Welcome to Day 1 of our comprehensive coverage of Paris Fashion Week! Get ready for some exciting insights.
Nicole Phelps, alongside Vogue’s fashion news director Mark Holgate, kicks things off by sharing their immediate reactions to the latest collections, highlighting Anthony Vaccarello’s spectacular cinematic presentation for Saint Laurent and Julian Klausner’s emotionally charged debut at Dries Van Noten. They also provide real-time thoughts while traveling to Dior and Balmain.
In the latter part of the episode, Chioma Nnadi connects with her long-time mentor and former superior, Sally Singer, who currently serves as president of Art + Commerce at WME. They reflect on a seminal article Sally penned 25 years ago about the pioneering designers, including Hedi Slimane, Junya Watanabe, and Nicolas Ghesquière, and draw compelling comparisons to the present-day fashion landscape. They also discuss which debuts they’re eagerly anticipating and what these moments in fashion might indicate for its future.