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Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

All the news and the top looks from the haute couture fashion shows in the French capital.

Rising fashion designer Cheney Chan gives us his take on dreaming big. Photo: Handout

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How China’s rising fashion designer Cheney Chan is captivating global audiences

He made his unofficial debut at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week last June, but his growing social media presence – 5.5 million Douyin followers and counting – has already made Chan a popular influencer.

7 Feb 2025 - 12:00PM

Robert Wun, in his own words: from Hong Kong to the Met Gala

10 Sep 2024 - 11:01AM

Paris Haute Couture Week 2024, day 2: Chanel and Armani Privé

26 Jun 2024 - 12:45PM

Paris Haute Couture Week 2024, day 1: Schiaparelli and Dior

The Olympic Games might be next month, but fashion still rules Paris this week: shows celebrated gold, savoir faire and sports – and Jennifer Lopez, Doja Cat and Kylie Jenner were in attendance

26 Jun 2024 - 11:18AM

Blackpink’s Jisoo, Dior CEO Delphine Arnault and Jennifer Lopez at the Dior haute couture autumn/winter 2024-25 show in Paris. Photo: AP

How to get Monaco royal Charlotte Casiraghi’s Chanel show look

The royal’s timeless tweed suit turned heads at Chanel’s runway – showing she has the fashion instincts of her mother Princess Caroline and grandmother Grace Kelly

11 Dec 2023 - 12:07PM

The bows are back in town: brands and stars celebrate feminine fashion

The bow is making a huge comeback in fashion in 2023 – seen in looks from big designer houses like Viktor & Rolf and Chanel, and on social media, and embraced by singers, models and princesses alike.

23 Jul 2023 - 4:15PM

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Meet the designers pioneering Saudi Arabia’s fashion revolution

As Mohammed Ashi becomes the first Saudi Arabian designer at Paris Fashion Week, calling it the ‘peak’ of his career, excitement for the kingdom’s booming fashion industry is palpable

10 Jul 2023 - 5:46PM

Fashion designer Mohammed Ashi poses after his women’s autumn/winter 2023/2024 haute couture show at Fashion Week on July 6. Photo: AFP

Style’s 5 top moments from Paris Haute Couture week, from Chanel to Schiaparelli

We were amazed by the sheer amount of stunning looks unveiled in Paris this week – here’s our editor’s top moments from the City of Love, from Chanel to Schiaparelli, and more ...

8 Jul 2023 - 10:12AM

Paris Haute Couture Week last day round up: Fendi, Imane Ayissi and Repossi

On the last day of Haute Couture Week, Chloé confirmed its creative director Gabriela Hearst would be leaving, and Kim Jones once more defied traditional couture boundaries at Fendi

7 Jul 2023 - 4:07PM

Paris Haute Couture Week day 3 round up: Elie Saad to Yuima Nakazato

From the established mastery of Lebanese designer Elie Saab, to up-and-coming Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato, day 3 of Paris’ Haute Couture Week didn’t disappoint

6 Jul 2023 - 3:59PM

Lebanese designer Elie Saab’s creations were nothing short of spectacular at Women’s Haute-Couture Fashion Week in Paris on July 5. Photo: AFP

Paris Haute Couture Week day 2 round up: Chanel, Giorgio Armani and more

Chanel staged an ode to Parisian elegance, Alexis Mabille sent his models down the runway with champagne coupes and Stéphane Rolland’s creations struck a bold and poetic note

5 Jul 2023 - 5:50PM

French model and music producer Caroline de Maigret (L) and models present creations by Chanel during the women’s haute-couture autumn/winter 2023/2024 show at Paris Fashion Week on July 4. Photo: AFP

Paris Haute Couture Week day 1 round up: from riots to Daniel Roseberry

Dior brings ethereal goddesses and silver threads to Paris couture, while Iris van Herpen created a futuristic underwater universe

5 Jul 2023 - 11:27AM

Meet Robert Wun, the first Hong Kong designer at Paris Haute Couture Week

You’ve probably seen Hong Kong-born Robert Wun’s designs donned by Blackpink’s Lisa, Lizzo, and Celine Dion, but what do you know about his inspirational rise to fashion stardom?

27 Feb 2023 - 5:23PM

Luxury fashion’s worst-kept secret and the fear of a ‘Made in India’ tag

Many haute couture houses – luxury fashion’s pinnacle – source textiles from India, yet their pieces won’t acknowledge the fact. Some Indian designers are taking to Paris runways themselves.

7 Mar 2023 - 1:56AM

A look from Gaurav Gupta’s SS23 couture collection.

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Paris Fashion Week: Givenchy’s SS23 show portrayed grunge galore in the rain

For Givenchy’s SS23 show, designer Matthew Williams wheeled out grunge galore, although not everyone was on-board with some of the clashing styles

7 Oct 2022 - 3:00AM

Models wear creations for the Givenchy ready-to-wear spring/summer 2023 fashion collection presented on October 2, at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Invision/AP

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Paris Fashion Week: Valentino’s SS23 show flaunted bold glitz and glamour

For Valentino’s spring/summer 2023 collection presented on October 2 at Paris Fashion Week, Pier Paolo Piccioli looked to glitzy outfits with unique cut-outs

6 Oct 2022 - 11:51AM

How to get Bella Hadid’s retro-chic Paris Fashion Week look

The supermodel showed up to Paris Couture Week late, passport-less in retro streetwear – and was still the talk of the town

4 Aug 2022 - 1:00AM

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Inside Elie Saab’s gender-bending haute couture show at Paris Fashion Week

The fashion maison may be known for its feminine style, but both male and female customers covet the show-stopping looks – this is the first time that’s been reflected on the runway

12 Jul 2022 - 12:10PM

A model presents a creation by designer Elie Saab as part of his haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection show in Paris, France, on July 6. Photo: Reuters

Olivier Rousteing’s haute couture homage to Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris

Kim Kardashian referenced Madonna’s famous 1992 look with daughter North West playing Jean Paul Gaultier himself as the pair attended the runway show at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week

11 Jul 2022 - 12:27PM

How Fendi did East-West fusion right at Paris Fashion Week

Designer Kim Jones symbolically ‘stepped away from Rome’ by embracing Japanese touches and style – but it was tastefully and sophistically done, for one

8 Jul 2022 - 2:59PM

Giorgio Armani’s art deco-inspired collection at Paris Haute Couture Week

An impressive 92 different looks paraded down the catwalk at Giorgio Armani’s haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 show – evoking 1930s art deco with lashings of sparkle

7 Jul 2022 - 3:16PM

Statement jewellery, bright colours, sparkles and organza featured heavily in Giorgio Armani’s haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 show in Paris. Photo: Reuters

Virginie Viard’s dreamy vision for Chanel at Paris Haute Couture Week 2022

Celebrity guests marvelled at the venue – an equestrian centre in the heart of a forest – and the looks alike, from sporty takes on mermaid dresses to sweeping A-line coats

6 Jul 2022 - 3:50PM

Models present creations from the autumn/winter 2022-23 haute couture collection by French designer Virginie Viard for Chanel fashion house during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on July 5. Photo: EPA-EFE

Giambattista Valli’s 10th anniversary in haute couture at Paris Fashion Week

The autumn/winter 2022-23 collection featured colourful tulle dresses, dramatic trains and shimmering body suits to evoke ‘living in the moment’, according to the Italian designer

6 Jul 2022 - 12:37PM

How Dior paid homage to Ukraine at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week

The embroidery-rich autumn/winter 2022-23 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri riffed on Eastern European designs and the artworks of Olesia Trofymenko

5 Jul 2022 - 5:40PM

How Kim Jones conjured a celestial Roman fantasy on Fendi’s Paris runway

Kim Jones brings Fendi into the future with the fashion house’s Spring-Summer 2022 Haute Couture collection, creating a sci-fi Roman fantasy on the runway and cutting down the use of fur in his designs

31 Jan 2022 - 10:33AM

A model presents a creation by Fendi during the Spring/Summer 2022 Haute Couture collection fashion show in Paris on January 27, 2022. Photo: AFP

Did Valentino just kick off a new, more diverse era in fashion?

The brand’s spring/summer 2022 haute couture collection at Paris Fashion Week embraced all races, ages and body types in a daring, colourful show

28 Jan 2022 - 12:43PM

Is Valentino heralding a new, more diverse era in fashion with its spring/summer 2022 haute couture collection during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on January 26? Photo: Xinhua

Chanel unveils the spring/summer 2022 couture show by Virginie Viard

Grace Kelly’s granddaughter Charlotte Casiraghi stole the spotlight on a horse, even Pharrell Williams was impressed

27 Jan 2022 - 8:59PM

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Inside Dior’s star-studded Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week show

Netflix’s The Crown actress Claire Foy, Cara Delevingne and Rosamund Pike admired the brand’s spring/summer 2022 collection, which highlighted the craftsmanship of the brand’s ateliers

27 Jan 2022 - 1:00AM

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