Overview

• Demna’s final Balenciaga show concluded his decade-long tenure and featured surprise runway models alongside Kim Kardashian and Isabelle Huppert.
• Glenn Martens’s Maison Margiela debut won praise for its daring artisanal approach and DIY thrifted elements following John Galliano’s exit.
• Floral motifs dominated the runway with designers such as Giambattista Valli and Elie Saab layering gowns in oversized fabric roses and Armani Prive adding pearl-embroidered blooms.
• Cardi B made headlines with a series of couture appearances capped by a live crow at the Schiaparelli show outside the Petit Palais.
• Syrian designer Rami Al Ali made history as the first couturier from his country to present on the official Paris calendar.