Hot pink was a wildly popular shade at the autumn/winter 2022 shows. You only need to look to Valentino for evidence: Pierpaolo Piccioli made a bold fashion statement with his almost entirely pink collection, of which 48 looks were zingy fuchsia. He staged his happy-making show against a matching backdrop that some Instagrammers compared to the Werk Room on Ru Paul’s Drag Race. (The similarities are uncanny.)
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Mary Ukech opened the show wearing a sculpting off-the-shoulder look complete with slinky, skin-tight gloves, while later on Mona Tougaard glided down the runway in a ruffled, sheer, floor-sweeping shirt and tailored trousers. Clara Mdee followed in feathers, Jeanne Cadieu wore a smart boiler suit, and Kristen McMenamy shut down the catwalk in a finale gown that Valentino fans will be fighting over come awards season. Zendaya even dressed for the occasion in peppy pink suiting in the same colour as the cut-out minidress she wore in the Valentino Rendez Vous campaign.
Flashes of fuchsia arrived at Emilia Wickstead, Eudon Choi, GCDS, Michael Kors, Eckhaus Latta, Lanvin and Dolce & Gabbana. At Loewe, Molly Goddard and Richard Quinn, it was all about attention-grabbing gowns. Jonathan Anderson debuted a juicy dress with a lip-smackingly good bodice, Molly turned her signature smock dresses hot pink, and Richard Quinn dressed Irina Shayk in a demure caped dress.
Keen to adopt hot pink into your own wardrobe? Look to Prada for inspiration. Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada’s co-designed collection made a case for excellent coats – the leathery purple-pink belted trench is on our wish list. Elsewhere, sumptuous crushed velvet fabrics were seen at Vetements. Donatella got the pink memo, too. Versace autumn/winter 2022 was awash with pops of colour on silky pink corsets and boned dresses.
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Away from the catwalk, celebrities are fuelling the hot pink movement. Rihanna announced her pregnancy in a vintage Barbie-coloured Chanel coat and baggy jeans, while Kim Kardashian has taking a shining to Balenciaga’s searingly-bright looks. She’s been photographed in Demna’s sporty asymmetric puffer coat, and she hosted Saturday Night Live in a velvet catsuit, gloves and knife boots.
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