Paris Fashion Week

Renaissance Rebranded

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Renaissance Rebranded

The global fashion community gathered in Paris between 26 February and 5 March 2024 for the last stop in fashion month.
Luxury : Fashion : Design
African fashion begins a new chapter in Paris

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African fashion begins a new chapter in Paris

The only Africa-based brand on the official schedule, MaXhosa Africa, showcased its autumn/winter 2024 collection, My Conviction.
Luxury : Fashion : Design
Fashion as everyday armour

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Fashion as everyday armour

At Paris Fashion Week, designers turned clothes into everyday armour – or, as we coined on LS:N Global in 2023, Safety Fits.
Luxury : Fashion : Design
New Codes of Sustainability  

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New Codes of Sustainability  

Fashion weeks are inevitably a time of excess and Paris was no exception. But if you looked closely enough, nods to new codes of sustainability wer...
Luxury : Fashion : Design
The Download: Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2024

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The Download: Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2024

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week.
Luxury : Fashion : Design
Stat: Plus-size representation is declining on menswear catwalks

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Stat: Plus-size representation is declining on menswear catwalks

The autumn/winter 2024 menswear season in Milan and Paris has shown a concerning decline in size inclusivity, according to a report by Vogue Busine...
Fashion : Society : Luxury
Humane’s AI pin makes a cameo at Coperni’s Paris Fashion Week show

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Humane’s AI pin makes a cameo at Coperni’s Paris Fashion Week show

Tech wearables are making their way into fashion shows. During Paris Fashion Week, Coperni unveiled Humane’s AI pins on the runway.
Technology : Fashion : Wearables
Autumn/Winter 2023: The Download

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Autumn/Winter 2023: The Download

From a diversity downturn to a theatrical-versus-commercial polarity, these are the key takeaways from fashion month for autumn/winter 2023.
Fashion : Luxury : Events
Autumn/winter 2017 Fashion Innovation

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Autumn/winter 2017 Fashion Innovation

In the politically charged and consumer-facing autumn/winter 2017 season not just designers, but also the industry as a whole, are moving towards a...
Fashion Week : Dislocated World : Backlash Brands
Autumn/Winter 2016 Beauty Trends Overview

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Autumn/Winter 2016 Beauty Trends Overview

LS:N Global reveals the defining moments in beauty for autumn/winter 2016 from New York, Milan, London and Paris.
Beauty : Makeup : Hairstyle
Autumn/winter 2016 Fashion Week directions: Part 1

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Autumn/winter 2016 Fashion Week directions: Part 1

Radical futuristic scenarios and design techniques associated with heavy industry were among the diverse themes examined by designers this season. ...
Acne : Tod’s : Marni
Baked to perfection

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Baked to perfection

Paris – Forward-thinking fashion label Issey Miyake has developed an oven-baked womenswear collection.
Issey Miyake : Luxury Futures : Womenswear
Preview: S/S 2016 Fashion Week Design Directions

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Preview: S/S 2016 Fashion Week Design Directions

In a two-part review, LS:N Global examines the design directions that shaped the season.
Spring/Summer 2016 : Paris Fashion Week : Louis Vuitton
Flash fashion

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Flash fashion

Paris – Fashion label Anrealage has created a collection born for the limelight that responds to the flash of a smartphone camera.
Anrealage : Kunihiko Morinaga : Paris Fashion Week
Autumn/winter 2015 Top 10 Performances

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Autumn/winter 2015 Top 10 Performances

From New York to London, Paris and Milan, brands are going above and beyond to create shareable narratives. Here, we chart the outstanding top 10...
Immersive Performance : Convergence : AW15
Autumn/winter 2015 Fashion Week directions: Part 1

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Autumn/winter 2015 Fashion Week directions: Part 1

From the genderless collections of New York Fashion Week to neo-elegance on Parisian catwalks, the past month was a showcase of innovation and cr...
Post-Faith : Gareth Pugh : Anrealage
Still life: A fine body of work on show in Paris

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Still life: A fine body of work on show in Paris

Paris – Iris van Herpen is known for her innovative 3D-printed collections that explore complexities in the digital world. For her latest autum...
Fashion : 3D Printing : Iris Van Herpen
Different strokes: Céline and the art of kitsch

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Different strokes: Céline and the art of kitsch

Paris – Phoebe Philo brought back minimalist fashion when she was appointed as creative director of Céline in 2008. In her latest catwalk show for ...
Design : PFW : SS14
Flat-pack dummies make fashion shows easier

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Flat-pack dummies make fashion shows easier

Flat-pack dummies make fashion shows easier
Design : Paris Fashion Week : Plastic
H&M previews Paris runway collection with pop-up tent

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H&M previews Paris runway collection with pop-up tent

H&M showcase its latest high-end line in the Meatpacking district
Luxury : Preview : Laboratory
Fashion Week Overview A/W 2013

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Fashion Week Overview A/W 2013

Collections on show during this season’s fashion weeks displayed strong feminine qualities in super-sweet candy colours. New style references have ...
Oversized : Conservative : Minamilist
Changing fashions: Chalayan goes with the flow

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Changing fashions: Chalayan goes with the flow

Paris – Fashion designer Hussein Chalayan presented his autumn/winter 2013/2014 collection of Transforming Dresses during Paris Fashion Week.
Technology : High Tech : Transforming Dresses
Cut and paste: Givenchy adopts half measures

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Cut and paste: Givenchy adopts half measures

Paris – Givenchy’s head designer Riccardo Tisci presented an urban-inspired collection featuring cut and paste-style prints during Paris Fashion Week.
Paris : Paisley : Ricardo Tisci
Haptic Illusion

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Haptic Illusion

Reminiscent of the Surrealism Redux trend impact that LS:N Global identified in our Faction Marketing macrotrend, this design direction is defined ...
Surrealism : Tromp L'oeil : Optical Illusion
Sweet Nostalgia

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Sweet Nostalgia

Designers and make-up brands are turning to 18th-century European styles to imbue consumers with the feeling of optimistism and abundance from the ...
Pastel : Rococo : 18th Century
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