Ganni choosing a presentation over a catwalk show for spring was not only unexpected; it was arguably an even more rebellious move than jumping from the Copenhagen calendar—where the brand became known for its blow-out shows—to the Paris one. “I think every time people do something that’s a little bit unexpected, it’s just interesting,” said...
Twelve years ago, when he was first starting out, Mossi Traoré managed somehow to stage a fashion show in Père-Lachaise cemetery. Absent an encore of that feat—a highly impressive one, given the red tape involved—the designer instead chose the blank canvas of an empty space on the Rue Commines. But he kept the inspiration, revisiting...
Spring found Ellen Hodakova Larsson on fine footing: the 2024 LVMH Prize winner introduced a new category this season—shoes. In keeping with the brand ethos, they were made using discarded leather. The slightly bulbous masculine toe cap was juxtaposed with a curvy, sturdy, wooden Louis heel. This was but one of many contrasts at play...
Twelve years ago, before he carved out his place in the Paris fashion ecosystem, Mossi Traoré staged a fashion show at Père Lachaise cemetery. This time round, Paris City Hall declined his request to show there, but he was unperturbed, determined to celebrate what he sees as the poetry of the famous graveyard, channeling it...
At first, you couldn’t tell it from ground level, but the banks of white hydrangeas we were all admiring—while the Eiffel Tower was busy doing its twinkling thing somewhere to our left—were actually laid out to spell YSL. (Drone footage revealed this on our phones, while we were simultaneously spectating on the arrivals of Hailey...
NIGHT OF STARS: Budget cuts? What budget cuts? Kering may be on a cost-cutting drive under new chief executive officer Luca de Meo, but you wouldn’t know it from the bombastic show Saint Laurent staged on Monday night. The executive, attending his first show at Paris Fashion Week since his appointment earlier this month, could...
