The Runway Looks That Prove Paris Fashion Week Reigns Supreme

With New
York, London,
and Milan behind
us—and all having left quite the impression—it’s finally time
to turn our attention to the one and only: Paris Fashion Week. We
can’t help but feel like maybe the fashion calendar is designed to
save the best for last because we’re always blown away by what we
see on the final runways, and they really do set the tone for the
trends we’ll be wearing in six months’ time.

Here, our editors will be updating you on the happenings at
Saint Laurent, Dior, Isabel Marant, Balmain, and more as the
shows unfold over the next week, so be sure to check back daily
for your Parisian fix.

Another
PFW, another Dior runway show for the books. As usual, creative
director Maria Grazia Chiuri managed to pay homage to the
brand’s heritage (specifically by drawing inspiration from
Catherine Dior, Christian Dior’s sister) while still looking to the
future and catering to the modern woman’s values of diversity and
environmental consciousness. Her self-described “inclusive garden”
was the perfect setting for this collection, which featured natural
materials such as raffia alongside sharp and polished silhouettes
and accessories.

If
you’ve ever wondered how to pull off suiting in spring, Anthony
Vaccarello has the answer: shorts. Beyond the blazers and smoking
jackets though, his latest collection for Saint Laurent was rife
with boots, dark prints, party-ready minidresses, and, of course,
tons of black—all of which have become signatures of the house at
this point and which shoppers, in turn, look to the brand for. Our
favorite part of the show? Naomi, of course.