All eyes were on Alessandro Michele this season, as the lauded designer made his Valentino debut at Paris Fashion Week. After a lengthy reign at Gucci, Michele had a lot to prove, convincing fashion fans and industry folk that his signature designs could be translated into a different aesthetic.For his first collection, the designer posed the question: "What is beauty anyway?" followed by an 85-look runway show that looked to redefine the answer once and for all. Opulence, grandeur and excess ar...

Stella McCartney's Summer 2025 runway show was held during Paris Fashion Week, presenting the new collection to a star-studded audience of celebrities, fashion fans and friends of the brand. Led by a "Save What You Love" manifesto, narrated by Helen Mirren, the show acted as a call to action for birds, inspired by author and birdwatcher Jonathan Franzen and his book, The End of the End of the Earth.Attended by celebrities like Hayley Williams and Jameela Jamil, the showcase took inspiration from...

Andreas Kronthaler's Vivienne Westwood presented its Spring/Summer 2025 collection at Paris Fashion Week, held in a square known for its history of protest and rebellion. With a distinct focus on womenswear this season, the collection offered a selection of "ultra feminine" silhouettes, seemingly following a more subtle color palette than we're used to.Still retaining Westwood's punkish spirit, the collection was "reduced in color," with a focus on "precious clothes" and a lack of print. This s...

For its Spring/Summer 2025 showcase, VETEMENTS brought the heat. And we don't just mean in a temperature sense (though an underground venue definitely helps there.) Inspired by "the global economic downturn," the Paris Fashion Week showcase acted as a statement on our need to rethink the role that fashion plays in our lives.Centered around the concept of making new out of old, the collection looks to existing wardrobe pieces, reworking them and giving them new life. Commenting on the state of lu...