In the last days of Paris Fashion Week, Whitewall invites you on a pilgrimage through Courrèges’ utopian frame of mind, Cecile Bahnsen’s “Untitled Flowers,” Rabanne’s Balance of “Contain and Release” and more.
Schiaparelli Pays Tribute to Singular Women with “Lone Star”
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Courtesy of Schiaparelli.
Creative Director Daniel Roseberry paid blissful tribute to women, to that which puts them at ease and gives them eternal strength, for Schiaparelli’s ready-to-wear fall/winter 2025-26 presentation. Titled “Lone Star,” the runway unveiled an astute layering of masculine and feminine duality alongside majestic elements of the baroque and poetic details derived from the designer’s childhood in Texas. “Meaning comes from recognizing what is still precious in life—the things and people that can’t be replicated,” said Roseberry.
“Meaning comes from recognizing what is still precious in life—the things and people that can’t be replicated,”
Daniel Roseberry
In this vein, a one-of-a-kind collection unfolded, with garments to be treasured and donned with the utmost confidence. Unforgettable moments included the second skin cardigan and pants knitted with a “snake scale” effect in yellow with black laminate, featuring ebony grosgrain bows, and styled with trompe l’oeil earrings of hammered gold in the shape of an alligator tail.
Courrèges Transmits a Utopian Frame of Mind for Fall/Winter 2025
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Courtesy of Courrèges.
Courrèges imparts “a message wrapped in gleaming white vinyl” declared Vogue in October 1964. This insight still holds true, as the groundbreaking fashion house continues to champion the ephemeral, the spontaneous, and the intimate. Within festive scenography by Remy Brière, featuring prismatic confetti, and the immersive sound of Erwan Sene and Artistic Director Nicolas Di Felice’s remix of Chantal’s quintessential club anthem “The Realm,” a whirlwind collection unfurled. Di Felice fused heart and soul into the “One minute Courrèges” contours, with clean asymmetrical lines, bold biker influences, and a flurry of linear sunglasses, granting us a much-needed, utopian frame of mind.
Cecile Bahnsen’s “Untitled Flowers” is Dedicated to the Poetry of Change
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Courtesy of Cecilie Bahnsen.
“Untitled Flowers” was the unrestrained and overarching theme of Cecile Bahnsen’s fall/winter 2025 collection. “A flower holds perfection for just a moment before it fades, transforms, and becomes something else,” said Bahnsen. “That fleeting beauty, the delicacy before it disappears, is what fascinates me. A show is the same—10 minutes where everything comes together before it shifts again. This show is dedicated to that moment, to the quiet poetry of change.”
“A flower holds perfection for just a moment before it fades, transforms, and becomes something else,”
Cecile Bahnsen
The ethereal and mysterious collection blooming with organic notes was set against artwork by Danish artist Tal R’s Untitled Flowers series, which debuted at Ordrupgaard in 2021. Guests were additionally immersed in a live guitar performance by musician Yuki Tsujii, while trademark garments such as the hybrid dress of tender organza and integrated runner’s vest had them setting their sights on newly flowering meadows.
Rabanne’s Balance of “Contain and Release” at Paris Fashion Week
Courtesy of Rabanne.
Courtesy of Rabanne.
Rabanne’s fall/winter 2025 collection summoned us into an epic rhapsody of “contain and release,” placing our most vulnerable and mighty selves in eternal conversation. Commencing with a contemporary eye on fur, both elegant and savage, coats were seamlessly fit for city and country living. Classic wool and coated cotton garments were enhanced by kilts, shimmering effects, beaded scarves, and deconstructed panels for multi-dimensional moments. A visionary color palette, where green grass, burgundy, and apricot, were synthesized with lilac, brown, and black, was equally organic and opulent. Duality in mind, body, and soul is the secret Rabanne balance, purely expressed by sparkling flounced sheaths collaged over dresses in wool or leather, paired with high laced combat boots.
Off-White™ Embraces a Sense of Community for Fall/Winter 2025
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Courtesy of Off-White™.
“In the sense of community, I find, lies the strength and the grace, the beauty and the joy of being human,” said Off-White™ Creative Director Ib Kamara. “I envision Off-White™ as a society of individuals of all ages, races and walks of life, striving to express their true selves while bonding and helping one another, sharing values and visions.”
“I envision Off-White™ as a society of individuals of all ages, races and walks of life,”
Ib Kamara
Aptly titled “State of Resistance,” threads of energy and determination were intertwined for a thoroughly tender and forward-thinking collection. Invoking his personal journey, Kamara permeated garments with his past journeys: Ghanian emblems of eagles and stars, the exactness of British uniforms, and punk’s timeless defiance.
Chloé Unveils “The Evolution Collection” by Creative Director Chemena Kamali
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Courtesy of Chloé.
Winter 2025 provoked “The Evolution Collection” for Chloé, and Creative Director Chemena Kamali was as enthusiastic in adventuring onto roads not yet taken as she was about keeping precious memories close to the heart. The maison is keen to the rich universe inside every woman, and thus created a resilient and sultry collection so that she may fully express her boundless spirit and passions. The traditions of fur were evolved into cropped jackets with curvaceous form, or edged along ankle-grazing metallic coats. Lace beckoned on silk tops tucked informally into jeans, or in a plentiful flurry in body-skimming dresses. Romantic blouses infused the draping of historical garments, baring the sheen of skin in modern liberation.
