I almost didn’t go to this show. I was running from one show, to the next (literally) and really didn’t think I would make it. But I surprisingly did! Although I arrive panting and prespiring, just in time for the show to be…delayed. Yay. But it gave me a chance to cool down. Unfortunately my alloted seat was long gone, but I got a spot on the side where I would get good pictures without bothering anyone.
When the lights finally dimmed signaling the start of the show there was a loud sigh of reliefe from the photographer’s pit, where my collaborator, Lauren Cashwell had been for the better part of the last hour and a half. That’s some major patience! The result is this beautiful video on the show/collection, which started with a video of a girl underwater. Lauren has super-imposed that over the rest of the runway show (which was fabulous and barfoot), to create a touching and artistic interpretation of the event.

Steffie Christiaens SS’13 from Prete Moi Paris on Vimeo.

The collection was fun and funky, accessorized and constructed. It  seems to be the thrend for the SS113 season : architectural. Playing with volumes. Some draping. It was fun to see models barefoot, and imagine how they must have enjoyed a catwalk that was not wrought with danger in stilted stilettos!