The case of sports couture presents a win-win situation as you can wear something really stylish which is comfortable at the same time. This doesn’t happen so often in fashion. Here I paired up a mesh-trimmed dress with with a hooded sweater jacket athletic-inspired look.
Last Sunday, Albert Kriemler presented his Akris S/S 2012 runway show during Paris Fashion Week and surprised us with some amazing prints which have become his signature. Ladies, start your engines!
Like Miuccia Prada, the designer got turned on by cars this season and seeked inspiration from John Frankenheimer’s 1966 film Grand Prix, set in Monaco.
One print is a shot of theHotel de l’Hermitage at Monte Carlo on a racing day with people watching the event from the balcony:
This dress would be the perfect look for Princess Charlene next May at the Monaco Grand Prix Formula 1 race, don’t you think? The princess, who has been seen many times in Akris, sat front row at the show and I am pretty sure that she was kind of Albert Kriemler’s muse for this collection.
Anna Wintour, Peter Kriemler and Princess Charlene front row at the Akris S/S 2012 show.
Haven’t seen Anna that happy in a long time…she must have really liked the collection.
Princess Charlene, Albert Kriemler and Anna Wintour.
Sport is an important trend for next summer and Akris offers some clean and crisp choices. But my favourite part of this collection is definitely the motor sports section!
Enjoy the looks! For my Zurich based readers, Gassmann carries a large selection of Akris.
Today, I also went to see theErmanno Scervino S/S 2012 show which took place at la Scuola Militare, the military school. The scenery was quite impressive and a wonderful juxtaposition to the very romantic and feminine collection.
With the next summer collection, Ermanno Scervino takes us on a voyage across India of Rajasthan and of the Maharajas. The Florence based designer is constantly melting different worlds and different materials, combining sportswear and couture by playing with unexpected combinations, such as geometric jackets over light ruffled dresses.
In the front row (so-called “frow” now), I spotted Alice Dellal (model and sister of shoe designer Charlotte Olympia) who is the new advertising face for the Ermanno Scervino F/W 2011 campaign, in the amazing black overall from the winter collection. Alice with her edgy look adds the right twist to those soft and playful creations.
Great choice! I have loved the S/S 2012 show and you? You can watch it at the end of this post.
Anna Wintour, Peter Kriemler and Princess Charlene front row at the Akris S/S 2012 show.
Haven’t seen Anna that happy in a long time…she must have really liked the collection.
Photos: Courtesy of Akris
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Campaign Photos: Courtesy of Ermanno Scervino