Paris Fashion Week SS23: What to expect

The highly anticipated Paris Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2023 is just around the corner. Some of the most exciting haute couture brands and fashion labels are unveiling their SS23 collections in the city of Lights. Let us give you a quick overview of what to expect this week

What is Paris Fashion Week?

Paris Fashion Week is a series of designer presentations taking place biannually in Paris, France, with Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter events. Widely considered as one of the top four prestigious Big Four Fashion Weeks, along with London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week, it is held at venues throughout the city.

Established in 1945 by Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, it showcases different iconic fashion assets, including Haute Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Men’s Fashion into grouped showings by the Fédération Française de la Couture.

A hundred shows and events occur at different venues across the city, such as the iconic Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld shows, which have been taking place in the Grand Palais for several years. This year, Paris Fashion Week will be held from September 26 to October 4, 2022.

Who takes part?

We can expect to see many renowned brands returning and unveiling their new SS23 collection, including Kimhekim, Christian Dior, Saint Laurent, The Row, Dries Van Noten, Acne Studios, Balmain, Schiaparelli, Chloé, Rick Owens, Off-white, Isabel Marant, Loewe, Issey Miyake, Giambattista Valli, Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood, Hermès, Elie Saab, Comme Des Garçons, Balenciaga, Valentino, Givenchy, Stella Mccartney, Sacai, Shiatzy Chen, Thom Browne, Zimmermann, Lanvin, Chanel, Aigle, Miu Miu, and Louis Vuitton.

Here is the schedule for the week:

Monday, September 26
Weisanto
Benjamin Benmoyal
Cfcl
Maitrepierre
Vaquera

Tuesday, September 27
Botter
Didu
Mame Kurogouchi
Kimhekim
Victoria / Tomas
Boutet Solanes
Christian Dior
Lecourt Mansion
Pressiat
Anprealage
Koche
Ninamounah
Saint Laurent

Wednesday, September 28
Paul Smith
Courreges
Anne Isabella
The Row
Undercover
Rouhan
Dries Van Noten
Cecilie Bahnsen
Rochas
Meryll Rogge
Acne Studios
Dawei
Balmain

Thursday, September 29
Shang Xia
Veronique Leroy
Gauchere
Schiaparelli
Litkovskaya
Chloé
Uma Wang
Paula Canovas Del Vas
Ludovic De Saint Sernin
Nanushka
Rick Owens
Off-white
Isabel Marant

Friday, September 30
Alexandre Vauthier
Leonard Paris
Loewe
Anna October
Issey Miyake
Jitrois
Giambattista Valli
Andrew GN
Christian Wijnants
Victoria Beckham
Lutz
Yohji Yamamoto
Coperni

Saturday, October 1
Junya Watanabe
Petar Petrov
Ester Manas
Rui
Noir Kei Ninomiya
Vivienne Westwood
Hermès
Elie Saab
Comme Des Garçons
Minuit
Heliot Emil
Akris
Ann Demeulemeester

Sunday, October 2
Dice Kayek
Barbara Bui
Balenciaga
Ottolinger
Valentino
Beautiful People
Givenchy
Atlein
Florentina Leitner
Gmbh
Enfants Riches Deprimes
Oliver Theyskens

Monday, October 3
Stella Mccartney
Sacai
Shiatzy Chen
Ungaro
Thom Browne
Zimmermann
Boyarovskaya
Lanvin
Rokh
Germanier
Nehera
AZ Factory

Tuesday, October 4
Chanel
Mossi
Aigle
Situationist
A.W.A.K.E. Mode
Agnes B.
Miu Miu
Louis Vuitton
Calvin Luo
Ujoh
Xuly Bet

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