Who Won the Day? Miu Miu Serves a ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ LBD With a Sassy Twist at Paris Fashion Week
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Miuccia Prada has a knack for giving familiar clothes impertinence — and urgency. Case in point: Her Miu Miu show for fall, which referenced archetypes from childhood and the full ladylike handbook, concluded with a series of terrific LBDs with sassy cutouts, like this one, styled in a way that brought to mind “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
Miu Miu Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Familiar, and Fabulous at Every Age
Miuccia Prada mixed up clothing archetypes from childhood to ladylike adulthood to gripping effect.
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Who Won the Day? Sacai Creates Hybrid Silhouette With Blazer Bomber and Matching Boots
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“What I’ve been doing for 25 years is pursue a new silhouette with our signature hybrids,” said Sacai designer Chitosi backstage after her show. The sleek collection centered around menswear staples perfectly, and seamlessly blended with dresses. And here was the standout shoe of the season, a thigh- thigh tuxedo-boot hybrid. One of the best example is this blazer bomber hybrid paired with matching boots, how chic!
Sacai Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Putting the Dress in Dressed Up
Chitose Abe fused menswear staples into dresses and added a thigh-thigh tuxedo boot hybrid.
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Who Won the Day? Valentino Brings Back Black With a Peacoat Paved in Sequins
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Valentino-red and recently Pier Paolo Piccioli-pink have become signature colors of the iconic Italian brand, but for this season, things took a much darker turn. “Black is interesting, because it’s the color of these times and it’s very universal, but very individual,” said Piccioli of his all-black collection at a preview the day before the show. A standout look was this season’s favorite outwear style, a peacoat paved in sequins and glossy fringe worn over a tonal mini skirt and tights.
Valentino Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Black Is Back
“It’s the color of these times,” Pierpaolo Piccioli said of his all-black collection.
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Who Won the Day? Comme des Garçons Turns Staple Leather Outerwear Into a Ballgown at Paris Fashion Week
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Comme des Garçons is in a league of its own, and its designer Rei Kawakubo, is the most respected conceptual creator of our times. In a completely immersive experience, she brought out iterations around a biker-loving Marie Antoinette, chamber music and 18th-century black high wigs included. The opening look was a master class in repurposing staple leather outerwear. In this case, a biker into a ballgown. What a great look of the day.
Who Won the Day? Loewe Reinvents the Classics Using Playful Proportions With a Tailored Jacket and Jumbo-sized Cargo Pants at Paris Fashion Week
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Elevating the ordinary and turning the mundane into extraordinary has so far been one of the key fashion messages of the fall 2024 season. Jonathan Anderson at Loewe succeeded at the reinvention of classics trend thanks to sophisticated craftsmanship and an excellent play in silhouette proportions.
A sharp tailored jacket over a white shirt and a pair of jumbo-sized cargo pants and beaded biker boots became an instant cool classic and great look of the day.
Loewe Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Morning Coats and Jodhpurs on Steroids
Jonathan Anderson poked a thumb in the eye of aristocratic dressing, blending it into his quirky takes on luxury dressing.
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Who Won the Day? Rick Owens Layers Shearling Cape With Fishtail Dress and Balaclava for an Intergalactic Spell at Paris Fashion Week
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Apocalyptic otherworldly fashion is having a moment in culture, and Zendaya during the iconic “Dune 2” press tour is a clear example. “I was aiming for an alien concrete space ship, eerie but elegant and modest,” said Rick Owens backstage at his fall 2024 show. Under this intergalactic spell, Owens delivered a powerful collection where a mustard-colored shearling cape layered on top of a jersey fish tail dress with matching balaclava crystallized the designer’s vision and became the ultimate look for a sci-fi glam princess.
Who Won the Day? Dries Van Noten Reinvents the Mundane With the Chicest Gym-ready Look at Paris Fashion Week
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There is nothing more Parisian and chic than having actress Catherine Deneuve seated front row, in this case at Dries Van Noten. And just like an omen, Van Noten delivered the most chic and Parisian show of the day. A big trend in Paris so far has been the elevation and reinvention of everyday mundane clothing, and here, an extreme mullet black dress layered on top of a white T-shirt and gray sweatpants resulted in the ultimate glamorous, on-the-way to the gym look, and also the best one of the day.
Dries Van Noten Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Out With Quiet Luxury, in With Audacious Everyday
The Belgian designer showed a collection that was eclectic but wearable, with “strange colors” and cotton candy-like coats.
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Who Won the Day? Dior Channels Audrey Hepburn’s ’60s Era With Embellished Column Dress at Paris Fashion Week
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In the first day of Paris Fashion Week, Maria Grazia Chiuri delivered a winning Dior show full of ladylike references and ’60s glamour — a big trend of the season. This white column dress with embellished neck details is equally Audrey Hepburn in the golden era of cinema as it is the latest message of spring 2024, and the best look of the day.
Dior Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Miss Dior Manifesto
Maria Grazia Chiuri paid tribute to her predecessor Marc Bohan, who launched the Miss Dior ready-to-wear line.
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Chanel Cruise 2027: Coming Home
Matthieu Blazy showed his first resort collection in Biarritz, the seaside town where Coco Chanel laid the foundation of Chanel style.
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Emilio Pucci Spring 2026: Dawn Fun
Artistic director Camille Miceli dubbed her collection Alba, or Italian for “dawn,” as a celebration of “pure vitality” reflected by the brand’s signature colorful prints, shown in a striking Sicilian location.
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Maison Margiela Fall 2026: Shines Brighter Than Laopu Gold
The Belgian legacy house skipped Paris to stage its first global runway show in Shanghai.
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Ludovic de Saint Sernin Fall 2026: Winter Bare
The designer spent time sketching in isolation to strip his collection back to sensual basics.
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Kent & Curwen Fall 2026: Cracking the Books
Daniel Kearns put a polished spin on English school uniforms for a show at Westminster School in London.
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AFEW Rahul Mishra Fall 2026: White Gold
The Indian designer partnered with Supima, recasting cotton as luxury’s future.
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Johanna Ortiz Fall 2026: A Madrid Debut
Luxury Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz opened Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid with a fall show full of rich new layers.
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