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After 10 years astatine Balenciaga, provocative Georgian showman Demna is to instrumentality a last bow during Paris Haute Couture Week, which began connected Monday with a star-studded amusement by Schiaparelli.
Demna, known for his daring enactment arsenic good arsenic controversies during his decade-long stint astatine Kering-owned Balenciaga, volition unveil his last postulation connected Wednesday successful what is expected to beryllium 1 of the highlights of the week.
The 44-year-old, acclaimed by millennials and Gen-Z stars from Kim Kardashian to British popular sensation Charli XCX, has been tasked with reviving the flagging fortunes of Gucci by Kering CEO Francois-Henri Pinault.
Another of his biggest fans, rapper Cardi B, turned up astatine Schiaparelli connected Monday successful a traffic-stopping tasslled neckpiece and posed with a crow successful the drizzle successful beforehand of the Petit Palais accumulation space.
She took her spot connected the beforehand enactment alongside vocalist Dua Lipa, who wore a full-length petalled achromatic outfit with daring cutaways.
The Schiaparelli postulation featured an awesome black-and-white ruffled gown, agelong sculptural evening dresses and refined tailored suits successful a palette dominated by white, achromatic and silver, with accents of agleam red.
Haute Couture Week is dedicated to handcrafted, one-of-a-kind creations made to deterioration astatine reddish carpets, galas and different high-profile events.
Schiaparelli was followed by a amusement by Dutch decorator Iris Van Herpen, who said her creations were inspired by the water and British documentary shaper David Attenborough's heart-rending caller movie connected sealife.
Georges Hobeika, Imane Ayissi, Rahul Mishra, Julie de Libran and Giambattista Valli were acceptable to travel aboriginal successful the day.
American Michael Rider, who succeeded Hedi Slimane arsenic main decorator astatine Celine, unveiled his archetypal postulation for the luxury French marque connected Sunday, extracurricular the authoritative calendar.
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After Demna's farewell connected Wednesday, Belgian decorator Glenn Martens volition find himself successful the spotlight erstwhile helium unveils a archetypal postulation for Maison Margiela, pursuing his assignment successful January to win British decorator John Galliano.
On Tuesday, Chanel volition contiguous the last postulation created by its in-house plan studio, the 5th since Virginie Viard's abrupt departure successful June 2024.
Her successor, the discreet and highly respected Franco-Belgian decorator Matthieu Blazy, was appointed successful December and volition showcase his archetypal postulation for Chanel successful October.
In total, 27 houses volition unveil their creations, including Elie Saab, Armani Prive, Aelis, Viktor&Rolf, Adeline Andre and Dubai-based Rami Al Ali, who is acceptable to go the archetypal Syrian to articulation the authoritative Paris calendar.
Following a spate of large changes astatine fashion houses, immoderate absences volition basal out, peculiarly Dior's.
After a highly anticipated debut during the men's Fashion Week connected June 27, recently appointed creator manager Jonathan Anderson is holding backmost his archetypal haute couture postulation for January 2026.
Named successful aboriginal June to pb Dior's women's and couture lines arsenic well, the 40-year-old Northern Irishman has go the archetypal idiosyncratic since laminitis Christian Dior himself to oversee each 3 branches of the house.
Jean Paul Gaultier is besides missing.
Dutch decorator Duran Lantink, appointed arsenic the brand’s imperishable creator manager successful April, volition marque his debut during Women's Fashion Week successful October.
Since stepping backmost successful 2020, Jean Paul Gaultier has handed implicit the reins of his couture collections to a bid of impermanent designers, including Olivier Rousteing, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Haider Ackermann and Simone Rocha.
The week volition wrapper up with a amusement by Swiss decorator Kevin Germanier.
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Source: AFP
