Hypnotic Collections from Iconic Brands: Unisex

Gone are the days when fashion catered more to women than to men. Now even men receive equal treatment at the hands of designers. The new collections feature designs having the potential to become truly iconic in the coming years. Giving an ode to fashion and celebrating the 21 years of L'Officiel, we will be looking at the past iconic collections from prestigious luxury brands. We will be alternating between menswear and womenswear to ensure nobody feels left out. Without any more delay, let's step into the fashion world and reminisce the most memorable fashion collections.

A Hodge-Podge of Themes ft. Chanel

Chanel's Fall 2016 collection saw Chanel at its most captivating, yet also nodding to the trend of that year. Chanel put a white carpet and little gold chairs as the setting - the way collections were shown before the catwalk took birth.

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Talking about the collection, it seemed like a melting pot of different themes and styles - that Lagerfeld denied to provide an explanation for. A vaguely equestrian theme changed to leather-brimmed boaters and riding boots, which later turned into khaki macintoshes. Tweed suits intercut with denim made an appearance later after which came a heavily pink collection of suits.

Culturally Obsessed ft. Saint Laurent

There is no question of Hedi Slimane being foremost curator of pop arcana in the fashion world. For the 2014 Saint Laurent Spring collection, he presented a collection that made starkly visible, his cultural obsessions.

The clothes were splendidly styled and filled the catwalk with a plethora of references that very easily can be called a personality crisis. His models seemed like line drawings - truncated torsos, highly-hitched trousers and more - gave an impression that they were band members. We definitely are still in awe of this collection.

Extremes of Silhouette ft. Balmain

Olivier Rousteing once claimed, "At Balmain, everything is fine." And we agree. In fact, we'd claim that everything is more than fine at Balmain. Rousteing doesn't make anything without bling. So, if you wander into a Balmain store looking for simple pantsuits or winter coats for a drab, boring dinner party, you'd leave disappointed. But we weren't left disappointed by the Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear Balmain collection, so let's dive in and dissect it.

Rousteing decided to embrace the extremities of silhouettes in this season and so we could see pronounced shoulders, hips and flared sleeves that tapered at the wrists and next-level embellishments that made everything perfectly blingy. This is a collection that was not made for just lounging, but for strutting fashionably at parties.

Regency Flair ft. Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen might have passed away in 2010, but his label has continued to thrive to this date. On an emotional level, it had seemed almost impossible that his label could survive his loss, but Sarah Burton, his second-in-command, was appointed as creative director and a reasonably seamless transition occurred. A subtle modification of the house aesthetic also took place before the label was up-and-running, once again.

The show's title might have been Pomp and Circumstance, but the show was low-key in its presentation, owing to the loss the label suffered a year previous. The creations featured a regency flair in the cutaway jackets and the morning suit striped pants. A red and gold brocade coat showcased the label's signature theatricality.

Geometrically Eclectic ft. Etro

In all of Etro's collections, pattern, color and silhouette come together resulting in an end product that is as eclectic as it can get. Use of accessories also plays a major effect on the final outcome. In the Spring 2011 ready-to-wear collection, Veronica Etro combined city smarts with a potent tribal influence. Tidy printed separates, shirtdresses, cropped, high-waisted pants had ethnic patterns cut into them.

Geometric elements were also added to the more traditional paisleys and florals and the addition of solid-colored, one-shouldered pieces made a strong yet simple statement on the season's intrigue with volume.

Astutely Colorful ft. Burberry

Christopher Bailey's Fall 2011 collection had quite a few references to the royal wedding neatly tucked in. The coats seemed like a style fit for young princes and the fur trim had some pretty clear royal connotations. Bailey found his inspiration from the bottomless Burberry archives, from an old ad campaign that was from the early sixties.

Bailey decided on 'a coat for all seasons' as his theme for the Fall 2011 collection, which is precisely what we got. A multitude of coats accompanied variations of skinny pants, suits and knitwear. Bailey also made astute use of color - orange duffels, pea green coats - amongst many others was seen. And the best part - every coat was available on Burberry's website till January 23 of that year.

Mix-And-Match ft. J.W. Anderson

You might think you had Jonathan Anderson all figured out - proportionally adept, formalist in his approach, extraordinarily abstract - but he'd go ahead and do something that'll make you doubt yourself. His 2015 Fall Ready-to-Wear collection was a definite curveball thrown our way and we must say, we were delightfully surprised.

The mix-and-match looks he created for the season were created as a sort of celebration of the way women make use of the pieces in their wardrobes - throwing together different looks from the same pieces, gathering pieces from one place and another. The looks featured a mix of snake-chain, ribbed Lurex knits and printed lamé. The swishy high-neck tops were made of stripy material and the shapes were exaggerated and embellished to freshen up the label's familiar silhouettes.