Paris has been abuzz all week with discussions about the vacant creative-director position at Givenchy. Names have been tossed around, and everyone is curious about the timeline. Interestingly, the responsibility for this collection lies with the studio team.
Dries Van Noten gave his show a name: The Woman Who Dares to Cut Her Own Fringe. “This means for me audacity, but also considered… She is in one way really tender but also very strong.” This too: “It’s about style and not so much about fashion.”
In the distant reaches of an Aubervillier TV soundstage, we found ourselves beneath the imposing shadow of a towering black obelisk—a structure that seemed to straddle reality and imagination, much like a half-flipped Asterix comic.
In the early 1970s, a captivating fashion moment emerged as nostalgia-driven youth delved into vintage styles. During challenging times, fashion often looks back for inspiration, and circa 1972, this retrospective approach yielded a vibrant cultural explosion.
Demna, the creative force behind Balenciaga, sent a thought-provoking voicemail before his show. In it, he eloquently defined luxury as something beyond material scarcity.
Denim and leather form the bedrock upon which Acne Studios has thrived since its inception in the late 1990s. Backstage today, Jonny Johansson candidly revealed his occasional hunger for alternative design avenues—declaring, ‘I need something else. I crave it!’
The Versace runway was adorned with opulent black shag carpeting and featured an elegant white Escher staircase. Although not officially Milan’s grandest show, it certainly felt that way, as models weaved through the crowd in a grand figure-eight formation.
Before the Tom Ford show commenced, darkness enveloped the venue. The haunting strains of the end titles music from “Basic Instinct” played on repeat (at least, that’s what Shazam informed me). In the front row sat none other than Sharon Stone herself, flanked by Uma Thurman, Eva Green, Sam Claflin, Dominic Sessa, and Callum Turner. The paparazzi couldn’t get their fill of these luminaries, and it seemed fitting.
Backstage at the Italian Stock Exchange, Fausto Puglisi contemplated the world’s less-than-happy state and the unsettling ubiquity of women on social media. Feeling the need for change, he embarked on a creative pivot.
Raf Simons asserts that any concept—whether loved, hated, silly, funny, sad, stupid, or political—can serve as a starting point. This season, their muse was an unexpected one: the bow. The runway debut featured a black shift dress adorned with dozens of bows. Subsequent iterations followed, including baby pink and deep purple versions. The bows appeared not only at the front but also graced the backs of skirts, juxtaposing sturdy tweed with embroidered silk.
