Paris Fashion Week: Givenchy, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, Iris Van Herpen
Paris Fashion Week saw experimental collections blurring gender, season, and couture boundaries. Demna Gvasalia debuted at Balenciaga with a 63-piece collection in the haute couture calendar, traditionally female-only. Matthew M. Williamson presented Givenchy's pre-collection for Fall/Winter 2022 online, set in a train station between Paris and New York, featuring techno-couture pieces with graphics by artist Chito. Chito's airbrush motifs (cartoon dog head, Truehearted girl with heart) appear on gender-neutral items available from July 16. The film includes Rimowa luggage decorated by Chito, both brands owned by LVMH. Daniel Roseberry showed a surreal collection for Schiaparelli, focusing on embroidery, giant bijoux, and sculpted forms. Iris Van Herpen collaborated with skydiving champion Domitille Kiger, creating a couture dress tested in wind tunnels for aerial performance, paired with 18 other terrestrial outfits.
Key facts
- Demna Gvasalia debuted at Balenciaga with a 63-piece collection in the haute couture calendar.
- Matthew M. Williamson presented Givenchy's pre-collection Fall/Winter 2022 online with a train station theme.
- Artist Chito created airbrush graphics for Givenchy, including a cartoon dog head and Truehearted motif.
- Givenchy items with Chito's graphics go on sale July 16, four months ahead of the rest of the collection.
- Rimowa luggage appears in the Givenchy presentation, both brands owned by LVMH.
- Daniel Roseberry showed a surreal collection for Schiaparelli with embroidery, giant bijoux, and sculpted forms.
- Iris Van Herpen collaborated with skydiver Domitille Kiger, creating a couture dress tested in wind tunnels.
- Van Herpen presented 18 additional terrestrial outfits alongside the skydiving dress.
Entities
Artists
- Demna Gvasalia
- Matthew M. Williamson
- Chito
- Daniel Roseberry
- Iris Van Herpen
- Domitille Kiger
- Cristóbal Balenciaga
Institutions
- Givenchy
- Balenciaga
- Schiaparelli
- Maison Margiela
- Rimowa
- LVMH
- Louis Vuitton
- Christian Dior
- Fendi
- Bulgaria
- Supreme
- Artribune
Locations
- Paris
- New York
- Seattle
- Mexico
- Cernobbio
- Sicily