Olivier Rousteing has proven that he is one of the world’s greatest fashion showmen. It’s not a Balmain show, it’s a festival held in a huge stadium. Of course, Paris Fashion’s week’s biggest celebrity moment had to wrap up here. It was the last time the designer appeared arm in arm with Cher. The 76-year-old Oscar-winner stomped on the board with a wide grin, his marble spandex bodysuit, plunging his neck, platform his wedges, and the Maison’s famous pointy shoulders. “She had the best time on stage and felt great,” she tweeted.

Balmain said they are celebrating the best of food, music and fashion inside a stand-filled pop-up village at the Jean-Bouin stadium in western Paris, which is more used to hosting rugby matches than spandex suits. About 10,000 tickets were made available to the public on condition that they be donated to charity.

Remember Balmain was a fashion show

Amidst all the noise, some guests may forget that the costume is the focal point of the event. The look, which fused ready-to-wear and couture, had some memorable moments. Balmain’s designs are the result of his team’s search for organic materials in the forest.

One unique bustier was made from chestnut tree bark, and a basketweave look was made from material from swamps and meadows, all softened in water for an ethnic look.

But the show has also been an emotional and cultural exploration for Rousteing himself, who has spoken out about his adoption and recently discovered that his biological parents are from the Horn of Africa.

“Throughout the whole thing, it’s very easy to spot African influences, of course,” said the designer. It was just

For Courrèges, the circular sand runway features a pillar of sand falling at its center, reminiscent of the sands of time, or the movie Dune. The out-of-tune and slightly unnerving musical rhythms of the soundtrack gave the show a hygienic and simplified spirit.

Courrèges has become a brand that touts a signature mood rather than a signature style. Designer Nicolas Di His Felice likes to infuse his fashion with flair.

Spring/summer fashion began with crisp white shirts, followed by voluminous shirt dresses that cleverly incorporated a simple and sporty vibe. Models sometimes wore bare feet or nude footwear. De Felice took to the runway to give fashion-forward twists to everyday items like her jackets, denim skirts and flared pants. Sporty vests, for example, are thin materials with a twist.

It’s an approach that works well with the generation-defining brand founded in 1961 by André Courrèges and his wife Cochrine, who have become synonymous with space-age aesthetics.

invitation art

The era of email and growing environmental awareness doesn’t seem to have had much effect on the fashion industry’s outdated invitation system.

Each season, gas-hungry couriers traverse Paris to personally deliver ever more elaborate and often handcrafted show invitations.

Top Maisons compete for the quirkiest and most imaginative ideas that often give clues to the themes of runway collections.

Loewe’s invitation came with a bright red tropical flower via a post that the dictionary of flowers identified as an anthurium. A state-of-the-art humidity capsule was attached to the bottom of the flower stem to ensure the longevity of the flowers during Fashion Week.

Saint Laurent’s invitation, on the other hand, was a chic black patent leather purse with metallic ‘YSL’ lettering across the top and a show card hidden inside.

Dries Van Noten Let’s Ruth

The Belgian fashion master has picked up the pace for spring and put together a collection that is typically impossible to pin down.

Fashionable all-black ensembles – oversized bare-chested menswear tuxedos or Asian crossover coats – burst into bloom in the 64 Look collection, giving way to bright sequins, pastels, ruffles and florals. did.

There was a lot of artistic play, and one lacy black top had ribs reminiscent of ribs, but looked very Elizabethan. , and the womenswear wardrobe has a myriad of menswear twists.

One of the running themes seemed to be softness. Floppy layers of fabric, his tassels draped across the floor of the warehouse venue, loosely proportioned sleeves, skirts and wavy pants.

This was enjoyed by the original Van Noten.

It was a dressy with a twist by Jun Takahashi’s brand Undercover.

This season, the streetwear-inspired Japanese designer cuts off the shoulders from stark yellow oversized tuxes, rips the rips in dressy white shirts, and transforms suit sleeves, trousers and lapels into another sophisticated double. Cut into the breasted jacket.

As in the previous season, Japanese anime made their presence felt. There was a cartoonish feel to the Double Top Know hairstyles on some models here.

A statement t-shirt with ‘Love’ and ‘Dream’ chopped into it adds to the anime vibe.