Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2015

Black represents the negation and, at the same time, the exaltation of colour.

Black stands for essential poetry: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, ink tears. Yohji Yamamoto, the master of post-atomic fashion, has given birth to exclusive futuristic armours. The Second World War and its horrors have had a strong influence on his idiosyncratic approach to dressmaking: layers, ripped raw fabrics, volumes. The poet of black, whose unique creations evoke faded Japanese prints, has based his philosophy upon a new concept of beauty. Yohji Yamamoto’s urban samurai walk backwards into the future. Black represents the emblem of minimalism: Kate Moss and the hymn to androgyny.

Givenchy Fall/Winter 2015

Furs, reds and greens, floral patterns made a comeback on the catwalks. It’s all about a sense of simplicity, spontaneity, nature. In fact, natural fibres, clean lines and genderless garments are going to dominate the streets. In the coming fashion season, black finds its ideal expression in Alexander McQueen, Givenchy and Thom Browne’s menswear collections. Veils, pinstriped suites and a military attitude empower the long-limbed figures walking down the catwalks. Black stands for naked truth. I think fashion is about hiding and revealing. I think clothing is a form of disguise. I think colour is a form of expression. Whenever I wear black, a melancholic reverie show through.

Thom Browne Fall/Winter 2015

Black, effortless elegance. Black, magnetic mistery. Black, feline femininity.