Ready-to-wear, autumn-winter 2024/25: Art or not?
Couture may officially be considered an applied art, rather than fine art, but it nonetheless has the power to elicit intense emotions.…
Ready-to-wear, autumn-winter 2023/24: Can fashion transform reality?
Can fashion transform reality, or is it more a question of how the real world influences fashion? Dior's response lies in a deeply feminist collection, inspired by the Swinging Sixties, when Marc…
Ready-to-wear, autumn-winter 2023/24: Freedom of thinking and being
At the campus of the French Fashion Institute, 27 design students from 13 different countries are gearing up to present their year's work before a highly influential audience. The stakes are high:…
Ready-to-wear, summer 2021: Catwalk shows return to Paris Fashion Week
As the world of fashion mourns the death of Kenzo Takada, Paris once again plays host to real-life fashion shows. Under the leadership of creative director Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Kenzo sounds the…
Ready-to-wear, winter 2020: Paris celebrates diversity
Fashion is always one season ahead, defined by its link to the disruptions that push our society forward. For its winter 2020 ready-to-wear collections, Chanel sends both slim and voluptuous models down…