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For the first show of the Kering-owned label on
its home turf in over a year and a half, Saint Laurent creative
director Anthony Vaccarello drew up a lineup of skin tight
bodysuits and sharply tailored eveningwear, bringing extra
glamour to Paris Fashion Week.
The French capital is hosting the final stretch of a month of
global industry events, which have marked the return of splashy
launch parties and celebrity-packed runway shows to New York,
London and Milan.
Most luxury houses put their in-person shows - mainstays of the
annual fashion calendar - on pause during the peak of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
With infection rates slowing and restrictions easing in Europe,
dozens of labels are holding in-person fashion shows throughout
the fashion week, which runs through Oct. 5.
At the Saint Laurent show, bare-backed models with chunky, gold
bracelets strode on spiky-heeled shoes in front of a wall of
strobe lights, which erupted into a waterfall for the finale,
whipping up spray and wind that sent guests in the front row
ducking for protection.
At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, the brand
exited the official calendar of Paris fashion shows and set off
on its own schedule, taking its audience to remote settings
through the screen, filming models on steep sand dunes in one
instance, and in a barren Arctic setting with looming icebergs
for another.
The show in Paris on Tuesday caused traffic jams and a crowd of
screaming fans gathered for a glimpse of one of the guests,
K-pop star Rosé.
Among the last of the celebrity guests to take their seats
before the show began was Catherine Deneuve, the 77-year-old
French movie actress whose public appearances have grown
infrequent since she experienced a stroke in 2019.
(Editing by Christian Lowe and Marguerita Choy)
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