Paris: Bad boys ruled as designers in Paris kicked off the men’s wear season with a nod to rebellious icons.
Super brand Louis Vuitton referenced 1960s screen idols like Alain Delon and Terence Stamp with a sophisticated spring-summer 2007 collection on Friday that ran the gamut from velvet jackets to slim trench coats.
At the other end of the spectrum, John Galliano was inspired by horror figure Frankenstein for his eccentric parade of outlaws and teddy boys.
Sonia Rykiel paid homage to French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, who died 15 years ago but remains an emblem of cool for younger generations.
Yohji Yamamoto, meanwhile, riffed on pinstriped gangster suits inspired by the Italian mobsters of film classic The Godfather.
Vuitton held its show against a video backdrop of a shimmering blue pool that left sweltering guests hankering for a cold swim.
This heralded a Hawaiian theme that ran from hibiscus flower prints to Elvis Presley crooning on the soundtrack.
But if the show set a cinematic mood, it was less "Blue Hawaii" and more "Catch Me If You Can." Think Leonardo DiCaprio in a trim suit and trilby hat.
Crisp cotton shirts were worn unbuttoned over loosely tied silk scarves; while a cotton pique jacket and matching waistcoat came accessorised with a large rhinestone pin that spelled "Louis."
"There was a nonchalance throughout the whole collection. The looks that were casual were dressed up and the dressed up looks were undone," designer Marc Jacobs told reporters after the show.
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