Fashion month draws to a close tomorrow on a season which most on the front benches have found underwhelming. It derives from a combination of conservative punts from designers looking at the bottom line and a creative muteness attributed to the world’s precarious state. Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino and Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons sent out entirely black collections (Kawakubo’s one concession — a white look as her peace-offering finale).
The Japanese octogenarian spoke for many women when she said: “This collection is about my present state of mind. I have anger against everything in the world, especially against myself.” Anger was certainly a theme.
