Dummies wear Pierre Cadrin's clothing
© AFP Pierre VerdyPARIS (AFP) - Rolling Stones music legend Mick Jagger and fellow British rocker Elton John leant the real-life rock star glamour to the Dior front row, which wrapped up five days of spring-summer 2007 men's collections.
Slimane sculpted a moody, ultra-slim silhouette in black for his long-fringed models, with drainpipe trousers, at times in leather, worn low and little jackets, adding a white shirt and ultra-thin tie.
Upping the rock n' roll glamour, he offered chest-revealing tunics with dangling shirt tails, or cropped sparkly jackets, while more playful was a trench coat cut away at the chest to reveal... a white shirt and micro-thin black tie.
A model presents a creation by designer Hedi Slimane for Dior
© AFP Pierre Verdy"It's not narrative, it's not thematic, it's just proportions," Slimane said after the show. He declined comment on rumours of his departure from Dior.
Veteran designer Karl Lagerfeld was also a guest at the show, ahead of his latest collection of haute couture for Chanel being unveiled in the French capital on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, French icon Pierre Cardin gave fashion editors a personal tour of his comeback collection in men's ready-to-wear after a 10-year absence from the Paris shows.
"As you see, I continued to work, but without presenting," the 84-year-old said dressed in summer blazer, striped shirt and tie with a pink scarf peeking from his breast pocket.
As well as classic double-breasted jackets with big buttons, the designer offered an array of cotton blouson jackets, neatly slashed at the sleeve or back for ventilation.
Pierre Cardin(L) poses with dummies modeling his clothing line
© AFP Pierre VerdyThe "air-conditioning" was apt -- amid sweltering city temperatures, the fashion crowd, fans ever at the ready, has tried to remain cool, while dashing around the men's collections.
Cardin, the son of an Italian immigrant has notched up 60 years in the fashion industry and dipped into past styles to re-work them for spring-summer 2007 in modern, easy fabrics.
"You are relaxed, you are well, you are free," he enthused, of the garments that included a pair of loose khaki pants pulled in at the ankle with two studs and a lace to draw in the waist.
For Givenchy's men's collection, British designer Ozwald Boateng gives the impression of designing clothes he himself might like to wear -- funky, but with the focus on meticulous tailoring.
Taking his bow at the Pompidou Centre of modern art, Boateng, whose roots are on London's Savile Row, appeared in a cool white suit, two-tone shoes and shades, after sending out a collection that eshewed his usual penchant for bright colours.
A model presents a creation by designer Hedi Slimane for Dior
© AFP Pierre VerdySave for the occasional dusty red, silver, black and white dominated.
For city smart, a black linen three-piece suit offered the perfect summer option, while the designer borrowed the suit waistcoat to pair it with less dressy separates, or even swimming shorts.
White-cuffed short-sleeved shirts and wide trousers had a Sicilian allure for casual wear, while a white satiny dressing gown with black polka dots oozed luxurious comfort.
Rounding off the city wardrobe was the essential large chic bag.
At Thierry Mugler, the razor-sharp slim silhouette was given a touch of the space age with a thunder bolt zig-zag motif inspired by American science fiction comics from the 1950s and 1960s.
Bold orange and metallic blue, or heavily silver sequinned T-shirts gave a contrast to the sleek black suits, short jackets and narrow trousers. Collarless jackets are also part of the look by designer Thomas Engelhart.
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