Humberto Leon and Carol Lim have an infectious enthusiasm for Paris kitsch, with their New Yorker perspective lending Kenzo's Spring offering an innocent take on the consummate French man's sense of style. Protecting their guests with a transparent huddle of umbrellas beside the Pont Alexandre III, the Kenzo duo served up a bright collection of polka dots and blazing Op art stripes, their scooter-ready silhouette of flat-packed shapes popping with retro details. From intarsia knits bearing the likeness of lady Liberty and Les Miserables' Cosette to punchy Tour Eiffel patchworks, this ode to the City of Light played Paris to the Nth degree, yet with such youthful candour to stir perhaps even the most jaded traveller to its charms once more.
Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans
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Discover new puffy gold jewellery from Wallpaper* editors’ favourite, Jessie ThomasJessie Thomas’ new ‘Donut’ jewellery embraces oversized forms and offbeat diamond placements
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Ethiopia’s Africa Hall, a lesser-known modernist gem, has been restored to its former gloryAfrica Hall, a modernist monument in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa, has been restored by Architectus Conrad Gargett and the UN
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Louis Vuitton drafts contemporary artists to use the house’s silk ‘carré’ scarf as a colourful canvasIn a tradition which dates back to the 1980s, Louis Vuitton has asked five artists to reimagine its silk carré scarf using floral motifs
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Palace unites with Rapha to celebrate inaugural Tour de France FemmesMarking the first time women will compete in the historic cycling race since the late 1980s, this new collaboration sees Palace Skateboards and Rapha create uniforms for both on and off the bike – including an ‘outlandish’ pair of Crocs
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Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022: Chanel to Miu MiuIn this extended report, Wallpaper* updates you live from Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as runway events unfold
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Scene-stealing runway sets from A/W 2022 menswear showsA Kubrickian space odyssey at Prada; a recreation of the Pont Alexandre III in Paris at Dior; and colourful, artist-created flags at Loewe: explore the best runway sets from the A/W 2022 menswear shows
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Kenzo returns to Galerie Vivienne for Nigo’s A/W 2022 show debutFor his debut, A/W 2022 Kenzo show, the brand’s new creative director Nigo chose Paris’ Galerie Vivienne, the location of founder Kenzo Takada’s first boutique
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Scene-stealing runway sets from S/S 2022 womenswear showsFrom giant roulette wheels to Olympic diving boards and multi-city synchronized extravaganzas – our pick of the best fashion show sets from S/S 2022 womenswear
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Walk this way: navigating S/S 2021's Paris Fashion WeekHow the City of Lights looked to the sartorial realities of our much changed lifestyles
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