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    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      Fashion
      It was back to nature at Men’s Fashion Week in Paris, with clothes sprouting real grass

      From live vegetation to grassy knoll runways, fashion’s natural habitat was transformed by nature

    • Friday, 18 January, 2019
      FT SeriesMenswear Autumn/Winter 2019 shows
      Outrage versus austerity: Junya Watanabe, Rick Owens, Vetements and Dries Van Noten AW19 show reports

      Tech punks, suits, glam rockers and 70-year-olds star on the Paris catwalks

      Vetements AW19
    • Sunday, 24 June, 2018
      Menswear Spring 2019 shows
      Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, Junya Watanabe menswear SS19: can menswear solve the tailoring dilemma?

      Strong shows in Paris address the future of suits. Plus, the body bags that are taking menswear by storm

      Alexander McQueen
    • Friday, 30 March, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Have you the courage to wear half-half clothes?

      Fused garments have become de rigueur on the catwalk. Do they work in real life?

      Marni Fall Winter 2018; Gucci Fall Winter 2018; Sacai Fall Winter 2018
    • Sunday, 4 March, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, Noir Kei Ninomiya, Junya Watanabe AW18 review: the theatre of fashion

      There have been many spectacles, but the best dramas in Paris are the ones starring the clothes

      Balenciaga Fall Winter 2018 Paris Fashion Week Copyright Catwalking.com 'One Time Only' Publication Editorial Use Only
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The theatre of fashion: Comme des Garçons, Rick Owens and Junya Watanabe SS18

      The collections mixed mood with merchandise

      Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2018 Ready-to-Wear Paris Fashion Week
    • Sunday, 5 March, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Strange encounters at Comme des Garçons come with cool kicks

      Designer Rei Kawakubo explores the future of the silhouette for AW17, while Junya Watanabe gets punky

      Comme des Garçons AW 17 show
    • Friday, 20 January, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Berluti’s bold move: a radical rethink from Haider Ackermann

      Big shows from Berluti, Givenchy, Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, Junya Watanabe: Paris AW17 show report

      Berluti AW17
    • Friday, 22 January, 2016
      Charlie Porter
      Junya Watanabe AW16 show report Paris Menswear

      Solar panels in superb coats made for a stand-out collection

      Models wearing Junya Watanabe Men's Fall Winter 2016 collection
    • Friday, 3 July, 2015
      Charlie Porter
      Paris menswear round-up SS16

      Elaborate and embellished, the men were peacocking in Paris, but only rarely was it worth the effort

      From left: Berluti; Gosha Rubchinskiy; Raf Simons; Saint Laurent; Louis Vuitton
    • Friday, 22 May, 2015
      Charlie Porter
      Pretty as a picture

      Designers often cite art as inspiration for their collections. But at what point does homage become rip-off?

      Sonia Delaunay’s ‘Prismes electriques’ (1914), and Junya Watanabe SS15
    • Friday, 24 April, 2015
      Life & Arts
      Patchwork: fashion’s form of alchemy

      The joy of juxtaposition and creating beauty from leftovers

      Patchwork on the SS15 catwalk, from left: Loewe; Stella McCartney; Gucci; Michael van der Ham
    • Friday, 3 October, 2014
      Life & Arts
      Trends from Paris Fashion Week

      Circles, vintage florals and brocade are among the key looks for spring

      Looks from Paris Fashion Week: (from left) Giambattista Valli, Miu Miu, Isabel Marant and Valentino
    • Tuesday, 30 September, 2014
      Tech blogTim Bradshaw
      Apple Watch pops up at Paris Fashion Week
    • Monday, 29 September, 2014
      Life & Arts
      Paris Fashion Week: Silly moments take edge off seriousness

      Avant garde aesthetics, activism and a grand adieu for Jean Paul Gaultier dominated the weekend’s catwalks

      French designer Jean Paul Gaultier (centre) celebrates with models at the end of his last ready-to-wear collection, the 2015 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show, on September 27, 2014 in Paris. Jean Paul Gaultier, showman of Paris fashion, bows out of ready-to-wear after nearly 40 years of over-the-top, sometimes provocative collections.The 62-year-old former 'enfant terrible' of fashion, who famously designed Madonna's cone bras, will devote himself to couture, the brand's perfume business and other projects, the fashion house said
    • Saturday, 28 June, 2014
      Life & Arts
      Paris Fashion Week: menswear report 3
      Models present creations by Givenchy during the men's 2015 spring-summer collections show in Paris on June 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS/GUILLOT
    • Friday, 4 April, 2014
      Life & Arts
      Is spring/summer’s nomad look right for you?
      Left to right, from the spring/summer 2014 collections of Alexander McQueen; Givenchy; Dries Van Noten
    • Saturday, 18 January, 2014
      Life & Arts
      Paris Fashion Week: Men’s, report 3
      Models present creations for Givenchy during the Fall/Winter 2014-2015 men's fashion show
    • Friday, 15 November, 2013
      Life & Arts
      Patchwork designs for men

      Spliced-together suits and sports jackets and jigsaw-cut trousers and coats

      From left: Oliver Spencer; Richard James; Alexander McQueen; 3.1 Philip Lim
    • Friday, 28 June, 2013
      Life & Arts
      Paris menswear show: runway report 3

      Fashion labels have either legions of devotees or are in the process of cultivating them

      A model presents a creation for Givenchy during the men's Spring/Summer 2014 ready-to-wear collection show on June 28 2013 in Paris
    • Friday, 7 June, 2013
      Life & Arts
      Jean genius

      The men’s denim jacket is having a style moment

      A denim jacket by Saint Laurent
    • Saturday, 11 May, 2013
      Life & Arts
      Collectors’ items

      As much as fashion likes art, artists – and those who work with them – love fashion

      Francesco Vezzoli (second from right) with (from left) Jamie Hince, Kate Moss, Mario Testino, Claudia Schiffer and Freida Pinto front row at a Chanel show, March 2009
    • Sunday, 3 March, 2013
      Vanessa Friedman
      Paris Fashion Week: runway report 4

      Gaultier’s old hits and Céline’s functionality with finesse

      Paris fashion week
    • Friday, 15 February, 2013
      Life & Arts
      Head lines

      Millinery is influencing catwalk trends

      A dress by Yiqing Yin combines with a hat by Paul Stafford
    • Thursday, 31 January, 2013
      Material WorldVanessa Friedman
      Hermès and Comme des Garçons: surprising sister brands under the skin
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