Maison Rabih Kayrouz Fall 2017. Courtesy of Maison Rabih Kayrouz
Rather than residing in a backstage hideout, Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz greeted his Fall 2017 show guests, personally seating Vogue Arabia’s Editor-in-Chief. His Saint-Germain atelier was loaded with candles for the occasion. The former theatre venue was set out with a spindling runway; models intimately meandered through the seated guests, befitting of the collection––laid-back, but luxurious.
Maison Rabih Kayrouz Fall 2017. Courtesy of Maison Rabih Kayrouz
The sartorial focus targeted wearable luxury that seamlessly elevates the everyday: oversized coats with exaggerated lapels, not one but two natty jackets layered over whimsical mini dresses, and loosely tailored trousers, contrasting the wool tailoring. The signature house style was ever-present throughout the collection, punctuated by relaxed red evening dresses, featuring effortlessly placed gathered draping; so wearable, and easily juxtaposed with a biker jacket or paired with white sneakers. A collection aimed at the perennial jetsetter in the blender-spin of modern life.
Maison Rabih Kayrouz Fall 2017. Courtesy of Maison Rabih Kayrouz
Last season, Kayrouz’s Spring 2017 show was a dynamo experience, where dancers took the place of atypical runway models. But not for fall; the mood was significantly chilled. The maison switched modes from high energy to both relaxed and intimate (without trading off on glamour).
Maison Rabih Kayrouz Fall 2017. Courtesy of Maison Rabih Kayrouz
Maison Rabih Kayrouz has featured as a guest designer at the biannual haute couture fashion shows since 2009, adding a dose of theatrics to the Paris schedule time after time; a mere coincidence to the heritage of his atelier premises? Non, perhaps.
