Hands in Fashion

This season was a particularly notable one for hands: from their careful positioning at Yohji Yamamoto, where they delicately highlighted elements of the garments' structure, to their being sternly clasped in front of the body at Gareth Pugh. At Giles, some models placed their hands on their hips, some raised them behind their heads, some used them to conceal parts of their face. Max Mara's women held their coats around their bodies and Galliano's hunched characters at Maison Margiela seemed…