\n\tNad\u00e8ge\u00a0Vanh\u00e9e wanted to explore those brief moments between day and night, when shadows form, colors change and things are not what they seem.<\/p>\n
\n\tThat\u2019s why she created a maze of a runway twisting through a landscape of soft moss and green undergrowth and recreated a dark blue sky inside the vast building belonging to the Garde R\u00e9publicaine, the French army division that protects the president and government.<\/p>\n
\n\tModels streamed out of the backstage and around the twisty catwalk wearing sporty clothing meant for an evening of outdoor exploration. There were military-style four pocket jackets and coats in soft leather, salopettes for those who might be trekking on a mountainside and jodhpurs, because they\u2019re a Herm\u00e8s signature.<\/p>\n
\n\tWhether they came in cloth or leather, coats were built for protection with fur around the neck, collars that zipped into hoods, and quilted jackets, some with motorcycle padding on the shoulders.<\/p>\n
\n\tVanh\u00e9e paired many of them with black Cossack hats and thigh-high boots with flat heels that were made for walking (although probably not mountain hiking). The designer said she wanted to fuse \u201cpoetry with practicality\u201d and dress strong women who can \u201ctake control, walk in the night and chart new territory.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe collection was also filled with 1960s colors and shapes that telegraphed a similar sense of freedom.<\/p>\n
\n\tThere were many A-line shapes here \u2013 leather miniskirts with collegiate flair, paired with shirts, ties and sweaters, and short dresses with zip fronts that were layered over turtlenecks or tops with pointy collars. Vanh\u00e9e paired them with colored tights in dark green, corn yellow and burgundy, a further nod to the decade of the youthquake.<\/p>\n
\n\tShe had even more fun with color, adding a blue fur collar to a big, printed silk scarf for a makeshift cape \u2013 it gets chilly in the twilight \u2013 and whipping up a short shearling jacket the color of lemon meringue pie. It was bright enough to light up the dark, and hail the arrival of the sun.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nad\u00e8ge\u00a0Vanh\u00e9e wanted to explore those brief moments between day and night, when shadows form, colors change and things are not what they seem. That\u2019s why she created a maze of a runway twisting through a landscape of soft moss and green undergrowth and recreated a dark blue sky inside the vast building belonging to the Garde R\u00e9publicaine, the French army division that protects the president and government. Models streamed out of the backstage and around the twisty catwalk wearing sporty clothing meant for an evening of outdoor exploration. There were military-style four pocket jackets and coats in soft leather, salopettes for those who might be trekking on a mountainside and jodhpurs, because they\u2019re a Herm\u00e8s signature. Whether they came in cloth or leather, coats were built for protection with fur around the neck, collars that zipped into hoods, and quilted jackets, some with motorcycle padding on the shoulders. Vanh\u00e9e paired many of them with black Cossack hats and thigh-high boots with flat heels that were made for walking (although probably not mountain hiking). The designer said she wanted to fuse \u201cpoetry with practicality\u201d and dress strong women who can \u201ctake control, walk in the night and chart new territory.\u201d The collection was also filled with 1960s colors and shapes that telegraphed a similar sense of freedom. There were many A-line shapes here \u2013 leather miniskirts with collegiate flair, paired with shirts, ties and sweaters, and short dresses with zip fronts that were layered over turtlenecks or tops with pointy collars. Vanh\u00e9e paired them with colored tights in dark green, corn yellow and burgundy, a further nod to the decade of the youthquake. She had even more fun with color, adding a blue fur collar to a big, printed silk scarf for a makeshift cape \u2013 it gets chilly in the twilight \u2013 and whipping up a short shearling jacket the color of lemon meringue pie. It was bright enough to light up the dark, and hail the arrival of the sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13013"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}