Dominated by female talent, Paris Fashion Week AW24 wrapped this week. From Lila Moss on the runway at Stella McCartney, to Brad Pitt & Penélope Cruz on screens at Chanel and Victoria Beckham’s v family affair, here we take a closer look at the week’s biggest hitters.
Lila Moss on the runway at Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney
Continuing her sustainable manifesto the British designer’s ‘It’s About F@@king Time’ presentation was dedicated to Mother Earth. The pioneer of responsible luxury stayed true to her mission, which was read by actress Olivia Coleman and Helen Mirren. Feminine designs, with an emphasis on the female form and what women really want, highlights included statement knitwear made with looped roles in alpaca yarn and crystal embellished dresses.
Model on the AW24 Sacai runway
Sacai
Chitose Abe has a loyal following of women who can’t get enough of her signature styles. Everyday clothes for discerning women, this season she continued to play with volume to add an extra element of surprise to her collection. Signature parkas, army sweaters and suit jackets were spliced with elements of traditionally considered part of the female wardrobe. Putting the’ up’ back into dressing, Sacai is all about seriously wearable clothes for seriously stylish women.
Penelope Cruz & Brad Pitt for Chanel
Chanel
Now under the gifted hand of Virginie Viard, Chanel’s creative director penned a ‘love letter to Deauville’ for AW24. These were clothes that would slip comfortably into any women’s wardrobe. Belted jumpers with matching cropped trousers, sheepskin jackets with a signature Chanel spin…The key to Viard’s styling? An abundance of accessories from Maison Michel berets in the form of berets, newsboy caps and wide brimmed sun hats. While models paraded down the runway screens played a short film starring Brad Pitt and Penélope Cruz, a tribute to the 1966 film A Man and a Woman by Claude Lelouch. No body does it like Chanel.
Model on the Miu Miu runway
Miu Miu
With her finger firmly in the future when it comes to predicting what we want, Miuccia Prada showed a utilitarian collection with an androgynous edge titled ‘A vocabulary of clothing, from childhood to adult hood.’ Modelled by male and female models the fusion of genders resulted in a contemporary collection of future Tik Tok favourites. With a nod to work wear uniforms, get ready to add the Miu Miu loafers and boots to your wish lists next season. The shrunken proportions and the appearance of pyjamas under a pea coat reflected childhood, while the addition of gloves and handbags served as symbols to adulthood. Where Miuccia leads, we will follow.
Victoria Beckham AW24
Victoria Beckham
Despite being on crutches, a jubilant Victoria Beckham showed an unusually experimental show during PFW. An ethereal mix of tailoring, dresses and outwear, a sleek sculptural theme emulated through the collection. With a subtle seventies influence key pieces included high waisted bell-bottom trousers, zip sheepskin jackets and sumptuous silk dresses. As always, Victoria had her family on the front row. Husband David sat next to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and children Cruz and Harper were accompanied by Brooklyn and his wife Nicola. Victoria Beckham does good FROW.
Model on the Chloe AW24 runway
Chloe
The first show under the house’s new creative director, Chemena Kamali is the only women to have been appointed as the creative head of a luxury fashion house in recent years. Kamail, who previously worked at Chloe under Phoebe Philo and Clare Waight Keller, has found her creative home. Chic, fluid and feminine highlights included a ruffled ivory mini dress, a cropped black poncho worn with square-toe flats and the banana handle bags and must-have Chloe logo script belts. A combination of the best of the past and clothes for the future, we will all want to be in Kamali’s Chloe gang come fall.