Femme fatale

1950's styling at Dries Van Noten/AP Photo: Thibault Camus

The retro themes, which we first saw cropping up at Timo Weiland in New York,  that then took a strong stance in Milan at Prada, made their Parisian debut today as Dries Van Noten and Rochas.

Ap Photo: Thibault Camus

At Dries it was all about mixing mid-century and modern bohemian with full skirts, nipped in waists, trench coats with a twist all with animal print touches and hints of military.

At Rochas, the styles flipped forward a decade as psychedelic 60’s sheaths, booties and sky-high bouffants mashed up with modern lines.

As the rest of the collections are unveiled in Paris this week, an impressive line-up of names that includes Gareth Pugh, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Vivienne Westwood and Viktor and Rolf, trend-spotters are predicting  a full fledged return to retro for Fall 2010.

For more on all of the European collections, check back with Style Wylde all week.