by AMY VERNER
Nunin Paul & Joe ya faru ne a wani gidan rawa na dare, inda samfuran kuma suka tashi zuwa shingen da ke kusa, suna fadada titin jirgin zuwa sararin samaniya a ranar Juma'a da yamma. Nunin abokantaka ne - wanda yayi kama da na Givenchy's Spring '16 dockside defilé - wanda ba zai yiwu ba makonni uku da suka gabata lokacin da wannan shimfidar birni ya nutse a ƙarƙashin Seine mai kumbura.
Amma a daren jiya, Sophie Mechaly, wacce ta kasance mai farin ciki, ta ce ta yi imanin cewa kowa zai dawo daidai cikin lokaci don gabatar da hangen nesa. Tarin tarin maza da wuraren shakatawa sun kasance kusa da madubin juna, tare da buɗewar buɗe ido suna nuna bugu na fure mai launin toka wanda aka yi wahayi zuwa gare ta Robert Mapplethorpe (lalata, babu cajin jima'i) wanda ya ba da shawarar kyan gani fiye da lokutan da suka gabata. Kuma lalle ne, yayin da wasan kwaikwayon ya ci gaba, ƙungiyar khakis masu ƙwanƙwasa, denim patchwork, da ɓangarorin ɓangarorin pinstripe sun tabbatar da yawa.
Mechaly, wacce ta yi nuni da yin aiki tare da sabon dan wasan gefe, ta ce ta fahimci lokaci ya yi da za a wuce ruhin ’yan shekarun 70, ta bar cutesy shtick a baya don wani abu mai kaifi amma daidai da matashi. Maza suna sanye da ruwan hoda-sneaker-zuwa-sneaker, da kuma ƴan mata sanye da manyan rigunan kamfai tare da wando mai ɗorewa sun ɗauki yanayin da aka saita a wani wuri ba tare da jin cikakken déjà-vu ba. An yi bayani fiye da zeitgeist fiye da fashion tare da T-shirt wanda ya bayyana don karanta "Akwai" a ƙarƙashin ulu mai haske; daga baya a cikin jeri, rigar gumi ta yi alfahari da "Babu" a cikin banner, kamar dai abin alfahari. Ko dai ko duka biyun za su siyar da kyau a cikin shekarun Tinder. Amma kamawa ba daidai yake da ci gaba ba, don haka zai zama abin sha'awa don kallon yadda Paul & Joe ke ci gaba daga wannan lokacin. A yanzu, bayanin Mechaly na franglais na "une bonne vibe" zai yi.