Staged within the decadent interiors of the historic Hôtel de Maisons, Pierpaolo Piccioli declared black is the new ‘PP Pink‘ with the unveiling of Valentino’s Fall 2024 collection, having served up an all-black lineup on day seven of Paris Fashion Week. Often renowned and celebrated for his mastery of vivid color, Piccioli took a bold departure this season by embracing an exclusively black palette for a collection aptly titled “Le Noir”. The Italian fashion designer who has been the solo creative force behind Valentino since 2016, fixated upon the romantic and ultra-feminine codes of the iconic Italian fashion house this season, focusing on rosettes, ruffles, lace and intricate embroidery detailing as opposed to color.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Pink, blue, black. Doesn’t he get bored with the co lour shtick?” [LadyJunon]

“Funeral march. I’m ready for him to move on.” [Salvatore]

“Autopilot.” [yslforever]

“There’s something very ‘early 2010s pre-collection’ about this and honestly I’m not mad at it. Boring and unoriginal, but it at least looks pretty luxe and isn’t as aesthetically ghastly as some of Pierpaolo’s recent offerings.” [Steddycam91]

“Beautiful, but boring beyond belief. It’s clearly product-driven because it’s basically soulless.” [GoldenPetals]

“It’s good, but not great. Certainly one of his best RTW shows. Of course it’s incomparable to couture, but a major improvement. I will say that it did not have to be all black. Something about that shows uncertainty. He used the black as a security blanket. Some of these pieces would have been better in color.” [GivenchyHomme]

“For a Brand that has such a great approach to color and print combinations, I find it very depressing and I miss both elements a lot. The evening ear is beautiful though!” [Kite]

“It’s an exquisite, elegant and luxurious collection. I think that’s what Maison Valentino has always been about so for me this presentation was definitely an achievement. There’s nothing new but we can see an interesting play with shapes, lengths and fabrics. all the lace looked sumptuous! Also, I absolutely love all-black outfits and looks so this was personally, a treat.” [WAVES]

“J’adore! Beeeeaaautiful garments, great casting and everything looked expensive!” [Ihhbl]

“Those black patent 80’s pump! Heavenly! I didn’t expect much from him but it was such a nice surprise. A very beautiful collection! It was insanely glamorous, diverse and grown up. That’s what I’m looking for!
I really love the wardrobe approach and there are some exquisite pieces. Bravo PPP!” [Lola701]

See all the looks from the Valentino Fall 2024 collection and join the conversation, here.

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Kicking off today’s fashion festivities during Paris Fashion Week was the Balenciaga showcase, with creative director Demna staging his latest for the fabled Paris-based fashion house on location within the French capital’s historic Les Invalides. Guests like Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams and Lisa Rinna flocked in their droves to watch from the front row as dust bags, backpacks and nylon gym bags were fashioned into tops, skirts and dresses. The dramatic and Insta-worthy set consisted of ginormous screens that showed different contrasting landscapes and electronic content – all specially generated for the occasion using AI technology. In addition to taking inspo from signature Cristóbal Balenciaga house codes, Denma took a deconstructed approach when designing the collection and for the finale gave us a gown made entirely of repurposed lingerie.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“New low. Hard to watch.” [bennyboy]

“The oversized trend sort of annoys me more than Y2K. Those big shoulders really need to go. When the show started I thought it was solid but then it got progressively worse… what a nightmare! If Demna has to stay, then he has to do formal/evening wear only.” [thiago]

“I can’t with this brand. It’s beyond old-fashioned and passé. The worst. I have the biggest prejudices against it.” [Creative]

“Please, stop it with the clown shoes!” [Machinegumm]

“The last half of the show is really a disaster. This guy is not supposed to be gone by now?” [ghostwriter10549]

“Gosh, the music and video projections were annoying as hell. There were some really chic dresses at the start and some nice new bags. That’s it. The menswear offerings were all vile.” [FiLReD]

“So démodé. Desperately trying to cling onto any relevance they once had. This is just sad.” [gallianostan]

“Still very ugly and still deplorable but I wasn’t expecting anything new!! We’ve all moved on from ‘ugly fashion’ yet he’s still stuck there. The insult for me is using Isabeli, Frankie, Maggie and Tasha in this travesty – leave our icons out of this mess!” [mteb123]

See all the looks from the Balenciaga Fall 2024 collection and join the conversation, here.

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Arguably the most anticipated show of Paris Fashion Week closed out day six of the fashion festivities – the debut collection of Seán McGirr as creative director of Alexander McQueen. Following his appointment back in October 2023 and subsequent to a series of teaser campaign images just last month, McGirr described his first collection as “rough opulence” and revealing of the “animal within.” On location within a vast industrial space on the outskirt of Paris, the Irish designer who previously held the position of head of ready-to-wear at JW Anderson offered a lineup of exaggerated funnel-neck knits, larger-than-life furs, hoof-like boots and plastic dresses fit for dolls – with his model army marching to a soundtrack of Enya’s Orinoco Flow.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Can’t describe what I’m seeing in any word other than ‘schizophrenic’.” [upNorth]

“Genuinely aghast at this, it’s one of the worst shows I’ve ever seen.” [gallianostan]

“What a very bland, generic collection. Nothing stands out, it’s all so painfully forgettable. Even at their worst, Sarah and Lee had exquisite tailoring to back them up. This doesn’t look exquisite. And of course, not much McQueen to be seen here. Any attempts at interpreting McQueen silhouettes fail to impress me. I really wanted to like this, but McGirr’s first attempt was a massive non-event. The show isn’t over yet and I can’t for the life of me remember a single good look I’ve seen in the past ten minutes.” [aracic]

“I was not prepared for how psychotic this made me feel. I’m gonna be sick.” [sussieinmcswanny]

“Diluted Alexander McQueen for Gen Z’s. I feel nothing. God help us all.” [FelipeV]

“I did think McGirr was going in the right direction with the first look but completely lost me afterwards. I had high-hopes but genuinely just felt like I’ve sat and watched some show from a student who has just graduated… and not from a brand as established and highly-regarded as Alexander McQueen.” [vogue28]

“Well that was incredibly disappointing. He barely even scratched the surface of McQueen, the brand and the designer. You could see some slight references in some looks here and there, but they were so diluted, contrived and lacking any sense of attitude. This brand deserves more.” [Marc10]

“That was scarily disappointing. Fresh CSM graduates do a better job than this. I actually have no words.” [proseccotabis]

“The worst collection of the season. Not coherent, not exciting, poorly executed and absolutely disgraceful in terms of quality of tailoring.” [perhydrol]

“This is going to be torn to shreds everywhere is my prediction. Grab your popcorn. I feel sorry for everyone involved.” [NakedAndAfriad]

See all the looks from the Alexander McQueen Fall 2024 collection and join the conversation, here.

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The Fall 2024 season of Paris Fashion Week remains in full-swing. Each and every day, there’s a guaranteed thrill from the designers and fashion houses featured on the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode’s jam-packed schedule. Day five of PFW and we’ve already bared witness to Christian Dior‘s Maria Grazia Chiuri paying tribute to her predecessor Marc Bohan and watched Anthony Vaccarello double down on the sheer trend. Chemena Kamali has since made her highly-anticipated (and highly-praised) debut as Chloé creative director while Rick Owens‘ otherworldly collection left us in awe.

Scroll further for part one of theFashionSpot’s highlights of Paris Fashion Week Fall 2024:

Peter Do:

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Mame Kurogouchi:

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Christian Dior:

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Saint Laurent:

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Courrèges:

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Dries Van Noten:

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Acne Studios:

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Balmain:

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Rick Owens:

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Off-White:

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Chloé:

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Rabanne:

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Uma Wang:

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Schiaparelli:

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Loewe:

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Day five of Paris Fashion Week and earlier today, Jonathan Anderson unveiled his latest collection for Loewe. Guests (including a bevy of A-list talent such as Brie Larson, Meg Ryan, Emilia Clarke and Shawn Mendes) flocked to the historic Château of Vincennes on the eastern edge of the French capital to digest Anderson’s collection inspired by the work of the late American landscape artist Albert York. Having a blatant talent for transforming something odd into something desirable and sophisticated, the Irish designer presented a lineup of eye-catching and whimsical silhouettes – adorned with floral, radish and bird motifs and often crafted from fabrics you might have found in the the living room of Anderson’s grandmother.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“That was really good. Great soundtrack as always! Much better than last season. Opening looks were elegant. Black and white draped gown felt out of place but still very nice. Loved the prints, the lettuce pants can go. The tailed tuxedo jackets were fab. The checkered gown! The appliqué checkered dress!” [youthinasia]

“Much better than the latest menswear collection! It’s focused and wearable, the weirdness is used in the right context, and the wit is still there. It also feels oddly commercial, but it shouldn’t be surprising with the brand’s expansion plan. I can also see the impact of [Adrian] Appiolaza leaving the brand, I guess he was responsible for the surreal touch.” [perhydrol]

“Very commercial but still interesting. Those matching shorts and tops and all the jumpers will sell out fast.” [tourbillions]

“A pretty damn good show from him, less gimmicks and flaws than the last 5 collections.” [yslforever]

“I think it’s a good collection! The set was a bit annoying and the presentation was far from enjoyable while watching it but the collection is good. This is not a collection that will inform fashion. It’s not a statement. It’s probably one of those collections that people will forget about but it’s good enough. There’s a consistency, an intricacy in terms of ideas that is good. I think the more commercial pieces here are fantastic. JWA is a great commercial designer!” [Lola701]

“The most beautiful looks were the commercial ones and less complicated ones. It is indeed a good collection!” [GivenchyAddict]

See all the looks from the Loewe Fall 2024 collection and join the conversation, here.

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Day three of Paris Fashion Week and Chemena Kamali just made her highly-anticipated debut as creative director of Chloé and theFashionSpot’s verdict is in. Ever since Kamali was announced as Gabriela Hearst’s replacement at the famed French fashion house back in October 2023, the suspense and anticipation has been mounting. A teaser campaign was revealed earlier this month featuring a handful of Chloé muses both past and present, and Kamali’s vision was finally unveiled to its full momentum during today’s show. Strongly influenced by the Karl Lagerfeld era during the 70s, Kamali presented an array of soft, feminine and romantic silhouettes. From an instantly-covetable logo belt to desirable thigh-high boots – Chemena revived Chloé with an effortless ease.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Looooove it! It has the Chloé energy from the early 2000! Very well made, the three last dresses are sooo beautiful. Easy, uncomplicated, unpretentious, cool, and the colors are nice – we needed that! Bravo Chemena! Chloé is BACK!” [Creative]

“Amazing debut ! Chloé is back. Last time it was interesting was when Natasha took the helm. Minus the bags, I enjoyed everything! Well Done!” [GivenchyAddict]

“Wonderful debut! It was a really emotional moment because it was a much-needed comeback of everything Chloé actually stands for. Especially the flou, something Hearst didn’t understand well, was strong and convincing. Some of the pieces were a bit questionable but as a whole, this collection is fantastic and will sell like crazy! Thank God we’ve all survived Hearst’s dreadful tenure, because this one is going to be good. Bravo Chemena!” [perhydrol]

“So gentle and romantic. After Hearst’s overly serious tenure, I’m so grateful for the return of flou and soft colors. Very strong debut and a potential redemption arc for Chloé!” [LadyJunon]

“I am sipping a flute of champagne right now because I am so happy! Great to have you back Chloé – it’s been a while. I missed you. So so many great pieces I want to wear right now. I loved the attitude, the style, everything.” [VERNIQUE]

“Such an awesome debut. Go Girl! Give us the spirit of Chloé back!” [FashionFanatico]

“I’m sat here just as impressed as everyone else – Chemena Kamali delivered and I’m so proud. This whole collection just feels like it’s right on the money to propel Chloé back where it belongs, and everything has been executed wonderfully (including the guest sat front row like Sienna Miller, Jerry Hall and Pat Cleveland). Soft, feminine, romantic, wearable… the list goes on!” [vogue28]

See all the looks from the Chloé Fall 2024 collection and join the conversation, here.

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Olivier Rousteing’s Balmain collection for the Fall 2024 season just closed out the third day of Paris Fashion Week. At the show, an A-list front row was all but guaranteed with guests including music icon Cher and tennis ace Serena Williams. In a tribute to Bordeaux (the Balmain creative director’s hometown), a homage to Monsieur Pierre Balmain himself and to “the timeless elegance” of France, Rousteing proudly displayed the Balmain atelier’s expertise in draping, pleating and leather crafting to perfection. Models (who proved beauty has no age and no boundaries) paraded the runway dressed in sculptural and structured silhouettes, adorned with an array of exuberant embellishments and fruit motifs.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Those shoes look so awful and clownish.” [LadyJunon]

“Those ugly shoes. Some designers should understand that no woman wants her feet to look bigger. What saves Olivier, always, is the cut and craftsmanship. The best thing about this collection is the cast. Seeing the original Prada woman, Charlotte Pellé Flossaut is such a nice surprise! All those veterans models! I love it.” [Lola701]

“Good cast! I love when designers use actual women as models instead of 15-year-olds.” [plentyofthorns]

“Wow, that’s the best cast in recent years…” [yslforever]

“I like how this is very obvious. This screams Middle East as the clientele, this is the type of the rich, tacky Middle Eastern woman you’d see going inside Harrods or Lafayette. The colors, the cut, the makeup, the bling – all of it.” [dontbeadrag]

“From Schiaparelli to Guo Pei, Rousteing referenced everyone.” [MagFan]

“Olivier took his references from everyone this season it would seem.” [LANZO_358]

“Tacky. Looks very cheap.” [AnaD]

“I actually love it, always been a sucker for that ladylike silhouette and aesthetic.” [Urban Stylin]

See all the looks from the Balmain Fall 2024 collection and join the conversation, here.

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The Fall 2024 season of Paris Fashion Week is officially a-go! Tonight, under the nights sky of the French capital, Anthony Vaccarello unveiled his latest creations as creative director of Saint Laurent. Muses of the storied French fashion house, both past and present, were in attendance (including everyone from Catherine Deneuve to Kate Moss and Betty Catroux to Zoë Kravitz). A collection true to Monsieur Saint Laurent himself, Vaccarello offered a lineup of draped sheaths, sharp pencil skirts and blouses in an assortment of rich earthy tones. The Saint Laurent model army wore turbans, with some carrying faux fur coats and killer sky-high stilettos completed the look.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“This is so beautiful I want to SCREAM!” [prylvi]

“The show is stunning! Great presentation and the venue is truly impressive (my architect friends and I are blown away).” [thiago]

“SUBLIME. I want to be a Saint Laurent woman NOW!” [matheus_s]

“In terms of what’s on the table, it’s very, very light, I have to be honest, but I loved it! Everything was very David Lynch, there was a strong sexual tension, the soundtrack was exhilarating and the setting absolutely divine. Anthony really does have great taste and an eye for it, you can’t take that away from him at all.” [GivenchyAddict]

“The palette is beautiful, the individual looks are beautiful, but that is a LOT of sheer fabric… it started feeling very repetitive after a while. Which is a shame because his recent shows have been my favorites for a few seasons in a row now.” [Mr-Dale]

“A let down. I was waiting for some great furs but all I see is semi-naked women.” [Alquimista]

“Probably the most REPETITIVE collection I ever experienced. Not a bad collection, per se, but I felt like re-watching the same looks again, and again, and again.” [IloveDiorHomme]

“Repetitive or not, I get my fashion show wet dreams from this. It’s just so sexy, chic, and mostly expensive looking. The set, the lighting, the casting, the music… EVERYTHING was just on point. It makes me want to go in the shop to check it all out and purchase and that’s the whole point.” [Salvatore]

See all the looks from the Saint Laurent Fall 2024 collection and join the conversation, here.

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Everyone loves a flashback, right? Here at theFashionSpot, ahead of us descending upon each fashion capital, we’ve been flashing it back a whole decade to the Fall 2014 season of New York, London, Milan and now Paris Fashion Week.

Just like in the other cities, the fashion landscape was a whole lot different within the French capital. Raf Simons was the creative force behind Christian Dior, Hedi Slimane was heading up Saint Laurent, Riccardo Tisci was still proving every inch his worth at Givenchy and Alexander Wang presented his third mainline collection for Balenciaga while the much-loved Phoebe Philo was still winning us over at Celine.

John Galliano’s eponymous label was a fixture on the PFW schedule (designed by Bill Gaytten), as was Haider Ackermann whose collection showcased the strength of the Colombian-born French designer’s innate design talent and impeccable skill. Anthony Vaccarello’s very own namesake creations were on full display too. The Fall 2014 season also bestowed upon us the late Karl Lagerfeld’s unforgettable supermarket spectacle at Chanel and Sarah Burton’s Alexander McQueen collection felt like a magical and mythological fairytale was coming to life before our very eyes.

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Anthony Vaccarello:

Balenciaga:

Balmain:

Chanel:

Celine:

Chloé:

Christian Dior:

Comme des Garçons:

Dries Van Noten:

Givenchy:

Haider Ackermann:

Jean Paul Gaultier:

John Galliano:

Lanvin:

Louis Vuitton:

Miu Miu:

Rick Owens:

Saint Laurent:

Valentino:

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Three cities down, one to go – it’s Paris Fashion Week! For the Fall 2024 season, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has quite the jam-packed calendar for us to salivate over, running February 26-March 5.

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Christian Dior will kick-start the French fashion festivities into high-gear on Tuesday, in addition to Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent extravaganza later in the evening which will no doubt be one of the standout spectacles of the season. Courrèges, Rochas, The Row, Undercover, Dries Van Noten, Acne Studios and Balmain will show on Wednesday and the highlight of Thursday will finally bestow upon us Chemena Kamali‘s highly-anticipated debut as Chloé’s creative director.

Friday will see Loewe, Issey Miyake, Giambattisa Valli, Nina Ricci, Yohji Yamamoto and Victoria Beckham present, in addition to hosting Vetements’ grand return to the PFW schedule. The weekend will commence with shows from Vivienne Westwood, Hermès, Elie Saab, Ann Demeulemeester. Saturday evening will grant us Seán McGirr‘s first Alexander McQueen collection – and the suspense is mounting. Sunday surely packs a punch with shows from Balenciaga, Valentino and Mugler.

Stella McCartney is tasked with starting off a new week on March 4, joining the likes of Marine Serre, Sacai and Coperni on Monday’s slot. As always, it’ll be a #ChanelTuesday affair on the final day of events. Tuesday will also see Lacoste’s return to the PFW calendar. Miuccia Prada’s Miu Miu will also take place and it’ll be Nicolas Ghesquière’s buzz-worthy affair at Louis Vuitton officially rounding out the Paris Fashion Week festivities. To say we’re sat ready and waiting would be an understatement.

Revisit the Rabanne Spring 2024 collection:

Needless to say, theFashionSpot has you covered during PFW and it’s the ONLY place to be. Check out the Paris Fashion Week Fall 2024 schedule in its entirety over on theFashionSpot forums, here.

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