Over the past two weeks, Paris has vibrated to the rhythm of fashion and its protagonists. From the rebirth of Chanel to the immersive experience of Iris Van Herpen, including the farewells of Dries Van Noten, a look back at the highlights of this fall-winter 2024/2025 season.
Rich in emotions and surprises, this Fashion Week 2024-2025 will have generated a lot of ink. A hasty departure, the most surprising haute couture collections or even an unexpected performance, a look back at five notable moments from this unmissable event in the world of fashion.
This season, fashion was marked by the farewell of famous Belgian designer Dries Van Noten, who is bowing out after a career spanning more than four decades. His last spring-summer 2025 fashion show, presented at La Courneuve, was a tribute to his exceptional career, mixing sobriety and radiance. Known for his poetic and artistic approach, Dries Van Noten has always known how to combine the avant-garde and the classic, bringing a unique touch to the international fashion landscape.
Elegant silhouettes, refined floral prints and impeccable cuts, so many characteristic details by Dries Van Noten that leave an indelible mark.
The first Chanel show without artistic director Virginie Viard, who left the house on Thursday June 6, this haute couture show was imagined and developed by Chanel’s in-house creative studios. The result ? A podium unveiled in the heart of the Opera Garnier for a celebration of dance, ballet and elegance.
Note the abundance of bows which were displayed in the models’ hair, as belts, as ornaments on skirts and capes, or even the codes of the Opera such as tassels, feathers, taffeta, here subtly revised and corrected by the house’s workshops. Very 20s, very chic, very Chanel.
• Balenciaga makes Balenciaga
Balenciaga once again proved its talent for subverting expectations with a collection that mixed streetwear, grunge and offbeat haute couture. As disruptive as ever, for this fall-winter 2024-2025 haute couture show, Georgian designer Demna Gvasalia chose to play with proportions and materials to create silhouettes that are both subversive and complex.
So we find torn cocktail dresses, exaggeratedly pointy stilettos, feather headdresses and denim in abundance. As always, Demna Gvasalia’s designs disrupt, challenge conventions and inspire reflection on the role of fashion in today’s society.
• Plays of light and iridescence at Giorgio Armani Privé
Far from the hubbub and excitement of certain shows, the Giorgio Armani house, for its part, focused on a presentation that celebrated serenity and calm. A controlled, calibrated fashion, where light and elegance were essential. Indeed, for his fall-winter 2024-2025 haute couture collection, the Italian designer unveiled a symphony of shimmering fabrics and metallic shades.
Here, the dresses and pants seemed to capture light from every angle, evoking reflections in water or the Northern Lights. Satin, pearls, velvet, sequins, so many luxurious details which underlined the timelessness of the Armani style and its characteristic elegance.
• The artistic performance of Iris Van Herpen
A total artist, designer Iris Van Herpen delivered her vision of fashion this Monday, June 24, as part of Haute Couture Fashion Week. In the program? A 45-minute show, far from traditional fashion shows, which mixed monumental works of art and body sculptures, perfectly illustrating the multidisciplinary vision and technical mastery of Iris Van Herpen. Here, fashion, science and movement blended together in a most inspiring ballet. We will particularly remember the top model Coco Rocha, who presented a golden dress as if sculpted directly from the skin in a breathtaking scenography.
