As we reveal the glittering tapestry of Paris Fashion Week, we invite you to enter the magical world of high fashion and unrivaled elegance. The runways come alive with the visions of imaginative designers in the heart of this renowned fashion city, setting the stage for a spectacle that transcends simple clothing—it's a canvas for artistic expression, a mirror reflecting the spirit of the times. Paris Fashion Week is a place where history meets innovation, heritage meets avant-garde, and the world's greatest fashion brands come together to make a statement. Join us on this sartorial voyage through Paris' cobblestone alleys and sparkling catwalks, capturing the essence of a week that defines the pulse of global fashion.
Sarah Burton’s Farewell Show
Burton has landed in Paris for her farewell collection for Alexander McQueen, which she has been a part of since 1996, even having the opportunity to work closely with Lee Alexander McQueen. The extravagant event was welcomed by screaming crowds eager to get a peek of the magic, including international superstars such as Stray Kids' I.N, Elle Fanning, and Yara Shahidi.
Burton highlighted her extended career at Alexander McQueen in "ANATOMY II," which celebrated women in all kinds. Queen Elizabeth I, crimson flowers, and the artwork of Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz were further sources of inspiration. "I am so proud of everything I’ve done and of my incredible team at Alexander McQueen," Burton said in a statement. "They are my family, and this has been my home for the past 26 years. I want to thank François-Henri Pinault for believing in me and offering me this amazing opportunity. Above all, I want to thank Lee Alexander McQueen. He taught me so much, and I am eternally grateful to him. I am looking forward to the future and my next chapter and will always carry this treasured time with me."
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Miu Miu: Back To The ‘90s
The iconic designer is known for outfitting "it" girls and boys all around the world, and he has done so again for Spring/Summer 2024. Miu Miu welcomed us inside the capital's Palais D'Iena art gallery, thrilling its audience with thunderous blows to signal the start.
In partnership with Sophia Al-Maria, historic columns and gigantic screens delineated the venue as it entered the eye of the storm. A melancholy narrative of self-discovery defined the mystical experience, with models revealing a preppy collection designed for academic settings. Miu Miu's SS24 collection exuded nostalgic charm, with embroidered school uniforms, checkered shirting, and double-layered bottoms starting the show. Ruffled blouses and branded speedos were paired with plastered flip-flops suited for the water, while faded leather jackets and jumbo-sized belts were inspired by the '90s.
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Victoria Beckham’s Ballet-Inspired Runway
The clothing that Victoria Beckham wore as a dancing student - leg warmers, an enormous knit with a neckline stretched to reveal a shoulder, even hair nets - were given a stylish makeover for a presentation presented in a large 18th-century Paris home long resided in by Karl Lagerfeld.
White and grey gently draped jersey dresses were fashioned with wire to provide a solid framework and, in Beckham's words, to "create the illusion and exaggeration of posture and gesture." Tailoring was turned inside out to showcase the atelier's craftsmanship; seams were disclosed, and lining was left flowing from sleeves and vents. The Beckhams' Oxfordshire travels were represented by stiff-hooded parkas and open-backed heavy-set black boots, as well as lovely cotton skirts with embroidered elements inspired by old napkins and tablecloths from Sunday jaunts to local antique shops.
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Balmain’s Collection From Scratch
Balmain accomplished an incredible feat with their spring/summer 2024 presentation in Paris, presenting a collection that was nearly totally built from scratch in just 10 days.
The reason for the urgency was that half of the collection was taken in a theft on September 17, prompting creative director Oliver Rousteing and his team to work around the clock to scrap those concepts and start again. The fact that the collection shown on Wednesday seemed seamless and coherent attests to the tremendous competence of everyone who obviously went above and beyond to counteract the unfortunate incident.
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Kendall Jenner For Schiaparelli
Jenner's all-red outfit appeared out of character for the extravagant Parisian house, which is known for its take on surrealism and its use of visual gags like anatomical details and keyholes. She donned a pair of the company's iconic cream-beige toe shoes, but her dress was a straightforward strapless design embellished with small red beads. In order to let her haircut and dress steal the show with a one-two punch of '50s froth and red artistry, she had no accessories at all. Her dress was created usıng 3650 artificial nails and took 550 hours to make.
As the Schiaparelli Spring/Summer 2024 runway show came to an end, Daniel Roseberry staged a historic moment: Kendall Jenner, dazzling in a ruby tulle gown embellished with sequins. Her younger sister was eagerly watching from the front row as she gracefully glided through the hallways of the Italian Embassy, wearing the house's characteristic trompe l'oeil Toe heels and flaunting abundant hair. It was an era-defining event in fashion.
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Enfants Riches Déprimés’ Rebellious Style
Punk rock serves as the foundation of Henri Levy's Enfants Riches Déprimés, an avant-garde organization established in 2012. The LA-born company continues its unstoppable global expansion while adhering to the fashion trends of the 1970s and 1980s. During Paris Fashion Week, Enfants Riches Déprimés showcased its Spring/Summer 2024 collection when the L'Oratoire du Louvre was closed for a historical exhibition.
Enfants Riches Déprimés SS24 is a love story about two lost American visitors who record their journeys through a disobedient collection. With soiled outerwear and spoon earrings hanging from the runway, SS24 is savagely disobedient. Models walked the runway in babydoll-style outfits with ribboned accents, waist straps, and silk shirting. Distressed vests and double-waisted pants are meant for travel, while deconstructed neckties dangled from unbuttoned shirts and cropped blazers.
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Marni: Parisian Living
Francesco Risso described the venue as "the home of a witness and devotee to the most ephemeral architecture of real illusion that is fashion" prior to the show, setting the scene for a collection that the designer said brought back memories of visiting the city as a teen and discovering the special magic of Parisian fashion. As a result, there was undoubtedly a strong influence from the city's history of haute couture: surface embellishment was embraced with typical wild abandon, resulting in gowns decorated with thousands of three-dimensional flowers made from recycled tin cans or collaged flowers, while dramatic silhouettes protruded outward at the hips to resemble panniers.
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Louis Vuitton SS24 Show
For over a decade, Nicolas Ghesquière has been reshaping Louis Vuitton's women's fashion with his signature minimalist style, always infused with creativity. In the Spring/Summer 2024 collection, a collaboration between James Chinlund and Louis Vuitton resulted in a captivating, immersive display resembling the inside of a hot air balloon.
Celebrities like Jaden Smith, Zendaya, and Pharrell Williams, who serves as the Creative Director for menswear, graced the event. The seating arrangements took the form of pyramid-shaped structures draped in orange plastic. Ghesquière introduced designs inspired by municipal uniforms, accompanied by a compelling soundscape created by French artist Zaho de Sagazan.
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Acne Studios: Back To Denim
The SS24 Womenswear presentation by Acne Studios in Paris showcases a line that strives to capture the spirit of speed and spontaneity. In addition to paying respect to the denim industry, the garment aims to demonstrate what elevated industrial clothing signifies and how relics of dressing are worn. With floor-sweeping outlines and cement and plaster tones, the models emerge from behind a cracked, gigantic disco ball in red, blue, and green.
“Sometimes there’s a lot of kerfuffle,” Jonny Johansson, the creative director and co-founder of the brand before the show: “Ideas, ideas, ideas—spinning on ideas but not really directing.” That’s not to say there weren’t concepts in a collection that collided construction sites with that moment when the lights come up as the club closes—spaces of transition—and garnished the results with the feminocentric archeology of artist Katerina Jebb. But there was plenty of execution too in this engaging Acne show. And it all went back to denim.
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