While the round fashionable to present the Fall / Winter 2021-22 collections has begun, with events that, in the coming weeks, from New York to London, from Milan to Paris will be for the most part virtual, we still have the image of Kristen Stewart, last December, at Chanel’s Métiers D’Art show at the Château de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley in France. The only guest, sitting in the front row completely alone for what will go down in history as the front row symbol of an era, that of Covid-19, in which social distancing is raised to the nth and the models sway on the catwalk no longer under the gazes and smartphones of those present.
In a world without a pandemic, fashion pundits right now would be sifting through a myriad of moments of street style studded with stars and personalities of the sector protagonists of the first rows. After all, always i front row they told fashion stories. Gives David Beckham and children ready to applaud and support Victoria from the very first show, a Catherine Deneuve by Yves Saint Laurent in 1967, the same year she was a BAFTA nominee for Beautiful during the day; gives Leonardo Dicaprio who participated in the Versus by Versace show in 1997, a few months before Gianni’s death, at the historic time when the Queen Elizabeth took part in a fashion show (that of Richard Quinn) in 2018 sitting side by side with another queen, Anna Wintour. Epochal moments, of costume, which you can admire, together with others, in the gallery above.
But, in the still pandemic 2021, the lack of fashion inspo from the front rows, from trend forecasts to the most chic must-haves to behold, leave in the fashion addicted a bitter taste in the mouth. At least until he intervened TikTok that set the trend Front Row Fit became viral in no time.
The community of TikTok started publishing wearing video ‘fit chic worthy only of the first row. Users sit in a chair facing an imaginary catwalk, moving their heads from side to side as if following the feline gait of models and models. The challenge is to adapt the look to the aesthetics of each maison in whose parade one participates ideally, thus bringing the fashionistas digging through their wardrobes for the blazer more suitable for Balmain or black and soft boots perfect for Saint Laurent.
All this is not only compelling to watch but, in the absence of anything else, capable of igniting one spark couture equal to a real front row, whether you admire a ensemble total black for Prada than an extravagant plaid for Vivienne Westwood. And while it seems that presentations of new home collections are the new normal, TikTok has shown that to sit in the front row with the bet ad hoc an invitation is no longer required.
In the gallery below, meanwhile, a selection of front row dresses from the Spring / Summer 2021 collections that we would have liked / could have seen on fashion editor, celeb, influencer e it girl this sartorial season. Sooner or later we will drop our home outfit.
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