Kenzo had us captured at their spring show before any look walked into their intriguing show space. Working with their trusted set collaborator Etienne Russo, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon colonised a Parisian skateboard rink, installing huge screen less video projections amongst the smooth cement hills and setting their models off on a journey into the colossal space. Kenzo's clothes come fast and furiously; and there were a lot of them to digest. The designers presented a whole wardrobe of off-duty and dressed-up clothing that spanned from the simplicity of boxy tops and sweatshirts to more fashion forward jumpsuits and exaggeratedly flared oversized trousers. If there was a theme this season it was volume, as the designers blew air into almost all of their silhouettes. This didn't work on every piece, but it looked fantastic on the pieces cut from sturdier or more compact fabrications such as their three-quarter length black skirts that opened to reveal side slits or their perorated printed tank dresses that draped with volume around the ankles. Our favourite pieces in this show, however, were the broderie anglaise and denim looks - the latter of which showed exactly what a creative twosome can devise for the world's most worn fabrication. In Lim's and Leon's hands, denim came in a soft sky blue and was cut in boxy, unusual shapes, such as kick skirts and tunic style jackets that lent a very fresh touch to jeanswear.
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Year in review: top 10 furniture launches of 2024, as selected by Wallpaper* global design director Hugo MacdonaldThe furniture launches that wowed global design director Hugo Macdonald this year
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Unboxing beauty products from 2024, as seen on the pages of Wallpaper*Wallpaper's 2024 beauty picks included Chanel lipstick, Bottega Veneta perfume and solid soap from the likes of Aesop, Celine, Diptyque, Hermès and Sisley
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The cosiest alpine retreats to book in EuropeBrowse the Wallpaper* edit of European alpine retreats where to fully embrace the ski season
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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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