, eyes and toes were living embellishments for lush draped gowns and platform boots, golden brushstrokes were flourishes on silk gowns and sculptural suits, in daring whimsy, painting representations of the naked form onto the very fabric that was designed to conceal it. The precious metal also embellished sumptuous corsets and heavily bejeweled jackets.
Creative director Daniel Roseberry continues his exploration of Elsa Schiaparelli’s liaisons with the Surrealist art movement, and as always, the lines between pret-à-porter and haute couture were tantilisingly blurred.