Rabanne F/W 2025.26 Paris

[LadyJunon]

 

[yslforever]

Huge no form my part.
Never been a fan of double-lapels, that's a trick one uses when they are short of ideas for tailoring, and it almost always end very bulky on the torso imho.
The dangling fur tails are too many here, 3 or 5 like at Chloe is easy fun, two dozens per look is forced.

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

I am more on the yes side.

It reminds of Nicolas (and pairing the dresses and long skirts with military boots makes it worse) but I find Dossena's Rabanne more flattering.

Take the black dress with silver... lurex (?), look number eight.
This could perfectly be Vuitton.
Only, it would be more voluminous in the bottom, like you were wearing a crinoline.
Here you don't find that "pushing the enveloppe" that makes often Vuitton look forced.

I liked the mens, it gives an answer on how could be Ghesquière's menswear: maybe like this.

With Julien, I don't think it's as simple as "he is copying Nicolas", like others copy Phoebe or Demna.
They worked together at Balenciaga, they were "very" close for a while... I can imagine, in that situation, the references are the same, and even the influence can be mutual...

 

[Gazillion]

What's going on between Julien and Nicolas? They've been doing the same design for several seasons now. Maybe love? I like this collection a lot.

 

[yslforever]

What's going on between Julien and Nicolas? They've been doing the same design for several seasons now. Maybe love? I like this collection a lot.

They used to be lovers, and are good friends now.

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[fruitdots]

The Ghesquiere influence is quite obvious, but I'm also seeing a lot of Christopher Kane. The looks with lace and vinyl could have been directly pulled from a Kane runway. Nevertheless, I really like a lot of this. Beyond the conceits—the keyholes, the double-lapels, the foxtails—there are some gorgeous pieces.

 

[Creative]

Why so many fourrure de fantaisie in every show? It screams CHEAP!

I get why they wouldn’t use real one but it’s better not to use anything then.

The collection is very Ghesquière (better than the real Ghesquière actually) and I quite like it for that🫣

 

[Alquimista]

big fan of the coats here, raincoat included. The materials are so yummy, you want to touch these pieces, look up close.

 

[PDFSD]

he does not know when to stop and refine.......built op to special pieces its just an assault on the eyes a landfill of ideas
sure cool ideas but it's just so much and over design and tailoring is crappy made and bulky

 

[MModa]

A very interesting collection. A mix of good and not so good looks.

 

[reese06]

I don’t see what everyone is seeing here.

There are about 3 good looks. The rest is dated, ugly and also boring. So many ideas and many of them not fully realized or executed successfully.

Normally I like the casting and beauty here but even that feels stale here.

 

[susseinmcswanny]

I wish there was a way to keep PVC looking pristine. I do like how clothes become worn over time but PVC just looks soooo dirty after a while. Saying a prayer 🛐