Vogue Editors Share Highlights From Paris Fashion Week
3/10/202641 min
Confidence was one of the key themes from this Paris Fashion Week. Recording from the Vogue Paris office ahead of Chanel and Louis Vuitton, our hosts (and special guest Claire Thomson-Jonville, Head of Editorial Content at Vogue France) were in agreement: many of the new creative directors have stopped auditioning for their roles and started owning them. Nowhere was that clearer than at Givenchy, where Sarah Burton proved she'd hit her stride.
Michael Rider's third outing for Celine at the Institut de France was also a highlight: "Expensive-looking, but aspirationally relatable," as Sarah Mower put it. The Michael Rider effect can already be seen in the wild, with Vogue staffers spotted doing their own styling interpretations inspired by the runway.
Pieter Mulier’s intimate farewell at Alaïa, with standing room and children in the audience, was a moving moment from the week. Mulier’s decision to seat the full atelier team and commemorate them in a book felt particularly meaningful.
As Paris Fashion Week came to a close, all eyes were once again on Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel. British Vogue March cover star (and Run-Through alum!) Bhavitha Mandava was just announced as house ambassador, and her appearance on the runway is highly anticipated. As Chloe Malle said in her sign-off: "Happy Chanel Day to all who celebrate!"
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First 90 secondsChioma Nnadi· Host0:00
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Chloe Malle· Host0:33
[upbeat music] This is The Run-Through. I'm Chloe Mel.
Chioma Nnadi· Host0:38
And I'm Chioma Nnadi.
Chloe Malle· Host0:39
And I'm Nicole Phelps. And we are so happy to have our colleague from French Vogue and Fashion Week, friend of the pod, Claire Thompson-Gendville. Welcome, Claire.
Claire Thomson-Jonville· Guest0:48
Hi, everyone. [laughs] Nice to be here.
Chloe Malle· Host0:50
[laughs] We are reporting live from the Vogue Paris office. It is Monday morning, and we have a couple of shows left to see. Very excitingly, the Chanel show, which is happening tonight at the Grand Palais, and Louis Vuitton, which is tomorrow at the Louvre. But before- Don't forget Miu Miu ... and Miu Miu. But before we talk about what we are excited about tonight, I wanna hear everyone's big takeaways from the week of shows so far. Claire?
Claire Thomson-Jonville· Guest1:18
Well, I loved Dior.
Chloe Malle· Host1:21
Okay.
Claire Thomson-Jonville· Guest1:22
I would say sexy is back, which I'm really happy about. Um, Tom Ford was beautiful.
Chloe Malle· Host1:29
Mm-hmm.