Viktor & Rolf’s fantastical couture nod to Dracula.
Viktor & Rolf created an homage towards darkness, specifically Dracula, for their couture SS22 show. The French maison wanted to explore our relationship with darkness and the notion of fear, specifically how it presents in its contemporary meaning. Looking into our obsession with horror films, the house reimagined shoulder lines by bringing them all the way up to the head, creating a distortion of proportion.
Nodding towards their signature 1993 collection, the elongated silhouette, making the body feel stretched and distorted whilst hiding the neck was a symbol that solidified the V&R aesthetic of exploring twisted and fantastical versions of the human body, whilst also utilising cinema as a creative source.
The collection also featured dramatically sharp, gothic tailoring, which breaks away wide, billowy silhouettes in muted and hazy colours like darker expressions of grey and cerulean pastel with an occasional pop of cerise and yellow. Viktor & Rolf’s approach to couture is something that is always curious to explore, as every season the couture expression is directed by the formation of the body and its fantastical rendition through art, cinema and music.
