OC x PFW: Carven FW13

Guillaume Henry’s perennial good girl at Carven gets a little louche this fall, judging by the stacked 80s cars at the back of the runway, black zebra prints, and headlight-printed silk dresses we saw at his show yesterday. Citing the notoriously jolie-laide actress Béatrice Dalle as an inspiration, Guillaume steered his muse slightly to the left to fascinating effect. The Carven building blocks were absolutely there: flirty skirts, casual party dresses, great solid coats. But Dalle’s Lolita influence was everywhere from the slouchy bathrobe styling to the undressed allure of a pink slip dress paired with opera-length gloves. References aside, Carven continues to get the proportions just right: Guillaume knows that girls like their sweaters cropped and their skirts high-waisted. Coming soon to a stylish parking lot near you.

Photos by Harry Carr | E-mail SISI@OPENINGCEREMONY.US to be notified when the FW13 collection arrives at OC!