And so, after stops in Copenhagen, New York, London and Milan, Paris Fashion Week A/W 2024 marks the culmination of fashion month – a no doubt glittering nine-day finale which promises outings from the industry’s biggest names. These include Louis Vuitton, which closes the week on Tuesday evening, where creative director Nicolas Ghesquière will celebrate ten years at the storied Parisian house. As for whether the collection will be a greatest hits of his celebrated tenure remains to be seen – either way, expect a typically high-profile guest list and showstopping set. Elsewhere, Irish designer Seán McGirr will present his debut collection for Alexander McQueen, having taken over from Sarah Burton last September (teasers seem to signal a return to some of house founder Lee McQueen’s earliest work).
Yesterday, Dior began proceedings with a collection that looked back to the house’s first-ever ready-to-wear collection, Miss Dior, which was launched in 1967. Backdropped by the sculptures of Indian artist Shakuntala Kulkarni, creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri said she wanted the collection to capture the era’s liberated femininity. While at Saint Laurent, a sensually charged collection saw Anthony Vaccarello present an almost entirely sheer collection, inspired in part by Marilyn Monroe’s ‘naked dress’, which she wore for her final public appearance in 1962.
