Creative director Pieter Mulier chose Alaïa’s new Paris headquarters in the 11th arrondissement as his show venue for fall 2025, presenting a collection that continued the label’s exploration of making clothes inspired by curvature and body sculpting.

The Fall-Winter 2025 shows offered new takes on corporate dressing and a few nods to the late American filmmaker David Lynch.

FW25 marks the final leg of fashion month, a city receiving twice as much attention online than New York’s and London’s combined and tasked with closing out

Sculpted skin, tucked hair, and subtle smoky eyes are just a few of the DIY-friendly beauty themes designers sent down the French runways.

The countdown to Paris Fashion Week fall 2025 officially commenced last September, when dual announcements came out that Sarah Burton and Haider Ackermann were taking the helms of Givenchy and Tom Ford,

This season, several shows in The City of Light leaned into the weird, artsy, and assertive.

Paris Fashion Week AW25 offered a solid season amid a geopolitical crisis. Grounded collections, strong debuts and sunny weather put attendees in good spirits, even though many hadn’t packed accordingly.

Aside from those debuts, the week will also see Chloé, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Hermes, The Row, Balmain, Stella McCartney, and Victoria Beckham runway shows. Needless to say, there will be a lot to look out for.

How to dress for the harsh realities of the moment has been on the minds of many designers this season. The word “armor” keeps coming up, but although we want to feel protected, isn't it sometimes more productive—and inspiring—to feel uncomfortable?

Inventive formats, artful flourishes, icons revisited and even witchy touches: there was no shortage of creativity in the shoes and bags for this season.