AALTO – Spring/Summer 2017 | FASHION INSIDER MAGAZINE

September 28, 2016

By Marcellous L. Jones

Photos Courtesy of Aalto

Paris, France – Showing in a packed, standing room only space in the rue de Commines, Aalto impressed us all with it daring philosophy as we head into Spring/Summer 2017. And in this chapter, we find very strong ideas illustrated on interesting materials.

Titled UUSI FANTASIA, Aalto seeks to make “a political statement and a reaction to what is happening in Europe and the world today, and then it is a celebration of freedom”. The house expresses this from the first look in which we find a two-piece jacket and skirt ensemble. The jacket is cropped short and has its large square pockets clearly exposed. Once worn with the matching skirt, the jacket pockets fall over the large matching pockets in the skirt. The result is a very three-dimensional, architectural look. We also see the house exposing large pockets in other pieces later in the collection.

The shapes are very familiar and include lots of largely cut trousers. Structure only appears in the top portion of the silhouettes.

Color and textures are very important aspects to the Spring/Summer 2017 Aalto concept. Mainly cotton and velvets with just a few hints of leather, knits and denim are present. Once the house has established the domination of the solids such as white, green, tan, black and blue, we then find prints enter. They are most attractive on the pieces in green.

In terms of accessories, Aalto is focusing on shoes. Large in proportion, the heel is always very sensible and rises to only one and a half inches such as seen in the sandals. The front of the closed-toe shoes and ankle boots seem to always have the shape of a parallelogram.