Mood board: Back beneath Hôtel de Ville’s dramatic chandeliers, Dries Van Noten took utility to the prairies via the Orient, as billowing, unhemmed cargo pants, patch-pocketed trenches and peplum jackets were cut in dusty floral jacquards, metallic brocades or Batiks before trailing apron skirts and peacock-hued embellishments set his grounded glamour free into the night.
Best in show: The contrasting textures of these eclectic tapestry silks, rich velvets and Bloomsbury brocades against the collection’s khaki drub, over-dyed cotton and sweatshirt jersey, made for an arresting new urban elegance.
Scene setting: The juxtaposition of having such a large, formal venue played off against a completely acapella soundtrack - featuring female power ballads by the likes of Debbie Harry, Courtney Love, Kate Bush, Lily Allen and even Destiny’s Child - squared up an even more powerful performance. These iconic voices and their lyrics reverberated through the gilded hall over the occasional clack of the models’ velvet-heeled boots. Even Kanye West, seated in the audience, was in raptures.
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Why Hodakova is the label that has everyone in fashion talkingPart of a new monthly series, ‘Uprising’ – highlighting fashion’s new vanguard of designers – Orla Brennan meets LVMH Prize winner Ellen Hodakova Larsson, whose intriguing Stockholm-based label will be 2025’s one to watch
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Dhammada Collective brings participatory design and cultural preservation to the fore in IndiaDhammada Collective, in India's Bhopal, combines participatory design with cultural preservation to foster sustainable growth
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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 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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