PARIS — New designer debuts from powerhouses Lanvin and Saint Laurent — and popstar Rihanna’s first Paris catwalk show for Fenty Puma — marked the start of Spring-Summer 2017 shows in the City of Light. SAINT LAURENT DEBUTA huge crane in the colours of the French flag hoisted a giant neon YSL logo above a construction site in the French capital, literally setting expectations high for this year’s YSL show at Paris Fashion Week. To his credit, Vaccarello’s debut featured a check-list of YSL archive references, with iconic YSL pieces fused alongside the sex esthetic. LANVIN DEBUTJarrar treated guests to a rich, sumptuous and accomplished debut at Lanvin’s Spring-Summer show, which was held inside Paris’ gilded, but rather stuffy Hotel de Ville. Successfully combining the two diverse references is a feat that few designers could pull off.

Source: National Post September 29, 2016 14:23 UTC