Courrèges SS27 in Detail
I had seen the runway photos before going to the re-see. They gave me the general idea, but not much more. Inside the Courrèges apartment on Rue François 1er, nobody was rushing us. I could look at a piece, move on, then come back to it. That changed everything.
It was also OVER’s first invitation to Courrèges as a media platform. I was happy to be there. There is something special about finally standing in front of clothes you had only seen through a screen.
The collection starts quietly. Cream, navy, familiar Courrèges shapes. Then the colors begin to appear. Green. Orange. A very bright blue. Yellow too. I did not expect so much color, and that may be why I enjoyed it.
Of course, I noticed the hats first. You cannot really miss them. They are oversized, sometimes a little strange, and they change the attitude of the person wearing them. Some fall so low that the face almost disappears. I kept looking at them.
Then I started paying attention to the clothes themselves. The vinyl, the knitwear, the leather, the sheer fabrics.
The 1960s references are still there. They are part of Courrèges, so it would be strange if they disappeared. Drew Henry does not ignore them. He plays with them, adds color and lets things sit a little less perfectly.
When I left, I did not have one favorite look. I had several details in mind instead: the size of a hat, the edge of a fabric, a sudden patch of blue. That was the value of seeing the collection again. I had time to look properly.
Text by Gladys Bazaine, Creative & Editorial Director at OVER