Scene setting: The Parisian label’s show set was given a stark cinematic sweep. Guests entered the set up at Longchamp Racecourse, which was swathed in a seductive red light and dry ice, and as they made their way through the graphic corridors of the space towards the runway, tuxedo-clad waiters were on hand to serve champagne cocktails from drinks trolleys. The mood was old world, elegant, with a touch of something cinematically subversive.
Mood board: Clare Waight Keller was inspired by the heroines of French art house cinema, and her subversive silver screen sirens sported sharp tailoring, check mackintoshes and varsity striped dresses for day and pagoda shoulder capes, tinselled pleated gowns and frothy feathered skirts for evening. Keller opted for a mod colour scheme of red, black and white, and the graphic shapes and collaged fabrics in her offering were inspired by Portuguese performance artist Helena Almeida.
Finishing touches: High octane glamour came in chubby fur stoles that swathed the body and bags festooned with graphic foulard silks. Keller’s heroine will need a hat to conceal her identity — and for A/W 2020 she introduced couture’s huge ombrelle in a more daytime soft felt.
Givenchy A/W 2020
Givenchy A/W 2020
Givenchy A/W 2020
Givenchy A/W 2020
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Must-visit cinemas with award-worthy designCreativity leaps the screen at these design-led cinemas, from Busan Cinema Centre’s record-flying roof to The Gem Cinema Jaipur’s art deco allure
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The modernist home of musician Imogen Holst gets Grade II listingThe daughter of the composer Gustav Holst lived here from 1964 until her death, during which time the home served a locus for her own composition work, which included assisting Benjamin Britten
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This fun and free-spirited photography exhibition offers a chromatic view on the world‘Chromotherapia’ at Villa Medici in Rome, explores how we view colour as a way of therapy, and how it has shaped photography over the last century (until 9 June 2025)
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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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