Certain runway collections are more memorable than others—and then there's Tom Ford's Fall 1995 collection for Gucci. It wasn't Ford's first collection for the brand—he was given his seat at the helm of the Italian fashion house in 1994—but it is undoubtedly his most famous, and the one that fashion people refer back to most often when discussing his monumental, ten-year tenure as Gucci's creative director. (The designer stepped down in 2004, founding his namesake brand a year later.) Why was Fall 1995 so significant? It was the start of something new—a complete departure from Gucci's previous look.
Suddenly, fabrics were translucent and slinkier, and necklines were lower and more revealing. Throughout the collection's runway debut, one sleek, sexy garment kept popping up: almost entirely unbuttoned collared knits, styled with low, stretch trousers, fitted suits, and rich fur jackets. To this day, whenever I see anything even remotely like them, I think of this exact collection by Ford. And recently, I've been seeing them everywhere.
Helena Christensen for Gucci Fall 1995
Unfortunately for Big Chunky Sweaters (like Big Pharma but for knitwear), the trend pendulum appears to be swinging away from all things oversized and toward fitted, sleeker alternatives like those sultry collared silhouettes at Gucci's show back in '95.
Amber Valletta for Gucci Fall 1995
