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New talents and expected returns: Paris Fashion Week unveils its SS25 calendar

The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) has officially unveiled the provisional calendar for the upcoming Paris Fashion Week Women's Spring/Summer 2025 season. The event, scheduled from September 23 to October 1, 2024, promises a vibrant showcase of creativity and innovation. This season features an impressive lineup of 108...

Business |Interview Featured

Ryo Matsumura of Japan's Rakuten: 'We would like to represent French designers who are not yet known'

In past seasons of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, the event’s headline sponsor, tech firm and e-commerce retailer Rakuten, has made it known of its intentions to secure stronger ties with the influential fashion weeks of the West. During Tokyo’s FW24 fashion week, for example, Paris Fashion Week’s official tradeshow partner, Tranoï, announced it...

Business |Interview Featured

Burak Cukmak, Saudi Fashion Commission: 'Saudi market opens up to contemporary men’s fashion'

During Paris Fashion Week June, the Saudi 100 Brands event, a fashion show at Paris' Palais de Tokyo and a showroom at the Mona Bismark hotel, was held. The programme supports fashion companies, brands and designers in their pursuit of expansion, with those selected set to benefit from market-related initiatives that aim to help in brand...

Fashion |In Pictures

Esmod Paris ‘Talents Show’ 2024: when young people send personal messages through fashion

This year's Esmod fashion school graduation show, entitled 'Talents Show', took place right in the middle of Paris fashion week menswear June 2024. Through the designs they presented, the French fashion institution’s budding designers each expressed, in their own way, the emotions and concerns that are close to their hearts. FashionUnited...

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Video: Dries van Noten SS25

Watch Dries van Noten’s last runway show before retiring at Paris Fashion Week showcasing their SS25 collection. Promotion Read more about Dries van Noten on their brandpage

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Video: Loewe SS25

Watch Loewe’s runway show at Paris Fashion Week showcasing their SS25 collection. Promotion Read more about Loewe on their brandpage

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Dior offers laid-back style on a feline cat-walk

Dior offered a more light-hearted collection featuring giant cats at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, with designer Kim Jones telling AFP he wanted to counter the gloomy world atmosphere. The big cartoon cats that dotted the runway for the menswear collection were inspired by South African ceramicist Hylton Nel, a favourite of Jones, an avid art...

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Video: Dior Homme SS25

Watch Dior Homme’s runway show at Paris Fashion Week showcasing their SS25 collection. Promotion Read more about Dior Homme on their brandpage

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Video: Amiri SS25

Watch Amiri’s runway show at Paris Fashion Week showcasing their SS25 collection.

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Video: Wales Bonner SS25

Watch Wales Bonner’s runway show at Paris Fashion Week showcasing their SS25 collection. Promotion Read more about Wales Bonner on their brandpage

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Video: Rick Owens SS25

Watch Rick Owens' runway show at Paris Fashion Week showcasing their SS25 collection. Promotion Read more about Rick Owens on their brandpage

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Video: Kenzo SS25

Watch Kenzo’s runway show at Paris Fashion Week showcasing their SS25 collection. Promotion Read more about Kenzo on their brandpage