There was a lot of excitement this season for designers making their Paris debuts, such as Stefano Gallici for Ann Demeulemeester, who was appointed the brand’s new creative director in June, Peter Do for Helmut Lang, who had just shown his debut collection for the company in New York, and Francesco Risso for Marni.
Naomi Campbell finished the performance with a standing ovation while wearing a silver beaded dress with a heart-shaped breastplate. Tim Blanks and Anna Wintour were among the people in the front row that Burton hugged and thanked before taking her last bow. She gave a tribute to her team, her mentor McQueen, and herself in her final collection.
A Brazilian samba school was flown in to perform live music as Gabriela Hearst celebrated her final collection for Chloe. Everyone in the room was dancing. Miuccia Prada appeared and took a bow beside Fabio Zambernardi for the final time at Miu Miu, where it was an emotional farewell to him after more than four decades with the Prada Group.
creativity
This season’s runway shows featured many creative looks and pieces of “wearable art,” with designers mixing cutting-edge materials and couture methods into their designs.
One of the most talked-about moments of the season was given by Undercover’s Jun Takahashi, who closed the show with three sculptural, softly lit looks that included living butterflies. The skirts of the costumes turned out to be terrariums filled with actual flowers.
Junya Watanabe focused on architecture this season, resulting in an angular collection with prism-like structures protruding from the garments in every direction. Francesco Risso accented his presentation at Marni with a sequence of floral dresses constructed from tin cans.
Sheer Beauty
Dark drama was present at Mugler, yet it was produced with the sheerest of materials. The inspiration for his performance, according to Casey Cadwallader, came from “things under the sea like jellyfish, octopi, and squid — things that have fluid motions.” Models marched down the catwalk wearing bustiers, structured jackets, bodycon dresses with corseted waists, and long chiffon veils that trailed behind them like seaweed.
Zimmermann had a more romantic approach to using the lightweight fabric, sending voluminous flowery georgette and charmeuse gowns with ruffled embellishments down the runway. Rick Owens also sent out veiled models, but with face covers resembling beekeeper’s masks.
Givenchy’s collection had an ethereal sensibility that was chic and refined thanks to tulle opera gloves, light silk chiffon dresses, and double-layered silk skirts with floral designs.
Bed bugs at Paris fashion week
As the shows began, stories of bed bug sightings on public transportation, in residences, hotels, and movie theaters spread around the city (and the world). The deputy mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, declared, “No one is safe.”
The Spring/Summer 2024 trend that nobody wanted is an insect invasion;but sadly bed bugs took a front row seat at the show. visitors at the shows undoubtedly hope that these bloodsucking parasites won’t be accompanying them home.