Paris Fashion Week
Ridiculous And Sublime
British designer Vivienne Westwood took the inspiration for her latest collection from Wilma Flintstone. We're not making this up. That's what she said. We must have missed the episode during which Wilma wore a top hat, as shown at left during Westwood's Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear collection show on Feb. 27, 2007, during Paris Fashion Week.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Wilma Flintstone wouldn't be caught dead in this. At left, a model walks the runway for Vivienne Westwood during her Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear collection show on Feb. 27, 2007, during Paris Fashion Week.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Fortunately, the grand couturier Valentino finds his inspiration in other places. He told a reporter for the Associated Press that he wanted to mix up "some colors of the '80s and some details of the '40s." The glamorous result was shown during Valentino's Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear collection on Feb. 28, 2007, during Paris Fashion Week.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Even some hardened fashion professionals were appalled at the show put on by Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf. The duo thought it would be fun if each model was a self-contained fashion show, toting a metal cage rigged with light and sound equipment. At left, a model chugs down the catwalk during the Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 show on Feb. 26, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Viktor Horsting, half of Viktor & Rolf, said he was not afraid the presentation would detract from the clothes. At left, a model walks the runway during Viktor & Rolf's Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear collection show on Feb. 26, 2007, during Paris Fashion Week.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Returning to the sublime, a model shows a gown by John Galliano for Christian Dior during his Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear show on Feb. 27, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
A model poses in an outfit by John Galliano for Christian Dior during his Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear show on Feb. 27, 2007, during Paris Fashion Week.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Like Viktor & Rolf, French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier seems to think that it's fun to torment models, or at least make them appear to be tormented. At left, a model wrapped in a web of fabric appears during Gaultier's Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear show on Feb. 27, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
The inspiration here may be Tonto, at least in part. A model wears a feather on top of a grab-bag of an outfit by Jean-Paul Gaultier during his Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear show on Feb. 27, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
This may be the point at which concept meets reality. A model wears a really presentable leather coat and boots by Jean-Paul Gaultier during his Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear collection show on Feb. 27, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Continuing the cartoon theme, a model stumps down the runway in a colorful creation by Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garcons during the Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear collection show on Feb. 27, 2007, during Paris Fashion Week.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Models wearing pink outfits and mouse ears walk the runway for designer Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garcons during his Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear show on Feb. 27, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
A model wears a creation by designer Junya Watanabe with a Jetsons-style hat during his Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear show on Feb. 27, 2007, during Paris Fashion Week.
Ridiculous And Sublime
A model wears an outfit by Junya Watanabe during his Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear collection show on Feb. 27, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
We don't even want to know what the inspiration for this hairdo is. A model walks the runway for Jeremy Scott during the Autumn/Winter 2007/2008 ready-to-wear collection show on Feb. 27, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
Younger designer Frankie Xie apparently didn't get the memo about searching for inspiration from vintage kids' cartoons. At left, a model appears for Frankie Xie for Jeffen during Xie's Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 show on Feb. 25, 2007.
Ridiculous And Sublime
A model poses in an outfit by Chinese designer Frankie Xie for Jeffen during the Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 ready-to-wear collection show on Feb. 25, 2007, during Paris Fashion Week.