“We are obsessed with technology and all its benefits,” said Sébastien Meyer, one half of the duo that created Coperni. So much so that Meyer and partner Arnaud Vaillant even cast Steve Jobs’ daughter Eve in their show.
Paris is all about contrasts, as Patou went for a voluminous Puss-in-Boots-meets-d’Artagnan, while Acne Studios riffed on innerwear as outerwear in the latest bodycon statement this season.
The designer staged his second runway show as the creative director of the brand in a minimalist decor in the Bois de Vincennes, where he unveiled a contemporary reinterpretation of the house's iconic codes.
Balmain feted Olivier Rousteing’s 10 years at the house on the banks of the Seine on Wednesday night with an all-star cast, over a hundred looks and a multi-set live band concert after-party.
Paris’ big debut this season was Charles de Vilmorin at Rochas, the current enfant terrible of French fashion. He made his Wednesday debut with a striking fashion statement, each ensemble radically juxtaposed.
Saint Laurent reconnected with the opulence of Paris Fashion Week at its show on Tuesday evening, revealing a sumptuous collection allowing women to oscillate between chic exuberance and radical freedom.
The label by Christelle Kocher has returned to its roots with a joyous show, featuring classic, laid-back items enhanced with embroidery and sequins, and dropping a collaboration with dating app Tinder.
Two French designers closed the first day of Paris Fashion Week with disruptive yet traditional collections on Monday. Weinsanto offered Alsatian theatricality, while Marine Serre opted for a contemplative video.
Leave it to Maria Grazia Chiuri to invent a new take on her feminist fashion with an intensely sporty, hyper graphic Dior collection for next spring, unveiled Tuesday in Paris, the first full day of Paris Fashion Week.
It says a great deal about the openness of Paris to fresh ideas when the opening show of the city’s biggest fashion week – women’s ready-to-wear - is given over to a young designer like Kenneth Ize.
The label orchestrated the most beautiful show of Milan Fashion Week on Saturday, bringing together audience, stars, friends, artists and the house's petites mains in a unique and moving performance.
Following MSGM, a number of new, innovative brands are hitting the Milanese runway, including the likes of Shi.RT, by Aquilano and Rimondi, and Vitelli, headed up by Mauro Simionato and his experimental knitwear.
In a season where Milan fashion began rebounding from the pandemic, there was plenty to see away from the catwalk. We caught up with three young designers thinking way out of the box.
It was the young brands that offered up the most original runway shows in Milan on Friday, from Act N°1's live chamber orchestra and crinolines, to the hypnotic afterparty-like lighting effects at Sunnei.
In a busy Saturday in Milan, Giorgio went Zen master in his private palazzo, Dolce & Gabbana presented disco damsels, Ermanno Scervino refocused with force and Salvatore Ferragamo had a tricky delivery.
