The German designer came up with a collection of winter classics for his latest show, which was built around some of his old favourites: men's tailoring, recycled denim, brocade and satin dresses, to name but a few.
Balenciaga made a big impact at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday, staging its show on a submerged runway and revealing a dark and powerful collection marked by a neo-Gothic spirit that oscillated between past and future.
The world's most creative designers were in Paris this weekend, from Japan's Junya Watanabe to French-Colombian Haider Ackermann, via Britain's Vivienne Westwood and South Korean brand Rokh.
This season Thom Browne devoted himself to a genre he truly adores, the WASPs, and their most traditional sub-culture, the preppies.
The French fashion house looked to the world of horse riding for next winter, sending out a highly functional collection where leather was king, while also paying a heartfelt tribute to Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.
Two contrasting styles did battle on the Parisian catwalks on Friday. One side was all about comfortable fashion with generous volumes, while the other made everything hyper-feminine, ultra-short and skintight.
On a busy Saturday, amid torrential showers and bursts of icy blue skies, two very diverse talents – a Lebanese master, and a Frenchman of Chinese and Basque origin – staged two excellent shows.
Few designers are more admired by contemporary Parisians than Hedi Slimane, currently the French creative director of Celine. And one can understand why from this latest collection.
On Friday Agnes B joined the list of brands that have cancelled shows at Paris Fashion Week due to the coronavirus outbreak that has reached multiple countries, while Saturday saw A.P.C. make a similar announcement.
Designers looked to the past for inspiration on Thursday at Paris Fashion Week with Ann Demeulemeester’s Renaissance woman, Paco Rabanne’s medieval undertones, and Leonard’s rendering of Asia.
We witnessed a true celebration of French popular culture chez Balmain this season where the entire soundtrack featured Gallic New Wave and pop disco.
The French designer sent out a collection of nonchalant essentials in her characteristic "easy chic" style at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday, once again channelling a decidedly 80s aesthetic.
Shanghai Fashion Week, initially postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, will go ahead as scheduled online in a tie-up with Alibaba Group’s Tmall marketplace, its organizers said.
After LVMH cancelled a cocktail party, others did the same for scheduled presentations and events, but for the time being, Paris Fashion Week is holding out against coronavirus-generated anxiety.
Jonathan Anderson presented a novel, notable and noble collection for Loewe on a chilly Friday morning in Paris.
