Paris Fashion Week SS23: What to expect
The highly anticipated Paris Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2023 is just around the corner. Some of the most exciting haute couture brands and fashion labels are unveiling their SS23 collections in the city of Lights. Let us give you a quick overview of what to expect this week
What is Paris Fashion Week?
Kenzo presenting their Menswear Spring/Summer 2023 collection. Photo: @parisfashionweek | Instagram
Paris Fashion Week is a series of designer presentations taking place biannually in Paris, France, with Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter events. Widely considered as one of the top four prestigious Big Four Fashion Weeks, along with London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week, it is held at venues throughout the city.
Established in 1945 by Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, it showcases different iconic fashion assets, including Haute Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Men’s Fashion into grouped showings by the Fédération Française de la Couture.
A hundred shows and events occur at different venues across the city, such as the iconic Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld shows, which have been taking place in the Grand Palais for several years. This year, Paris Fashion Week will be held from September 26 to October 4, 2022.
Backstage of Pigalle at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: @parisfashionweek | Instagram
Who takes part?
We can expect to see many renowned brands returning and unveiling their new SS23 collection, including Kimhekim, Christian Dior, Saint Laurent, The Row, Dries Van Noten, Acne Studios, Balmain, Schiaparelli, Chloé, Rick Owens, Off-white, Isabel Marant, Loewe, Issey Miyake, Giambattista Valli, Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood, Hermès, Elie Saab, Comme Des Garçons, Balenciaga, Valentino, Givenchy, Stella Mccartney, Sacai, Shiatzy Chen, Thom Browne, Zimmermann, Lanvin, Chanel, Aigle, Miu Miu, and Louis Vuitton.
Photo: @parisfashionweek | Instagram
Here is the schedule for the week:
Monday, September 26 Weisanto Benjamin Benmoyal Cfcl Maitrepierre Vaquera
Tuesday, September 27 Botter Didu Mame Kurogouchi Kimhekim Victoria / Tomas Boutet Solanes Christian Dior Lecourt Mansion Pressiat Anprealage Koche Ninamounah Saint Laurent
Wednesday, September 28 Paul Smith Courreges Anne Isabella The Row Undercover Rouhan Dries Van Noten Cecilie Bahnsen Rochas Meryll Rogge Acne Studios Dawei Balmain
Thursday, September 29 Shang Xia Veronique Leroy Gauchere Schiaparelli Litkovskaya Chloé Uma Wang Paula Canovas Del Vas Ludovic De Saint Sernin Nanushka Rick Owens Off-white Isabel Marant
Friday, September 30 Alexandre Vauthier Leonard Paris Loewe Anna October Issey Miyake Jitrois Giambattista Valli Andrew GN Christian Wijnants Victoria Beckham Lutz Yohji Yamamoto Coperni
Saturday, October 1 Junya Watanabe Petar Petrov Ester Manas Rui Noir Kei Ninomiya Vivienne Westwood Hermès Elie Saab Comme Des Garçons Minuit Heliot Emil Akris Ann Demeulemeester
Sunday, October 2 Dice Kayek Barbara Bui Balenciaga Ottolinger Valentino Beautiful People Givenchy Atlein Florentina Leitner Gmbh Enfants Riches Deprimes Oliver Theyskens
Monday, October 3 Stella Mccartney Sacai Shiatzy Chen Ungaro Thom Browne Zimmermann Boyarovskaya Lanvin Rokh Germanier Nehera AZ Factory
Tuesday, October 4 Chanel Mossi Aigle Situationist A.W.A.K.E. Mode Agnes B. Miu Miu Louis Vuitton Calvin Luo Ujoh Xuly Bet
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