Gossip is always currency during fashion week, but this season in Paris insider whisperings hit fever pitch.
Before the spring/summer 25 shows began, designer musical chairs were on everyone’s lips. There were debuts (notably, Alessandro Michele’s Valentino show), recent announcements (Sarah Burton will be going to Givenchy) and supposedly imminent news (is Pierpaolo Piccioli going to Fendi? It depends who you spoke to last). All of it was over-analysed over countless martinis in the dark lair that is the Hotel Costes bar.
