Kim Kardashian at Dolce & Gabbana, Paris Hilton at Versace and Cher at Balmain demonstrated the power and influence celebrity endorsements have over the brand's popularity.' However, it wasn't just A-list sashays that made for excellent viewing the sets and spaces in which the shows themselves were held were just as integral to the aesthetic as the clothes or, indeed, the celebrity talent. 'Coperni was extremely imaginative with the sprayed-on dress worn by Bella Hadid for closing the show. 'The season was dominated by the competition between designers to achieve the best audience engagement through the biggest viral flash,' says Libby Page, all-round fashion expert and market director at Net-a-Porter. And summer 2023 proved to be curated with viral moments in mind. Cue social media, namely Instagram and TikTok, which gives us more access to the action than any backstage pass ever could and enables us to see every noteworthy second unfold as it happens. Silliness aside, the reality is we can only be in one place at any given time, and with the sheer volume of shows in different vicinities-heck, different cities-it's impossible to be present at every single one. I hate to break it to you, but fashion editors aren't time travellers. Still, it would be remiss of me not to mention perhaps the most desired guest at any runway: the smartphone. And, my, did they make it worth washing our hair and putting on our best outfits for.Īs we've established, physically attending shows certainly has its charms, and we're grateful that the jubilant omnipresence and full-blown spectacle had, for the most part, returned to Fashion Month. Instead, with a 45% increase in shows compared to autumn/winter, designers appeared to come to the collective agreement that being together will always be better. This, however, was not the case in fact, not a single virtual invitation landed in my inbox. Having pivoted from perching on the front row to sitting in front of our laptops (cup of tea in hand) for the past few seasons, we expected some designers to entirely forgo the frivolity of 'real-life' fashion shows in favour of the digital experience. Below, find eight trends from the runways of Paris (you can also see the best from New York, London, and Milan) that will make it to the streets near you in early 2022.It's time to talk summer trends for 2023! Spanning four cities, over 350 designer showcases and more celebrity model moments than you can shake a roll of body tape at, ask anyone in attendance, and they'll tell you that Fashion Month was back at its biggest and brightest for summer 2023. The flashy metallics of Loewe, fringe at Dries Van Noten, and high-volume dresses at Lanvin were all a testament to loud dressing as the desire du jour. The designers of Paris offered plenty of other ways to make a sartorial statement. But, for those who aren’t partial to such little fabric, don’t despair. Higher hemlines are just the latest indication that sensual, skin-baring fashion isn’t going anywhere.

The miniskirt is back - most buzzily shown in teeny-tiny iterations at Miu Miu. In a nod to the ‘90s and early ‘00s, cutouts and low-rise pants continued their dominance on the runway, but worth noting was the return of another popular trend from the era. Gone was the pared-down minimalism that dominated the trend cycle for so long, instead replaced by texture, movement, and lots and lots of skin. There was plenty of joy, excitement, and emotion to go around. Paris Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2022 trends were a reflection of the energy that overtook the city for the first full-on fashion week in a year and a half. The runways have been dismantled, the lights are turned off, and the models have flown home to their respective residences.

Spring fashion runway 2022