Karl Lagerfeld's domination of the fashion spectacle continued this season with his creation of a life-sized Parisian street featuring seven-storey buildings complete with sidewalks, cement road, potholes and even puddles. The production scale and detail of this show was, as usual, magnificent. But so too were the clothes. Lagerfeld started fast and furiously: sending out a non-stop parade of women along his Avenue Chanel (located in the arrondissement of the brand's favourite number 5). There was enough high-end fashion here to dress all of Paris, at least the poshest, richest half. Lagerfeld delivered wonderfully coloured tweed in trench coats, mini dresses and plenty of pant suits, while cutting suede pants and matching drape-back shirts in safari khaki tones. There were beautiful white cotton lace tops worn with navy pin stripe shorts and cool new flats, most notably a black loafer-sandal hybrid with the round gold toes that are a signature on Chanel's ballerina flats. Taking it all in was practically impossible. The rowdiness came to a climax with a pack of protesting models, screaming and strutting while thrusting huge posters and signs above their head, led by model Cara Delevingne and a pack of voracious paparazzi. It was such a wonderful burst of energy on a Tuesday morning that the show had even the most Jaded of editors tapping their toes and clapping along to the fashion march.
-
Our Tech Editor's selection of new and upgraded audio players covers the full spectrum of formatsWhether it’s vinyl, cassette, CD or mp3, or even sound sources you’ve captured yourself, you’ll find a suitable device in this round-up of pocketable and portable audio players
-
This Swedish summer house is a family's serene retreat by the trees and the Baltic seaHorsö, a Swedish summer house by Atelier Alba is a playfully elegant retreat by the Kalmarsund Sea and a natural reserve
-
A new exhibition retraces 50 years of Pierre Paulin’s history around the table‘Les Tables de Pierre Paulin’ shows a lesser-known side of the designer’s creative world, accompanied by a new book tracing his wife’s hospitality around his iconic table designs. ‘A creator is never alone in his creation…’
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Paris Fashion Week A/W 2021: discotheque chic to apres-ski sleek -
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
-
A decade of fashion show history in picturesBritish photographer Jason Lloyd Evans shares his favourite backstage images, from the runway shows of Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Armani, Proenza Schouler, Versace and more
-
Louis Vuitton A/W 2020 Paris Fashion Week Women's -
Chanel A/W 2020 Paris Fashion Week Women’s
